Michael Harrison's e-devotion

Some days are harder than others.  We have all experienced that.  Looking back at our past we have marked out the roads and experience that make us who we are, often define us and remind us of the trials as well as the blessings. But be careful what you hang on to.  Our past should not define us.  I am speaking of our struggles and failures, our loses and grief.  Yet in our past there are some things that do define us, and do it well. What are those?  It is the times God has shown up through the pain.  It is time God answered our prayers.  It is the times we heard Him speak or saw His hand. Remember those times even when it is hard.  Losing a loved one is hard.  Going through that sickness and that valley wasn’t easy at all.  But God was there.  He was working. Seek God each and every day.  Remember His goodness.  Remember who you as His child are.  Don’t stop seeking Him! Psalm 105:4  NLT Search for the Lor...

Pain.  Celebration. Death.  Answers.  Stress. Peace.  Addiction. Those words pass through my mind on just about a daily basis.  As a pastor I meet people in all areas of life.  Some are celebrating the big days or the great wins while others are mourning the loss of family or the battle of some sickness or addiction. Honestly, there aren’t many answers apart from our faith.  Life is difficult. You turn on the news or scroll through Facebook this past Saturday and see the horror of a shooting at a Jewish Synagogue in Pittsburgh where many lives were lost. Sad.  No answers.  Monday morning there is a blurb and not too many hours from us where a student was shot at a school in Charlotte before the school day begins.  Sad.  That ought not to happen. Today is Halloween. For children is a day where smiles and candy are plenteous.  Yet ...