Restoring Hearts Blog

“There is never any peace for those who resist God.” Francois Fenelon I love the dramatic conversion of Saul. While walking on a street in Damascus, a light from heaven flashed and blinded him. Saul fell to the ground and heard a voice say, “Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me? It is hard for you to kick against the goads” (Acts 26:14b). Kicking against the goads is a way to express the uselessness of resistance, because the ox ends up hurting himself more. The oxgoad is a lo

“You are loved more than you will ever know by someone who died to know you.” Pinterest I made a drastic mistake when I was in fourth grade. I signed my valentine cards to each classmate, both male and female, “Love, Norma.” Oh, my, did I get teased for that! No, I didn’t really love every classmate, though I’m sure I liked most of them. But even at an early age, I wanted everyone to feel loved. A few days after Christmas last year, the Lord spoke these words to me. I love yo

“What hinders me from hearing is my attention to other things.” Oswald Chambers My friend asked me the other day how to hear God’s voice. I responded by saying, “People hear God’s voice more often than they realize.” When God speaks to me it is not in a booming male voice, rather it sounds similar to my voice. We tend to discount God’s voice because we think it’s just our thoughts. There are other obstacles to overcome in order to listen to God’s voice. Life races by with our

“Fear is faith for the things you don’t want.” Unknown Fear plagued me as a little girl. Being shy I was too afraid to talk to the telephone operator. My anxious feelings led to biting my finger nails. I was motivated to stop chewing on them for two weeks by the promise of a pair of white go-go boots. The nibbling restarted though, when my anxiety returned. My dad used to say, “Fear is the most powerful emotion.” I can testify to its power to immobilize me, to the point of di