Trust Beyond Understanding
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Sunday Read: The Paralysis of Needing to Understand
Job demanded an explanation. After losing everything - children, wealth, health - he wanted God to explain why. His friends offered explanations (you sinned, God is punishing you), but Job knew better. He insisted on his innocence and demanded God justify the suffering. When God finally sp
Saturday Prayer: Valentine's Day
Lord, today the world celebrates romantic love, and I have complicated feelings about that. If I'm in a relationship, help me love with sacrificial, Christ-like love - not keeping score or demanding performance but serving and forgiving. If I'm single, help me remember I'm not incomplete,
Saturday Read: Valentine's Day and the Gospel of Love
Today is Valentine's Day, named for St. Valentine who was martyred on February 14, 269 AD. Legend says he was imprisoned for performing marriages for Christian soldiers (forbidden to marry) and ministering to persecuted Christians. Before his execution, he allegedly healed his jailer's bli
Loved First
You didn't find Me - I found you. You didn't choose Me first - I chose you first. You didn't start loving Me - I started loving you before you even knew My name. Every movement toward Me is actually a response to My prior movement toward you. I loved you first, and I always will.