Gary Henry @WordPoints

Author of the WordPoints Daybook Series, including Diligently Seeking God. wordpoints.com Louisville KY Joined November 2012

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Gary Henry @WordPoints

24 hours ago

As far as God is concerned, open-mindedness on our part is more than intellectual curiosity. It is the delight with which the sincere embrace everything they can learn about their Father. When such people seek God, He is sure to be found. wordpoints.com/open-mind-seek…

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Gary Henry @WordPoints

2 days ago

It may have been a long time since we deferred to God on any question that really mattered to us, and the thought of openly admitting how poorly we've lived our lives is embarrassing, to say the least. Pride dies a hard death. wordpoints.com/humble-heart-s…

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Gary Henry @WordPoints

3 days ago

Let us not despise the purity that can come out of grief. When our hearts hurt so badly that words fail us as we try to speak to God, let us not be afraid simply to shed our tears, if they will come, and to let our groanings be a sufficient prayer. wordpoints.com/groaning-heart…

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Gary Henry @WordPoints

4 days ago

It is unthinkable that we would approach God with anything less than a humble, contrite spirit. If we have any idea of how serious our sins really are, we will make every effort to show respect to the King against whom we have so foolishly rebelled. wordpoints.com/seek-truly-pen…

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Gary Henry @WordPoints

5 days ago

When we try to conform externally to some of God's will without giving Him our whole hearts, the attempt is frustrating. Halfway measures involve far more grief than wholehearted efforts. The joy of commitment can't be enjoyed by the uncommitted. wordpoints.com/harder-easier-…

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Gary Henry @WordPoints

6 days ago

Seeking God can never be a merely intellectual pursuit. Having thoughtfully read what God reveals of Himself in the Scriptures, we then have to take those truths and investigate them in our most practical relationships, such as our home and family. wordpoints.com/seeking-god-fa…

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Gary Henry @WordPoints

7 days ago

It is reasonable to want to understand the world, and it does take a certain amount of information to do that. But if we're not careful, we'll be drowned in a sea of useless "news." We need to learn about what is old as well as what is new. wordpoints.com/hazard-headlin…

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Gary Henry @WordPoints

a week ago

Most of our lives would profit from some serious simplification. We are over-committed and strung out. We try to do more than one person can do effectively. And the result ought to alarm us: we are at a disadvantage when it comes to the devil. wordpoints.com/managing-multi…

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Gary Henry @WordPoints

a week ago

We preach the Prince of Peace, and it's right that we emphasize the peace He wants to give us. But this Prince brought a sword (Matthew 10:34), and this sword must sever us from our self-righteous selves -- a most disturbing thing indeed. wordpoints.com/prince-peace-s…

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Gary Henry @WordPoints

a week ago

When the whole truth comes out, as it surely will eventually, are we absolutely sure that it will show us to be in the right? Self-honesty is not an easy thing for most of us, and it may turn out that we were the ones hiding from the truth. wordpoints.com/enemies-right-…

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Gary Henry @WordPoints

2 weeks ago

The glory ahead will be out of all proportion to the often dull and unexciting affliction that will have produced it. We should not underestimate ourselves. The humdrum appearance of our lives often conceals the fact that something great is going on. wordpoints.com/trials-results…

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Gary Henry @WordPoints

2 weeks ago

When we pillow our heads at night, we need to have things that give us peace. Many such things are available, but one of the best is the simple peace of knowing that we've done things that day that were not easy for us to do. wordpoints.com/tests-opportun…

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Gary Henry @WordPoints

2 weeks ago

Sports announcer Bob Costas once said, "We are beaten only when we quit believing in what we wish we could be." If this is true in athletic endeavor, it's even more true in our godly endeavors. We dare not give up the godly dreams we have. wordpoints.com/godly-goals-gr…

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Gary Henry @WordPoints

2 weeks ago

While we are busy wishing we could serve God within the framework of someone else's circumstances, He is no doubt saying to every one of us individually: "Take heed to the ministry which you have received in the Lord, that you may fulfill it." wordpoints.com/occupying-own-…

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Gary Henry @WordPoints

2 weeks ago

If we're praying to be anything other than the unique package of problems and possibilities that we are, that's a prayer that can't be answered. The sooner we give up on that false hope, the sooner we can concentrate on God's plan for our own lives. wordpoints.com/prayer-never-a…

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Gary Henry @WordPoints

2 weeks ago

We make two mistakes regarding mercy: we suppose that God extends His mercy to those who deserve it and withholds it from those who don't, or that after receiving God's forgiveness we are somehow more deserving in His sight than we were before. wordpoints.com/realize-mercy-…

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Gary Henry @WordPoints

2 weeks ago

When we have let go of our illusions, that is when God is able to redeem us from our reality. There is no other way for the gospel to save us. We must realize that we are ruined. "How else but through a broken heart may the Lord Christ enter in?" wordpoints.com/each-vessel-un…

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Gary Henry @WordPoints

3 weeks ago

Although we naturally prefer to dwell on God's mercy, it is the wretchedness of our plight without God that makes His mercy meaningful. We can't enjoy the latter very deeply if we haven't thought about the former very honestly. wordpoints.com/know-weep-augu…

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Gary Henry @WordPoints

3 weeks ago

Minds that do not normally think of God at other times will find it hard to stay focused on Him during occasional periods of prayer. Thus it will help us, when we are praying, to be people who are accustomed to living prayerfully. wordpoints.com/prayerful-livi…

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Gary Henry @WordPoints

3 weeks ago

The modern tendency to turn worship into something that is naturally enjoyable, and even entertaining, shouldn't blind us to the fact that true worship is the spiritual adoration of God, a thing that does not come naturally to carnally-minded people. wordpoints.com/learning-worsh…