God is beyond this world yet in us. He is outside time yet in this moment. He has seen our past yet applauds our present and welcomes us into our futures. His presence shines through our presence while in his presence. We come from him and are alive in him and return to him. Every [...]
When well-meaning people try to comfort you with the words, "You're right where God wants you," perhaps it's not that God wants you in the middle of the mind-altering heap of crud that you can see for miles in every direction; perhaps it's that you're in his heart, in his presence, in his understanding.
If we were to reduce ourselves to a square root, we'd probably all have one personality trait that supersedes the others and is the foundation of everything else that is unique about us. But with God, there is no one thing that you can boil him down to. Even Paul had difficulty, finally saying that [...]
In everything you've gone through in the last few years, there's one thing that is profoundly true--God is with you. God is with you. Whether income was non-existent, or anguish hit, or business was shrinking, or health failed, or you couldn't do what you loved, he was with you. He's still in you and around [...]
