by Debbie W. Wilson | Mar 7, 2011 | Direction, Faith, God's will, Life skills, Trusting God
Who among you fears the LORD and obeys the word of his servant? Let the one who walks in the dark, who has no light, trust in the name of the LORD and rely on their God. Isaiah 50:10 In what area of your life has the light gone out? You desire to follow God; you want...
by Debbie W. Wilson | Jan 31, 2011 | Direction, Faith, Life Experiences, Life skills
Our mattress is fine when only one of us in on it, but add the second person and we roll to the middle. The search for a new mattress provided an unexpected opportunity to walk by faith — especially since Larry and I had some desires that seemed incompatible. How do...
by Debbie W. Wilson | Sep 13, 2010 | Aging, Direction, Eternal Perspective, Life skills
Finishing a project well brings satisfaction. Finishing a life well brings great joy and reward. The Bible supplies many examples of people who began well and fizzled out. Matthew 25:21 reveals the ultimate desire of every child of God; to hear “Well done, good and...
by Debbie W. Wilson | Aug 30, 2010 | Direction, Discernment, Life skills
We were building our house in Raleigh when Hurricane Fran whipped through North Carolina. We went to bed in our apartment that night expecting to dodge the worst of it, but awoke to devastation on a level I had never before witnessed. Seventeen large pines had...
by Debbie W. Wilson | Aug 23, 2010 | Courage, Direction, Discernment, Faith, God's will, Life skills, Trusting God
This week I found myself having to say “no” when it would have been easier to say “yes.” While wrestling between what I thought I should do and what I felt uncomfortable doing, I heard myself telling a client, “If you know the right thing to...
by Debbie W. Wilson | Jul 26, 2010 | Direction, Faith, Life skills, Personal Growth, Spiritual Growth, Trusting God
After 40 years of wandering in the desert, the time had finally come for the children of Israel to cross the Jordan and enter the Promised Land. They arrived at the edge of the Jordan River and camped there three days. Joshua knew that they could not claim their...