Tag Archives: Hope

God’s Overshadowing Presence

This season is usually a fast paced time of year with gift shopping, Christmas gatherings and parties with your work or at some friends and relatives, going to the theatre and watching countless children’s plays, and Christmas movies. The past seasons were very similar , but this season is quite a bit different when itContinue reading “God’s Overshadowing Presence”

You are My Hiding Place

You are My Hiding Place For you are my hiding place; you protect me from trouble. You surround me with songs of victory (deliverance).Psalms 32:7 NLT David faced many trials and suffering during his life. Even as King he endured such pain. His sin with Bathsheba and had Uriah her husband killed on the frontContinue reading “You are My Hiding Place”

Finding Rest in God

There are times when we think of rest that we get the feeling of having more sleep or just sitting down on the sofa or lazy boy recliner. You may need a long vacation like a couple of weeks to renew your mind and body. Maybe take time for yourself to clear your mind andContinue reading “Finding Rest in God”

Life is fragile handle with Prayer

Have you ever dropped something very fragile or expensive such as a piece of glass, china, or a mirror? The sudden gasp of the crash landing only to see the thing shattered in a thousand or more pieces! Desperation sets in trying to gather every tiny piece to make the precious piece whole again. TheContinue reading “Life is fragile handle with Prayer”

Heaven is God’s Resting Place and Eternal Home

Heaven is a place of beauty and perfection. It is part of God’s creation in the beginning. Heaven is not a fairy tale or man made. It is the fullness of God’s glory. Heaven is our hope, our peace, our resting place. Jesus reminds us of this hope for the believer and those left behind.Continue reading “Heaven is God’s Resting Place and Eternal Home”

Overcoming Disappointments

The “unexpected” or disappointments seems to be the theme the last couple of years. What else could go wrong in my life you may be asking? As we have heard before, when it rains it pours. However, for some the flooding or the bleeding has not stop. The sickness your facing is not getting anyContinue reading “Overcoming Disappointments”

God can Soften the Most Callous of Hearts

“I will give them an undivided heart and put a new spirit in them; I will remove from them their heart of stone and give them a heart of flesh”.Ezekiel 11:19 NIV There are times in life when we can be blinded by our own bitterness or serving other gods and idols. We subtly getContinue reading “God can Soften the Most Callous of Hearts”

TIME – KAIROS!

Today is a new month and almost the end of the year. Where have the last ten months gone or the past two years? Time is something that cannot be purchased. Everyone of us has the same amount of time everyday, yet we find excuses in how we waste it. Once time is spent itContinue reading “TIME – KAIROS!”

People are Different- People are Unique

The cities in America are booming with such diversity, ethnicity, and culture. I was in Boston yesterday morning in 2018 at a conference in the midst of a Nor’easter that brought a lot of rain. I went to hear of a ministry that reaches people literally in the streets with God’s love. They reach someContinue reading “People are Different- People are Unique”

God sent out His Word and Healed Them

There are times that suffering, sickness, and even grief due to some form of loss can feel like an eternity. Even our bodies fade away as we get older and the aches and pains increase as the years go by. When the Israelites traveled through the wilderness desert all they did was whine and complain.Continue reading “God sent out His Word and Healed Them”

Blind Spots

As I was trying to pull out of a street to take a left on the main road, I could not see to my right due to a large cardboard box I had inside my Highlander SUV. It was the beginning of rush hour and I was at a standstill. I was waiting for theContinue reading “Blind Spots”

Light Exposes Darkness

“The eye is the lamp of the body; so if your eye is clear [spiritually perceptive], your whole body will be full of light [benefiting from God’s precepts].But if your eye is bad [spiritually blind], your whole body will be full of darkness [devoid of God’s precepts]. So if the [very] light inside you [yourContinue reading “Light Exposes Darkness”

LET GOD ARISE and HIS ENEMIES BE SCATTERED.

