“T hose who love God are known by Him,” I Cor. 8:3, NIV. “Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. 22 On that day many will say to me, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and cast out demons in your name, and do many mighty works in your name?’ 23 And then will I declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from me, you workers of lawlessness,” Matthew 7:21-23, NIV. To be

"A nd the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus,” Philippians 4:7, NIV. It’s raining, Grandma Em (my mom) was admitted back to Kaiser with pneumonia. Sad day. It can go either way. Upon hearing this news, while seated at my kitchen table, my heart sprung up and ran to the door. It didn’t matter that I hadn’t packed or that I had less than a half a tank of gas to drive the 350 miles to see her, I was gone. Then

“A farmer went out to sow his seed. As he was scattering the seed, some fell along the path, and the birds came and ate it up. Some fell on rocky places, where it did not have much soil. It sprang up quickly, because the soil was shallow. But when the sun came up, the plants were scorched, and they withered because they had no root. Other seed fell among thorns, which grew up and choked the plants, so that they did not bear grain. Still other seed fell on good soil. It came u

“S overeign Lord, you have begun to show to your servant your greatness and your strong hand. For what god is there in heaven or on earth who can do the deeds and mighty works you do? Let me go over and see the good land beyond the Jordan—that fine hill country and Lebanon.” But because of you the Lord was angry with me and would not listen to me. “That is enough,” the Lord said. “Do not speak to me anymore about this matter. Go up to the top of Pisgah and look west and north