coaching

But if I go to the east, He is not there;if I go to the west, I do not find Him. — Job 23:8Why is God sometimes so elusive? Why, when we are in pain, does He seem sometimes out of reach?I am reminded of the second verse in the Bible. "Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep … " the verse begins. Sometimes our lives feel that way – formless, empty and dark. Where is God? Why has He abandoned us?But the verse continues "… and the Spirit of God was…

You shall not covet your neighbor’s wife. — Exodus 20:17Why would we think that a gift from the devil is better than a gift from God? The whole point of this commandment is this: God gives good gifts.There have been times in my marriage when I couldn’t figure out what drug induced me to say, "I do." This is usually the time when the devil brings out the dessert tray and whispers, "See what you’re missing!"We all know, I hope, that there’s nothing but candy-coated poison on that tray.But what is God getting at here, when he tells us to…

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. — John 1:1 My eight year old brought up an interesting question the other day: "How was God there when there was no where to be?" Good question. Here in this verse we find the only reference to God before and outside of creation. The Word, we discover, as we keep on reading, was the expression of the Father. How do we know about God, that One who is so much bigger and greater than our minds can imagine? We experience Him, we embrace Him, we…

And God said, "Let …" — Genesis 1:3 … Jesus replied, "Let …" — Matthew 3:15In the Bible, God’s first word is "let." Permit. Allow. Give room for. Break free. God, the One who is so often characterized as the narrow-minded maker of restrictions, opens the universe with the word "let." God permits His plans to unfold. He allows His creation to take shape. He gives room for free moral agents to come into being, some to choose Him and others to reject Him forever.In the Bible, Jesus’ first word is also "let." "Let it be so now …" Allow…