Brother Lawrence, a monk from the seventeenth century, said, “We must know before we can love. In order to know God, we must often think of Him. And when we come to love Him, we shall then also think of Him often, for our heart will be with our treasure.” Brother Lawrence described this continuous [...]
I wanted to quit. While serving as the senior pastor of a mega church that had started with only twenty-five people ten years earlier, the unresolved conflict I was experiencing with some of my co-workers seemed more than I could handle. LaVerne and I knew we had clearly heard God’s voice to start this church, [...]
LaVerne and I meet many people experiencing disappointments from unmet expectations. These people desired and prayed for specific answers to requests, but God did not answer the way they expected. Sometimes their disappointments stem from expectations they have of spouses, children, other Christians or even of themselves. We understand the hurt and confusion resulting from unanswered [...]
At times when I desperately want to know what God wants me to do, He seems to be silent. I used to question whether or not God was hiding from me or if He was displeased or angry with me. A few weeks ago during my daily Bible reading and personal time with God, I [...]
LaVerne and I meet so many believers who find themselves in a season when God seems to stop speaking as clearly as he once had to them. In fact, many feel as if God is silent. When God seems to be silent, it doesn’t mean that He is absent. King David, on more than one [...]
This week I am finishing up co-writing my first book with my wife, LaVerne: “When God Seems Silent.” We all go through times when God seems to be silent, and it is often during these times that he is doing his greatest work in our lives. We have found that when we are really serious [...]
Some of God’s people spend their lives in so much fear of making a mistake that they never do anything. There are times when it is much better to do something rather than continue to do nothing. Without faith it is impossible to please God (Heb. 11:6). Remember the movie What About Bob? In it [...]
It seems like everywhere I turn, I find myself talking to someone who feels as if they are in the “land in between.” They know God has something for them in the next season, but find themselves waiting, and God seems to be silent. They feel like Abram on his way to the Promised Land [...]
God has not forgotten your dreams. He is working behind-the-scenes in ways you do not see. God sees a beautiful diamond inside each of us, but it takes time for Him to cut out the impurities in our lives so that we can reflect Jesus. Sometimes the refining process feels as if it’s taking too long [...]
Every time I get on an airplane I am glad that the pilot has been properly trained. The pilot has taken flight school and has logged thousands of hours of flying. I feel the same way when I visit a doctor. I know the doctor has been properly trained. You are called by God to [...]