Encouraging Women to Passionately Pursue God
The message came through, quickening my pulse. Then I noticed I was not the sole recipient. This was a group message. Add embarrassment and pride to the emotions flowing through me. God, I need you! I knew I also could not address this issue right now. I knew I would respond from a place of…
Are you in the throes of struggle today? Were you in the same struggle yesterday? Last week? Last month? Do you awaken with thoughts already racing of what needs done today? Rising and dashing off prayers for those burdens on the heart, that are oh-so-hard to surrender once-and-for-all to Jesus? Live long enough and we…
Have you ever been condemned for telling the truth? Doesn’t it gall you that you are in the right, but others only put you in the wrong? “For we do not have a high priest who is unable to empathize with our weaknesses, but has been tempted in every way, just as we are —…
I ended the call and cried. Shoulders shaking, my face fell into my hands. God is so good. These were tears of joy. Hard-fought, but rightly won, joy. Someone I loved dearly was in the fight of his life. And true to himself, he quietly assured others that if this disease ended in death, he…
My gaze landed, then lingered. She was beautiful. She wore the perfect outfit. She was twenty years younger. For half a second I missed my twenties. I missed feeling beautiful. I missed the game of piecing together the perfect outfit for going out, the escapades with single friends, the wonder of who I might meet…
“I can’t believe you did this!” I stared incredulously at my friend and her small family on my front porch. It wasn’t 8 am; yet my friend intuitively knew I hadn’t slept a wink after reading my prayer request. She “couldn’t do much” she said. But she knew she could be present. And at that…
The cold wind whipped my open jacket. Frigid air fought through my thin sweater as I slammed the car door and hurried into the dark house. I busied myself, both lighting the room and attempting to boost my own spirits. I reminded myself to control my thoughts against the negativity that today’s situations had thrust…
Viewing headlines, newscasts and social media feeds can be traumatizing. Can we comprehend living life as the reports shout? We don’t always understand why people act and react as they do. We can’t always even comprehend ourselves. Our emotions often change like the wind. But there is one sure thing in this uncertain world: God’s…
“Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable- if anything is excellent or praiseworthy- think about such things.” Philippians 4:8 (NIV) It was not a good situation. I bet you’ve been there. You had a plan. You had a vision for…
The task of cleaning a white wool coat provided the perfect reminder of what Jesus did for you and me.