Taking the first step

Sometimes, while we’re seeking to know God’s will or direction for our lives, He may be leading us just to take a first step. It may be that we are thinking we need to have everything figured out before we do anything. But this can lead to what Pastor Joe...

Will our desires mess things up?

Have you ever gotten tired trying to figure out God’s will for your life because you’re worried that there’s too much of your desires mixed in with all your feelings? If so, check out these thoughts from Elisabeth Elliot’s book God’s...

“He will be our Guide…”

“I have been told that in one of the China Inland Mission homes in China there was a motto on the wall which said: The sun stood still. The iron did swim. This God is our God for ever and ever. He will be our guide even unto death. This God, the one who, in answer to...

More thoughts on God’s guidance

Saturday night my wife had some friends over, so I took a stack of books up to my room to read, think and study. I started out thinking about our Monday night explorations of God’s will for our lives, and looking through Elisabeth Elliot’s book A Slow and...