Breaking Open the Flask

     Somehow our culture has planted a lie in our  heads  and subsequently our  hearts  that life is easy. We've bought into a lie that we can control our circumstances by setting boundaries to all things tumultuous. In the event we do face adversity, we believe God will completely protect us from pain. Rarely is this true, right? Yet, isn't it so familiar in our society?      In the last 20 years, grief  has beckoned at our door. Loss of life, loss of dreams, loss of relationships, loss of time. I could go on and on. Oh yeah, you bet I asked God why. I've begged Him to heal the loss even to remove it. It's been a somewhat lonely place from time to time. However, what I tell people regularly is this: Though I would NEVER choose the circumstances that created our grief over these 20 years, I would NEVER change them !! Why? (Haha, gotcha!) Because the relationship I have with God today has given me Faith to Believe Him when the...

(I'm still working on my skills with blogging so today I can't figure out why the font went from black to white - #I'mHereToGiveYouHope) Good Morning my Friend, it's a beautiful this morning in Texas and a great reminder that God Almighty is with us and watching over us wherever we go. Usually by Week 3 in any study God has specifically directed for me, He begins to reveal the "why" I was to pursue the study in the first place.  When God Doesn't Fix It  is no different! Wow, just wow! As we have studies Abraham and Sarah this week, He has reminded me of many truths I have already learned and emphasized  others I had not yet discovered. Nothing gives me a greater stamp of approval for a study I'm digging into than God's repeating and renewing of His Word. However, nothing brings me to my knees more than a new look at a familiar Word .  This week, God has been asking me to give something up that I've held onto for years, I mean years, y'a...

Hello Friends, I trust you are enjoying our journey together through Laura Story’s book, When God Doesn't Fix It. First, I want to tell you how excited I am that Laura took us thru the points of salvation and creation. What a blessing it was to see her present the Gospel of Christ and His passionate pursuit of a relationship with you! Blessed my heart so much! If you’re still unsure what this relationship is all about, please feel free to email me, amy-herron@att.net. I would love to answer your questions. Today, I want to share with you what God has revealed about season’s  In The Wilderness. But first, I’d like to pray over you. Father God I come to you today on behalf of this one who has chosen to study Your Word, to dig deeper and pursue You more. Open the eyes of our hearts and minds to Your Spirit that we may hear what You want us to know and know what You want us to do. Bless our time here today in the renewing of our hearts, minds and spirits. We’ve come to get wisdom f...