by Debbie W. Wilson | Feb 28, 2011 | Perspective
So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal. 2 Corinthians 4:18 A siege from Aram brought Israel a devastating famine. Israel had lost hope when Elisha the prophet informed the king the...
by Debbie W. Wilson | Jan 24, 2011 | Faith, Life Experiences, Personal Growth, Perspective
The knot in the pit of my stomach reminded me of my disappointment. “Lord, what do you want me to learn from this” I prayed. The disappointment was nothing earth shaking, but something I had looked forward to. Something I’d spent money, time and effort on, and it had...
by Debbie W. Wilson | Jan 17, 2011 | Contentment, Perspective, Relationship with God
For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. Matthew 6:21 Naaman was commander of the army of Aram. He was a valiant, successful soldier, but he had leprosy. He went to Israel to seek healing and returned with not only restored skin, but a new heart, a...
by Debbie W. Wilson | Dec 20, 2010 | Christmas, Contentment, Disappointment, Perspective
If you were pregnant with the King’s child, what provisions might you expect the King to supply for His only Son’s birth? When Larry and I began our family, we were living in Orange County, California, the most expensive housing market in the US at the time. It was...
by Debbie W. Wilson | Nov 15, 2010 | Disappointment, Eternal Perspective, Faith, Healing, Hope, Pain, Perspective, Prayer
And the peace of God which surpasses all comprehension, shall guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. Philippians 4:7 Steve Saint’s father Nate was martyred by the Wadani Indians in Ecuador when Steve was only five. At 35, while visiting a remote part of...
by Debbie W. Wilson | Sep 27, 2010 | Contentment, Life Experiences, Life skills, Perspective, Trusting God, Work
For anyone who enters God’s rest also rests from his own work, just as God did from His. Hebrews 4:10 You are probably familiar with Aesop’s fable of The Goose that Laid the Golden Egg. The story has variations but the essence of the tale is that a goose laid...
