Author: Dara

There was a story that played on repeat in my mind. God was stuck with me. He watched me and wondered when I would once again do something wrong. It took everything within Him to refrain from flicking me off the planet with His finger. Then I learned God has a habit. Thankfully, it is…

“I, yes, I alone am he who blots away your sins for my own sake and will never think of them again.” Isaiah 43:25 (TLB) Is there any better news than this? God takes His giant blotter and blots away our sins. Today, we’re not as familiar with blotting, so maybe we can say He takes…

“You parents—if your children ask for a loaf of bread, do you give them a stone instead?  Or if they ask for a fish, do you give them a snake? Of course not! So if you sinful people know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your heavenly Father give…

“God is in control” is something I often hear, especially when someone is experiencing a difficult situation. When things are not going well, we may assume it is God’s plan rather than considering if we might have something to do with it. Tests and trials come to all of us, yet difficulties can be a result of wrong choices…

Throughout my life I developed some incorrect beliefs about God. Some I was taught, and others I probably caught on my own. Thankfully, God’s Word has been doing some serious weeding in my mind. I was taught, “God is sovereign.” This is true, but I heard it incorrectly. I thought everything that happened was God’s…

“Or do you despise the riches of His goodness, forbearance, and longsuffering, not knowing that the goodness of God leads you to repentance?” Romans 2:4 (NKJV) I grew up hearing “God is going to get you.” I was told if I went to a movie theater to watch a questionable movie, and Jesus returned while…

“For the eyes of the Lord move to and fro throughout the earth that He may strongly support those whose heart is completely His…” 2 Chronicles 16:9 (NASB) In the past, I had my own interpretation of this verse. “For the eyes of the Lord move to and fro throughout the earth that He may strongly…

The title of this chapter reminds me of a tongue twister. Say it six times in a row, as fast as you can. Ha! I tried it myself and didn’t do very well.  Repeating “God Gives Good Gifts” six times is a challenge, but sadly, some people don’t know if this statement is true and…

“Lord, in the beginning you made the earth, and the heavens are the work of your hands. They will disappear into nothingness, but you will remain forever. They will become worn out like old clothes, and some day you will fold them up and replace them. But you yourself will never change, and your years…

“But this I call to mind, and therefore I have hope: The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases, His mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is Your faithfulness. ‘The Lord is my portion,’ says my soul, ‘therefore I will hope in Him.’” Lamentations 3:21-24 (ESV) The moment we open…