Devotions (Page 23)

We had the wonderful privilege of having Donna Parachin of Unstoppable Blessings come and speak to the church family. As she was preaching there were so many moments where the Holy Spirit gripped my heart. One of those “gems” as we like to call it on the Pastoral Team, is the line “The Blessing is in the Breaking”. As Donna spoke from Mark 6 (feeding the 5000), the 5 loaves and 2 fish became a miracle when Jesus had given…

Some of you may know that I enjoy a good mahjong game night with my family. I usually wind up with losing most mahjong games and have the lowest score, so I was quite pleased when I managed to win all the games this Sunday. Upon further reflection, however, I came to the conclusion that this “win” wasn’t really a win. You see, that Sunday, I played against my youngest siblings, who aren’t as experienced in mahjong, and were therefore…

An interesting theme has been catching my attention lately… and of course, as the writer of Ecclesiastes would like to remind us all, “There is nothing new under the sun”. And even though I know in my mind that what I’m observing isn’t anything new at all, the epiphany has been so deeply moving that if it had a smell, it would be that of a new car or the spring garden just after winter; it would look like a…

2022 was the first year we have ever budgeted a deficit. We anticipated spending $75,000 more than we thought would come into the house. For all you financial gurus out there – that’s not good. For those who have no idea, it is not a good idea to consistently live at a deficit. In listening prayer and trying to be sensitive to the Holy Spirit – the Lord put on my heart the water wells. Thus, the 1st deficit budget at Lifespring since 2015…

Dear LifeSpring Family, I am writing this devotion on Ash Wednesday, February 22nd. Ash Wednesday is a holy day of prayer and fasting in many Western Christian denominations. It is preceded by Shrove Tuesday and marks the first day of Lent. Wikipedia For many years I did not fully appreciate Ash Wednesday and the period of Lent.Lent is a period of 40 days during which Christians remember the events leading up to and including the death of Jesus Christ, whose…

On February 12, 2023, Rodney closed Ada’s message to the Church with a clip of the Justice League intro. For those of you who have missed it, you can check it out here: https://www.youtube.com/live/e1dnilx6UNc?feature=share&t=5658 With so many challenges facing Lifespring, Rodney asked the Lord “What He wanted to say to Lifespring?” Rodney got the Justice League: A group of superheroes walking out of the dark into the light.  What the Lord impressed upon him was that “we are superheroes for…

Kingdom Parenting – Always Learning Being a Kingdom Parent is a life-long, intentional journey of learning. Growing from your mistakes, being humble to recognize errors, and finding God in every situation. Here are a few things that I have learned about parenting: 1.       Open Palm:“Everything comes from You, and we have given You only what comes from Your hand.”1 Chronicles 29:14. Everything we have is the Lord’s – our job, our health, our wealth and even our family. It all comes…

5 The Lord proclaims:Cursed are those who trust in mere humans,who depend on human strengthand turn their hearts from the Lord.6 They will be like a desert shrubthat doesn’t know when relief comes.They will live in the parched places of the wilderness,in a barren land where no one survives.7 Happy are those who trust in the Lord,who rely on the Lord.8 They will be like trees planted by the streams,whose roots reach down to the water.They won’t fear drought when…

In the midst of an increasingly busy schedule, I found myself looking at 2 Corinthians 1:8-12 (Thanks Pastor Alvin!): “For we would not, brethren, have you ignorant of our trouble which came to us in Asia, that we were pressed out of measure, above strength, insomuch that we despaired even of life: 9 But we had the sentence of death in ourselves, that we should not trust in ourselves, but in God which raiseth the dead: 10 Who delivered us from so great a death, and doth…

Another amazing and Spirit-filled Sunday! Thank you to Abby for sharing her testimony on becoming an intern at Lifespring and for Ada & Rodney (mainly Ada) speaking to the church family! As Ada shared how Jesus – the greatest Kingdom Parent – cared for others, she focused on how he did so in a holistic way. Caring for the human development in 5 significant areas: Jesus1. Physical Jesus met the physical needs of the people – feeding and healing 2. CognitiveJesus…

The past few weeks have been interesting, weather-wise… it seems like we’ve had unexpectedly warm weather, blizzards, beautifully sunny days and rain?! As the most recent thaw has taken place and the grass has begun to reappear, although I know there will be more snow and that this is not yet the end of winter, it’s been a helpful reminder that spring will return once again. This song has been an encouraging one for me lately and I’m hoping it…

This past Sunday we got to hear from 2 people that have personally made a big impact in my own life. Joe Chong and Alvin Koh. They shared amazing testimonies and experiences of how God used people in their lives to shape who they have become today. Joe shared of how Aunty Gracie would drive and care for him. She would make sure he knew that God loved him. She provided pastoral care and imparted in him how to be…