Two of my favorite stories are Moses leading Israel through the Red Sea and Joshua leading Israel to the promised land. The opposition not only came from the outside but came from within. Fear and unbelief not only was preventing Israel from entering the promised land and gaining the victory, but it led them astrayContinue reading “LET GOD ARISE and HIS ENEMIES BE SCATTERED.”

It is Your Choice!

Have you ever been confronted or faced with a decision that was going to make or break you? There are times in our lives that we are placed in a position to compromise, stretch the truth (which is lying), or not giving in to the status quo. How about lying for you boss or managerContinue reading “It is Your Choice!”

Framing The Wrong Person

Living in a culture where accountability lacks justice today, and places innocent people in jeopardy of their character, integrity, faithfulness, loyalty, and their own judgment. Have you ever been accused of something that throws you off balance or catches you by surprise? I am sure you felt betrayed, or anger rose up within you. YouContinue reading “Framing The Wrong Person”

Loyalty- A Promised Oath

Loyalty is a shallow virtue these days. David reminded Jonathan King Saul’s son that he would keep his generation going due to his loyalty and friendship to David. David and Jonathan were loyal friends in spite of King Saul. King Saul hated and despised David, yet David knew God’s ultimate plan and would not harmContinue reading “Loyalty- A Promised Oath”

Getting Realigned

Being balanced usually keeps us in line or at least moving straight ahead at an even pace. Have you ever drove really fast in your car only to find the steering shot, the car or truck vibrating and wobbling like some carnival ride?You realize the front end alignment is out of whack and it needsContinue reading “Getting Realigned”

Under Pressure

How has your past week or month been like a pressure cooker? It’s been quite a challenging last couple of years how about you? How subtle this pressure begins to boil due to worry, anxiety, fear, and stress that begins to take a toll on us without even realizing it is happening. Maybe your thinkingContinue reading “Under Pressure”

Do We Know God’s Unknown ?

Yesterday I wrote about God knows our unknowns but do we really know God’s unknowns? God truly is a mystery whether we believe in Him or not. His decisions are sovereign even when we don’t like them. Just think about some of our own choices in life being stubborn, disobedient, or tried to please ourContinue reading “Do We Know God’s Unknown ?”

Decisions Decisions

Seeking for answers in life can become a complicated matter. When making a major decision such as moving far away because of a job change, a life change, or what school to attend, and at times marrying the person you love and even serving your country in the armed forces we need sound advice andContinue reading “Decisions Decisions”

All Things Work Together for the Good

Too often many books about the power of positive thinking and self discuss “You have to have a dream!” Scientifically, who knows how many dreams we have during a nights sleep. I would like to mention a young boy who had a dream around the age of 17. His name is Joseph in Genesis 37.Continue reading “All Things Work Together for the Good”

Where The Spirit of The Lord is There is Liberty

Freedom is a beautiful thing and privilege, but usually comes with a great price that somebody or others have paid and sacrificed to pave the way for true liberty. Men and women at war fighting for their nation to defend their freedom. Let us look at this subject on a personal level and not asContinue reading “Where The Spirit of The Lord is There is Liberty”

When My Spirit is Overwhelmed

“WHEN MY SPIRIT IS OVERWHELMED, GOD KNOWS THE WAY OF MY PATH!” Why is it when a celebrity or some well known rock star or business mogul takes their own life there is a media frenzy of suicide awareness? It really bothers me when people say,”they had it all”, when they looked at their successContinue reading “When My Spirit is Overwhelmed”

Applying Wisdom

“Teach us to realize the brevity of life, that we may apply wisdom to our hearts.” Psalm 90:12 (NLT) How many went to look for that old favorite bathing suit or shorts (well maybe next weekend with all this rain) only to find disappointment. It doesn’t fit any more, but we tried it on anywayContinue reading “Applying Wisdom”

The Life is in the Blood

The Life is in the Blood In the Old Testament the priest would take a lamb without blemish to offer as a sacrifice for sin. Israel or the people fall into sin and this sin separates us from God. God who is holy cannot tolerate sin and we as human beings cannot earn our wayContinue reading “The Life is in the Blood”

