By Carol McClain I don’t know about you, but somewhere during the many years I’ve been a Christian, I’ve taught myself God is a piggy bank that gives interest. Insert prayer. Wait a day or two, and pop out more than I put in.     Then things don’t go according to plan. I don’t …[ read more ]

By Carol McClain:  @carol_mcclain   I’ve been praying like a fury–for good things, things according to God’s desires. I hang onto the verse: “This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us” 1 John 5:14. Then what is needed, what I prayed for according to God’s will, …[ read more ]

by: By Carol McClain:  @carol_mcclain Friends started a small group with one of those fun character quizzes. In this one, our characteristics were symbolized by cute animals: lion, otter, beaver, golden retrievers. I so wanted to be a beaver. They were industrious. Got things done. All business. That’s how I saw myself. Shockingly, I came up as …[ read more ]

For still the vision awaits its appointed time; it hastens to the end—it will not lie. If it seems slow, wait for it; it will surely come; it will not delay. Habakkuk 2:3 By Carol McClain:  @carol_mcclain Have you ever known God to be in a rush for anything? I’m not asking facetiously. Scripturally, He waited …[ read more ]

For everything God created is good, and nothing is to be rejected if it is received with thanksgiving … 1 Tim. 4:4 By Carol McClain:  @carol_mcclain A friend of mine hated  rock music. In his youth, the lyrics led him to drug use and immorality. As a Christian, God convicted him. This form of music drove him …[ read more ]