Restoring Hearts Blog

“God does things for those who are hungry that He doesn’t do for those who are not.” Corey Russell In just a few days, we will feast upon delicious food at our Thanksgiving tables. Our hunger will be satisfied by the plethora of food. To ensure maximum enjoyment, I’ll make sure I’m hungry before I partake of the meal. In the Kingdom of God, hunger is desired. “Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled” (Matthew 5:6). God wants us to co

“The good news of suffering is that it brings us to the end of ourselves – a purpose it has certainly served in my life. It brings us to the place of honesty, which is the place of desperation, which is the place of faith, which is the place of freedom.” Tullian Tchividjian In Mark, chapter five, there’s a story about a desperate woman who had suffered with bleeding for twelve years. The woman spent all that she had on doctors, yet became worse. She not only suffered physical

“Nothing teaches us about the preciousness of the Creator as much as when we learn the emptiness of everything else.” Charles Hadden Spurgeon I recently wrote about Mary of Bethany and how she was never in a hurry when she sat and listened to Jesus speak. Last week the Holy Spirit said, She couldn’t get enough of me. Mary was like a lovesick bride who lingered and delayed leaving God’s presence. When I first met my husband at the University of Arizona, we would meet at the St