“Blessed is she who believes the Lord would fulfill His promises to her.” (Luke 1:45 NIV) Mind reeling from the angel’s proclamation, Mary quickly packed her things. Her future would not be what she had planned at all. Her imagination could not even fathom this new world. She needed to share this with someone, someone…
Category: Obedience
A New Attitude
I closed my computer and sighed. I was so tired. Why Lord, did You call me to this? I enjoy most things I do every day. Last year, I launched a new career. It was a challenge. But the biggest part of the challenge was the fact I had to go back to school for a Master’s degree….
Heart Guard
I am so blessed, I get to go to work today! Sierra thought as she jumped from bed minutes before the alarm sounded. Humming happily, she buzzed through her workout and breezed into the shower. Smiling as she shampooed, she thought of how she might create today. Her first commissioned work was foremost on her…
CPR for the Soul
As she steered into the street, her thoughts got away from her. It was a mess. A royal mess. She never intended for the white lie to grow as it had. Now what? she asked herself as she drove to the next errand. She sighed. She knew the answer. But knowing didn’t make it any…
Tend Your Flocks
Do you have a specific calling on your life? Are you stuck in a place that your can’t imagine how or when the fulfillment of that calling could possibly transpire? David, a simple shepherd boy, youngest son of a humble herdsman, received a colossal calling. God’s servant, Samuel, anointed young David as God’s chosen for…
Faithfulness Under Construction
“Great is thy faithfulness, great is thy faithfulness. Morning by morning new mercies I see.” That refrain repeatedly played in my head. Faithfulness. God is always faithful. Even when circumstances might suggest otherwise. God gave Joseph a big dream. A God-sized dream. A dream even Joseph himself could not fully comprehend. Yet, that dream didn’t…
Surprised But Blessed
I never would have dreamt this, I reflected. I found myself in a completely unexpected position. Yet God’s fingerprints were clearly evident all over it. As that situation unfolded, I had continuously prayed, asking God to close that door if I should not walk through it. Yet, the door swung wide open. God, close the…
Because I Love You…
“Why, Mommy?” asked each of my three precious daughters as she traveled through childhood. No matter which child or what circumstance, the answer was always the same, “Because I love you and want to keep you safe.” Each could rarely fathom the reason behind a rule, (Why can’t I run out into the street after…
The Power Of A Woman, Part VI
“Only Rahab the prostitute and all who are with her in the house shall live because she hid the messengers whom we sent.” Joshua 6:17b (ESV) Opening the door to her well-known if not well-despised inn, Rahab spied the foreigners. Terror-filled eyes searched the room for safety. Somehow, something inside her knew these men. This was drastically different…
The Power Of A Woman, Part V
“Then when the King’s edict is proclaimed throughout all his vast realm, all the women will respect their husbands, from the least to the greatest.” Esther 1:20, NIV King Xerxes had a problem. His Queen publicly disrespected him. Refused his request. Made him look like a fool. “Then the King become furious and burned with…