Encouraging Women to Passionately Pursue God
Recently, I was blessed to watch God provide for a family member. This unit was putting faith in Him, making the best decisions they knew how, and asking for His guidance with many variables along the way. And, as always, God came through. As my loved ones marveled at what God did, I encouraged, “write…
How do you feel on vacation? Recently, hubby and I found ourselves in our nation’s capital for the week leading up to Independence Day. We decided to download an app to use the public transportation system. We were determined to navigate as a local. But we are not used to city life! We made…
George told me an incredible story. He explained that once someone had tried to accuse him of an offense that never happened. His lawyer recognized his innocence but advised him to plead guilty to a lesser offence, stating, “it will be easier than trying to prove your innocence.” Well, George prayed over it. John 8:32…
Jesus did everything intentionally. He never made a mistake or left room for error. His choice of words is no exception. Jesus’ disciples asked Him a pointed question in Matthew 13:10: “Why do you speak to them in parables?” He chose to speak in parables because He knew His hearers hearts. Some listener’s hearts were…
We were moving and I was with child. The doctor called with frightening words, something looked wrong with the pregnancy. Then my husband phoned with the news he wouldn’t make it home from his business trip that night as expected. At that moment, my response wasn’t kind or gracious or loving. It’s hard to be…
Have you ever had a friendship that felt weighted, even slowly turned into a burden? I had someone close to me that struggled a lot. I tried to help with support and positivity, even tried to find humorous things to lighten the perspective. I realized this person did not get to choose all the difficult…
How far would you go to ensure a friend found Jesus? We read in Mark 2 that four friends were determined to carry a lame friend to Jesus. The friend was carried on a blanket or mat between them. Imagine the friends telling him they knew a man who could help- finally! He just had…
“The Lord said to Joshua, ‘Do not be afraid of them, because by this time tomorrow I will hand all of them slain over to Israel.’” Joshua 11:6a (NIV) What he saw should have stopped his heart. His enemies united and charged toward him, with massive armies too numerous to count. Surrounded as he glanced every…
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 —…