Relationship Reboot
Good morning and welcome to Abiding Space blog. This week I am addressing how to reboot our relationships so that they can become more vibrant and filled with joy. Relationships are gifts from God, and we need to nurture them, but first we need to nurture our relationship with the Lord. One definition of relationship […]
Praying When You Can’t Pray
“We’re going to inject the contrast dye now. You’re going to feel warm. Don’t move. Don’t swallow.” I was in the emergency room getting an MRI of my brain. I woke up that morning with a bit of a headache, but it had intensified. By the time I reached the hospital, I could barely see. […]
Are You Making Space?
Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus, who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped, but emptied himself, by taking the form of a servant, being born in the likeness of men. And being found in human form, he […]
Persistent Prayer
Thomas Edison faced numerous failures while inventing the light bulb. He experimented with thousands of materials for the filament but never gave up. His determination led to the creation of the first commercially viable light bulb, changing the world forever. Edison famously said, “I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work,” […]
Broken and Beautiful
Good morning Making Space for God friends! I have been enjoying summer with lots of grandchildren coming and going, and loving it. My schedule is a bit freed up in the summer so I take advantage of every minute I can have with them. I am reminded of a trip to the beach with my […]
Let the Spirit do the Work
In my line of work, I get the privilege and opportunity to be invited into a number of different churches around the area to sing and lead worship. I count it as a joy to be on the front lines, running ahead of God’s people into His presence, inviting them to come along with me […]
Miracles We Do Not See
Miracles happen in the most unusual ways; often unseen and unnoticed but ever present. We pray for miracles don’t we? I know I do. But do we really believe that God will do it? I would like to challenge you today to think of miracles as little kisses from God every day often going unnoticed. […]
Rejection and Inclusion
I was recently at a dinner with some people I don’t see very often. It was a large group and a loud table; several families gathered together. And while I didn’t notice it at first, as the night wore on, I noticed that one couple in particular was doing everything they could to avoid talking […]
Aging with Grace
As I age, I continuously hear women saying, “I want to age with grace.” What in the world does that mean? Does it mean to smile and bear it, not color your hair, or grit your teeth and act like you like this thing called aging? No. I don’t think it means any of those […]
What Was I Thinking?
Have you ever said to yourself, “What was I thinking?” We all have! There are times that we do things and we wonder if we checked our mind out for a few minutes or even a few days. Often when we say this we are having regrets and perhaps even condemning ourselves for making poor […]