Devotions With A Friend

Family conversations can be brief snippets as we grab a coffee and Danish dashing out the door. They can be long discussions over the state of the nation and world that extend through the evening. But often they are discussions of varied topics while eating dinner. In healthy, vibrant families, those are the conversations that draw people together. We find out how another person’s day went, hear what their desires are, and share things we have learned from the day’s events. For me personally, those are the most meaningful times of inter-relating simply because our relationships grow stronger through them.

This book of devotions is intended to be like those casual “meal-time” conversations among friends and family. I want to share with you experiences I have had, and how I have been changed or matured through them. I want you to know struggles I have faced. I hope you read these as if you are talking with a friend. Think of how you would respond in similar circumstances or muse over your own experiences that led you in similar directions in life.
However, never forget that the greater goal is to talk with your Lord, your Father who loves you deeply and has adopted you into His family. The writings included herein reveal times in which God has spoken to me, a lowly sinner redeemed by His grace. I pray that you will allow your Master (and Friend) to speak to you through this volume, just as He has to me.