The natural reaction to pain is to pull back away from it. But when the pain is all around you, there is no place left to go but deep within yourself. In that place, you will discover not only who you really are but also how strong you really are. Inside each of us lies the strength and character needed to not only succeed but to thrive. We simply must make the choice to channel…
Help me this day to enjoy all you have blessed me with. Help me to remember what is important. Help me to not fear but to always trust in you. In whatever happens, help me to carry on with strength that only you can give. Help me not to complain but help me understand. In Jesus name, Amen See The Good would like to thank Amy for her guest post. Amy is a Florida resident…
When two people are in love their hearts, souls and minds become one in a world that exists only for them and revolves completely around their love for each other. Their love creates a refuge for them that nothing in the outside world can penetrate. Being in love means finding that one person on this earth that knows you better than anyone else, in fact, that person knows parts of you even better than…
The Load is too Heavy Our devotion today revolves around lending a hand to an overwhelmed friend. Yes, I mean assisting others with talents and gifts God has put in us. Here is our guiding passage Matthew 11:27-30. The story below is a good example of what the passage means. Mark you, it is a real story that happened in some remote parts of Africa. Let us read together, In most remote parts…
At times it can be very hard to believe that the universe has order and that you need to experience a certain time and place. At the moment it just feels pointless and painful; a random act of cruelty. But in most cases, there is a bit of knowledge, some shred of compassion or perspective that you are meant to glean right at that moment to carry with you on your journey. Because at…
Relationships are much like the sea in that they are ever changing. There are periods of difficulty as well as times of calm smooth sailing. And those relationships that are truly a force of nature not only survive the rough seas but they grow stronger from them. The days that follow the storm are more beautiful and meaningful than any that had come before; much like that majestic sunrise after a night of brutal storms…
Esther is a Salonist, Teacher and gospel Musician. She lives in Nairobi with her lovely daughter. Can you bear what Esther went through? Admittedly, it requires God’s grace and power to endure all this and remain standing and hopeful. I interacted with Esther, and this is what she had to say, Esther, how was your life as you grew up? My life as a single parent child and later an orphan*** Yes,…
We have all experienced difficult times when we thought that things just couldn’t get any worse. And usually, that is very far from the truth. But because we tend to think only about our own little slice of the world, we believe it. But later, often times much later, we learn that what we thought was our deepest darkest fear, could really have been far worse. At that point, it becomes clear that…
In a hospital waiting room in Dayton, Ohio, Mahler Symphony No.2 “Resurrection” (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sHsFIv8VA7w&t=225s) plays for a comatose patient. I had chosen this piece of music for my brother, Ryan. It was his favorite Mahler symphony. The theme of the symphony is resurrection. Like Martha from the John 11 Bible passage, my family had the faith to believe in the future resurrection of my brother’s soul but we’re wrestling with the faith that his seemingly lifeless…
Everyone experiences trying times in his or her life. And on many of those occasions, human nature takes over, and we mentally utter what might be the oldest question in the history of mankind, “Why?” Sometimes, it is said in a truly puzzled tone and other times it is snarled in a voice demanding an instant answer, and an apology, from the universe. But in all of these cases, we feel that our predicament…