Help Lord My Unbelief

Help Lord My Unbelief! The name on this tiny boat, “Sunken Ship” in Nantucket, an island off Cape Cod speaks volumes as I waited for the ferry after some field work with my job. At first glance, this put doubt in my thoughts because of it’s name. How often we have doubts of unbelief withContinue reading “Help Lord My Unbelief”

Depression

Depression is one of those human emotions we all deal with sometimes or in some cases a chronic condition. There is a reactionary depression too for example, you may get in an accident or there is a breakup of a friend, a loss of a loved one, etc. With some people it’s a chronic conditionContinue reading “Depression”

Hindrances

You Were Running the Race so Well, Who or What has Hindered You?… I wrote this exactly last year on March 5th 2020. Who knew the unexpected devastation of lives, businesses, and our nation would change so drastically and stall to a standstill due to the Coronavirus 19 pandemic which has affected our world globally.Continue reading “Hindrances”

Call unto Me

God does not have formulas, God is not a fortune teller or psychic. God is not a genie to rub a lamp for a wish, God does not have shortcuts! God is patient and wants to teach us the lessons of life through patience and prayer. Whenever God wants to stretch us in our walkContinue reading “Call unto Me”

Things of Heaven

Think about the THINGS OF HEAVEN, not the things of earth. Life is a gift to be born here on this earth. The God who created us desires that we would worship Him in spirit and in truth. Our purpose is to glorify God here on earth in this life, however, the distractions and strugglesContinue reading “Things of Heaven”

Enjoy the Little Things in Life

The year 2020 will remind us of what really matters in this life when we look back in years from now. Some people have been speaking about a reset button, but I would like to think of this year as a pause button. Truly it has been an interesting year, even a Leap Year atContinue reading “Enjoy the Little Things in Life”

Right On Schedule

God Is Never Too Early or Never Too Late, But Is Always Right On Time! Why was Jesus born at such a time on Bethlehem’s morning? We have to go back to the 400 silent years between the Old and New Testaments. It was prophesied throughout several areas in the Old Testament. We see specificContinue reading “Right On Schedule”

The Ghost of Christmas

THE GHOST of CHRISTMAS The story of Christmas appears to get camouflaged by all the fanfare and the trappings such as Santa Claus, Christmas trees, gifts and commercialism. Oh, but, there are so many good movies just to name a few such as ‘The Miracle on 34th Street’. The Ghost of Christmas is not EbenezerContinue reading “The Ghost of Christmas”

Let Your Bulb Burn Bright

Have you noticed when Christmas light bulbs start to wear out they begin to flicker off and on? Sometimes they flicker for a minute or most of the night. This can happen either on a tree or the lights outside on the house. When I was growing up the lights were a bit different. TheContinue reading “Let Your Bulb Burn Bright”

Christ is Hope

“When you don’t take time out to notice & understand your emotions, they have a strange way of resurfacing when you least expect or want them to”. Travis Bradbury Emotions can sweep over you during the holidays like no other time throughout the year. Emotions like grief, sadness, loneliness, depression, fear can easily grip usContinue reading “Christ is Hope”

Make a Difference this Christmas 🎄

Watching a few Christmas specials this week such as “A Charlie Brown Christmas” surely brought me back to my childhood memories. The message about Christmas was so simple. How God gave us His only son Jesus Christ who was born to die. Christmas is a message of Hope in a dark hour. Did you knowContinue reading “Make a Difference this Christmas 🎄”

Christmas and Emotions

For many people this season is not always the most wonderful time of the year! People lose loved ones who have died due to the pandemic Covid 19, a relationship breakup, just one too many parties where alcohol or drugs takes its toll on a person or family. Loneliness and depression set in and theContinue reading “Christmas and Emotions”

My Purpose

Greetings! My name is Andy Provitola and I live in New England on the south shore between Boston and the beautiful Cape Cod region. The purpose of my blogging and writing is to encourage you in your journey here on planet earth. Life is full of pressing issues and problems and my desire is toContinue reading “My Purpose”