Author Archives: stevemidkiff

All our prayers are heard, But creation won’t be disturbed; But the grandest ends will be answered, But providence won’t be disarranged no not for a single moment. Spurgeon notes on prayer exclaims: No leaf will fall earlier from trees, … Continue reading →

I’m relaxing in Your hands, GOD, I’m not going to struggle and chafe. Examine me, GOD, head to foot, Check me out with Your tests. I need Your fitness exam Turn me inside out. Whatever it takes Don’t let me … Continue reading →

I’ve never been a roller coaster guy. The couple of times I’ve gotten into these torture chambers I’ve ended up spewing the contents of my innards and polluting the amusement ride. The abrupt fluctuations where one moment your cresting and … Continue reading →

God is, of course, omnipresent—He is everywhere Ps 139:7–12 What does it mean, then, to seek His face What does it mean, then, to “draw near” Isn’t He everywhere already? Isn’t He constantly with us? When we speak to someone, … Continue reading →

Jesus assures us We’re blessed when We’re broken as we’rereleased from ourselves and resting in God We’re blessed when we feel abandoned andrejected. It’s then that we’re in the arms of Christ’s love. We’re blessed when we know Jesus design … Continue reading →

10 years ago today. The Lord joined me to Jill Stephens a women who loves this old radical Bible thumper I thought of becoming Stephen Stephens He that finds a wife finds a good thing, and obtains favor of the … Continue reading →

When we feel lonely Jesus tells us He’ll never leave us or forsake us Heb. 13:5 Jesus is our intimate companion When things appear a tangled disappointment Jesus informs us of His love relationship in us “And we know that … Continue reading →

‘…be transformed by the renewing of your mind’ Rom. 12:1-2 When God guided Israel from Egypt to their promised land why didn’t He provide a fleet of stretch limousines? Why did they travel slowly step by step? We read in … Continue reading →

1 Give ear to our words, O Lord, consider our meditation. Listen to our words, O Lord Listen, O God! Please, hear us Please, pay attention! Respond Give us sensitivity to Your voice Help us in our so many ramblings … Continue reading →