Tracey Tiernan

2 weeks ago | brightfm.com | Tracey Tiernan

“Sir,” the invalid replied, “I have no one to help me into the pool when the water is stirred. While I am trying to get in, someone else goes down ahead of me.” – John 5:7 Doesn’t life feel that way sometimes? Like it’s a constant race for favor, where someone else always seems to be ahead. It can seem like there’s only a tiny window for blessing, and if you don’t get there fast enough, you miss out. But that’s not how we’re meant to live. God has already chosen our portion.

3 weeks ago | brightfm.com | Tracey Tiernan

I love the feature on my coffee maker that allows me to get my first cup while it’s still brewing the whole pot. It’s making lots of noise, doing that magical thing it does, and the pot is starting to be filled, slowly, with that sweet nectar of life force known as black coffee. But I don’t have to wait until it’s done and the pot is full. I can break into the process, pull that coffee pot off the coffee maker and fill my cup and then put the pot back on and it resumes like nothing ever happened.

Nov 4, 2024 | brightfm.com | Tracey Tiernan

Our lives leak truth that can be deeper than our words. God sees how we live–the choices we make, the habits, quirks, reactions, relationships and rhythms–and all of it reveals what we really believe about who God is and who we are. We can’t hide it from Him. He is so gracious and thorough in His refining work in us, He will show us where our thoughts about Him are off. Even if you’ve been walking with Jesus for decades, there may be some things He wants to show you that you have been unaware of.