God longs for us to know His voice

(From First15 devotional) My personal experience has been similar to the writer of this devotion. When I began to encounter God directly, it was life-changing… “Call to me and I will answer you, and will tell you great and hidden things that you have not known.”...

DESIGNED TO FLOURISH (Our address used to be Paradise)

Remembering that our address used to be paradise, is so helpful for me to get my perspective in the right place… DESIGNED TO FLOURISH (Our address used to be Paradise) (John Eldridge – Restoration Year) LORD, all my desire is before You.  PSALM 38:9 NASB I was...

Freedom Through Enjoying God

This devotion from First15 is such a good reminder that we were meant to find our ultimate joy and satisfaction in God.  Until we do, we won’t truly be satisfied… “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold,...

Tuning The Instrument

This is a sobering reality in our culture today.  The things of God have become more foreign to us as we chase after things of the world, trying to fill the space in our soul that only God can fill… Tuning the Instrument (John Eldridge – The Journey of Desire)...

Communion With God (Practicing His Presence)

This devotional post from First15 challenges me not to be satisfied with anything less than communion with God and an experience of His presence.  I have found what Brother Lawrence said to be true, “and while I am so with Him I fear nothing.”  I want more communion...