“For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “Plans to prosper you and not harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Then you will call upon me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. You will seek me and find me when you seek me…
Category: Challenges
Verified and Sealed
Do you believe in God but not sure you’ll get to heaven? It’s daunting to consider that accepting Christ and living (imperfectly but believing in Him) is truly our get-out-of-hell-free card. It’s easy for me to look at my life and wonder why God might want to save me. Yet He does. And He feels…
A Divided Heart
What is a divided heart? According to Google, “a state of being divided in loyalty or affection, particularly in a spiritual or moral context. It suggests lack of complete devotion to one master or purpose, often describing the conflict experienced when attempting to serve God and worldly desires simultaneously.” Reading the Old Testament, I am…
Choosing to See the Gift
Today is a gift from God. A hard concept to remember when we awake dreading today. But we chose to rejoice in a brand-new day, no matter what our plans or what it may hold.
Every Day is Time for Joy
Joy is allowed, even required for us from God.
Preparing for Change
I can’t always prepare for every change, but I can prepare my heart by trusting in Him.
Ruling Over Emotions
When I’m just not feeling like doing the right thing … God has instructions for that.
Mother’s Day is for the Perfectly Imperfect
If you’re a mom, do you recall the early days of motherhood? When laundry was endless and the nights were endlessly without sleep? When that infant became a toddler and first called you by name? Mama. When your heart melted on the spot to see someone so small, so tender, so vulnerable, reaching out for…
Round Two (Or Ten!)
Have you ever fought a good fight only to find you needed to don those boxing gloves again? I had to face a significant fear I’d held in the past. Yesteryear had come and gone and God had showed up in a big way the first time I had to look that fear right in…
Unburdening a Weary Heart
How’s your week been? Was it busy, overloaded, stressful? It’s hard living in this world. It takes constant prayer and intention to be in it but not of it. If you’re anything like me, there are moments when it can feel exhausting. Times when I sequester myself and tell God I just want to spend…









