God’s Valentine “But Jesus beheld them, and said unto them, ‘With man this is impossible; but with God all things are possible’” (Matthew 19:26). Have you ever thought of yourself as God’s Valentine? God lives in heaven and we live on earth. The two worlds are vastly different. Here on Earth, there are lots of […] The post God’s Valentine appeared first on Treading Water Til Jesus Comes ..read more

The Ongoing Mission of Jesus on Earth “The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon Me; because the LORD hath anointed Me to preach good tidings unto the meek; He hath sent Me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound” […] The post The Ongoing Mission of Jesus on Earth appeared first on Treading Water Til Jesus Comes ..read more

Jesus is our Hope in a troubled world. Advent season begins on the first Sunday of December. The term Advent is defined by Oxford Languages as “the arrival of a notable person, thing or event. In Latin, the word “Advent” means “coming.” The most notable person in history is Jesus Christ. He was placed in […] The post Hope in a troubled world appeared first on Treading Water Til Jesus Comes ..read more

  Developing a Thankful Heart “O that men would praise the LORD for His goodness, and for His wonderful works to the children of men” (Psalm 107:8,15,21,31)! Be Grateful Were you ever diagnosed with an ungrateful heart? I was brought up short once when I was working and someone gave me something I needed. Surprised […] The post Developing a Thankful Heart appeared first on Treading Water Til Jesus Comes ..read more

  A hummingbird kept flying to the window of the house my husband and I recently purchased. Not knowing if the previous owners had been feeding the birds, I decided to put a feeder out to see if the birds would feed. The first day a hummingbird found the food and began drinking. The next […] The post Hummingbird Feeder first appeared on Treading Water Til Jesus Comes. The post Hummingbird Feeder appeared first on Treading Water Til Jesus Comes ..read more

Love Is Blind Have you ever heard the expression ‘love is blind’? In the “worldly” view that can be so true. A person will overlook the negatives of a person or thing because of their ‘love’ for it. Relationship  So many people express that while dating their future spouse, there were signs of undesirable attributes. […] The post LOVE IS BLIND! first appeared on Treading Water Til Jesus Comes. The post LOVE IS BLIND! appeared first on Treading Water Til Jesus Comes ..read more

  Anchors Away This summer while at the beach, we watched as four sailboats headed out to open water. They had the sails up blowing in the wind taking them on a end-of-summer weekend. When they almost reached the horizon, they let down the sails and anchored for the night. We imagined late-night dinners and […] The post Anchors first appeared on Treading Water Til Jesus Comes. The post Anchors appeared first on Treading Water Til Jesus Comes ..read more

Help with Addiction There is help with addiction. It comes from the source of all life. “Behold, the LORD’s hand is not shortened, that it cannot save; neither His ear heavy, that it cannot hear: But your iniquities have separated between you and your God, and your sins have hid His face from you, that […] The post Help With Addiction first appeared on Treading Water Til Jesus Comes. The post Help With Addiction appeared first on Treading Water Til Jesus Comes ..read more

 Stringing Pearls. Stringing Pearls The classic rabbinical way to teach is using a method called “stringing pearls.” (Sitting at the Feet of Rabbi Jesus by Lois Tverberg) Bits of wisdom, theology, and law strung together over time to create a “strand” of exquisite beauty and simplicity “by forcing the audience to LISTEN ATTENTIVELY and quickly […] The post Stringing Pearls appeared first on Treading Water Til Jesus Comes ..read more

  From the front porch and beyond: Life has changed.  I sit and turn it over in my head, it’s been changing for quite a few years now. A little each day; well some days there are leaps. Years ago, I told God, there will come a time when I’ll study your word more. I’ll […] The post Polishing My Armor appeared first on Treading Water Til Jesus Comes ..read more