Debbie W. Wilson

Refreshing Faith

Things Aren’t Always What They Seem

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Randy Alcorn once said, “The faith that can’t be shaken is the faith that has been shaken.” Have circumstances ever shaken your faith? I’m sure watching Jesus’ crucifixion shook the disciples to their toes.

After three years of witnessing Jesus’ miracles, they couldn’t understand His declaration that He was about to leave them. And how could darkness reign while He was still with them?

Mark 14-15 records Christ’s last hours. Watching Jesus suffer through false accusations, illegal trials, floggings, beatings, being spat upon, mocked, heaped with insults, and finally being nailed to a cross shook them these men who’d left everything to follow Him.

They listened in disgust as some feigned a desire to believe. “If He’d only come down from the cross. He saved others but can’t save Himself!”

They knew He could come down from the cross. Why didn’t He?Continue Reading

How Can You Stand in the Gap?

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I’m delighted to introduce you to my AWSA (Advanced Writer and Speaker Association) sister and award winning author, Sheri Schofield. Today she challenges us to stand in the gap for America. Here’s Sheri.

Standing in the Gap

Therefore, since Christ suffered in his body, arm yourselves also with the same attitude, because whoever suffers in the body is done with sin. As a result, they do not live the rest of their earthly lives for evil human desires, but rather for the will of God” (1 Peter 4:1-2 NIV).

Do you read about the Roman persecution of the early Christians or the sufferings of the Holocaust and feel grateful that we don’t live then? I do. Unfortunately, we are coming to a time in America when there is rising injustice and persecution against those who follow Christ. I know. My family went through an injustice because of our faith. Without God’s help, we would have been crushed. As it is, we live with the scars of that battle in our bodies and hearts.Continue Reading

Do You Need Help Keeping God First?

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Could you use some joy? I was recently reminded of the acronym JOY. Jesus, Others, You. Putting Jesus first in our lives brings joy to our hearts. But how do we always put God first when sick children demand our attention or work deadlines hang over our heads?

While putting God first on our list of responsibilities and interests helps us visualize how our priorities rank, another illustration works better for me. I like to picture my life as a pie cut into slices with God as the hub. Making Him the center means His influence permeates every slice of my life. As circumstances change, God leads me to invest more time and energy into different pie slices. Continue Reading

How a Christian Worldview Protects You in a Topsy-Turvy World

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Do you have a Christian worldview and why does it matter? Let me share a story to illustrate the power of a worldview.

Joseph’s Worldview

Many years ago in a faraway land, Joseph lived with his father, his father’s wife and concubines, and many half-siblings. Joseph’s mother had died when he was very young. His half-brothers hated him because Joseph was good and reminded his father of Joseph’s beloved mother. Joseph’s father trusted him and showered him with attention. And his heavenly Father placed in his heart a vivid dream to become a great leader.

One day his jealous half-brothers captured him. After some disagreement they sold him to slave traders. Joseph had never been apart from his family. He felt humiliated being auctioned like livestock. His father hadn’t raised him to be a slave. He didn’t know the customs of this foreign land. How was he supposed to act? What would become of his dream?Continue Reading

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