Years ago I had a dream. I was in my physical house and the Lord hovered over me. I saw my curling iron plugged into the kitchen outlet. The blender was plugged into the bathroom outlet. The Lord said, “You can’t exchange your experience for truth, or you feelings for faith.” Experience and feelings are valid, but they must be …
God’s perfecting good work
I’ve found comfort and truth in the Word lately. Reading in Philippians this morning, Paul admonishes us, “and He who began a good work in you will perfect it until the day of Christ Jesus.” I read the verse a second and third time, then I wrote it down in my journal, and prayed over it, making it personal and …
Believing based on truth
We live in a world where the truth is well… relative. Not like a cousin or an aunt “relative” but more like “if I choose to agree it’s truth” relative. Now I know there’s some “relatives” we all have we’d like to believe are not “true” but that’s another story. 😉 This morning I was talking to a friend and …
Hi, my name is Rachel Hauck and I. . .
. . . am a rule bender. Yes, I bend rules. Not major ones now. I’m a stickler for integrity and honesty, but yeah, I bend a few rules. Mostly personal ones. But I’ve bent universal rules like, “no drinks in the sanctuary but water.” I mean, my Diet Coke isn’t going to hurt anything, is it? Yes, I plan …
Matthew 22
Jesus tells a story in Matthew 22 about a King who threw a wedding feast for His son. On the exact day, He sent out His servants to gather the invited guests. But they were busy, on their way home from work, eager to stop by the pub for a pint, or kick back at home with the remote. Disappointed, …
Hearing God
Recently some friends were discussing the topic of hearing God. During prayer, how do we know the answer we seek is from God, ourselves or Satan? Good question! I know a lot of Jesus-lovers who say they’ve never heard Him speak to them. My guess is He has, they just don’t know it. But the older we become in our …