Finding and Following Peace
God sends a lot of people across my path and one thing I hear myself saying repeatedly is: "Despite what your head is telling you, listen to your heart. God will always lead you in peace." [...]
You Have to Choose to Believe
My greatest desire is to help people grow spiritually-- to find the same freedoms I have found in Christ. But the hardest thing I've ever learned in ministry is, I can't make people believe. And I [...]
This is Our Hope
When my Grandma passed away, I read the verse in 2 Peter which says, "Dear friends, don't overlook this one fact: With the Lord one day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years like [...]
There Will Be Scoffers
"But you, dear friends, remember what was predicted by the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ. They told you, 'In the end time there will be scoffers living according to their own ungodly desires.' These people [...]
You Don’t Have to Live Frazzled
During a special ministry meeting, where the theme was "Prepare for Success," one of the words shared by our guest speaker was frazzled. I had a good idea what frazzled meant. In fact, there have been many times I [...]
Golden Bowls of Prayer
This article first appeared on The Christian Broadcasting Network | Our family has always enjoyedd the fun and refreshment of water slides and lazy rivers. At most water parks, there are also one or two spots [...]
Resisting the Enemy of Worry
Worries, fear, cares, anxiety-- are all weapons of the enemy against God's children. They are means of gaining advantage over you. But God's Word (His instructions to us) lay out in detail how to resist these [...]
Trusting the Unseen
I was recently talking to a family member who was processing a disappointment and as I encouraged her, I said something out of my spirit that made me pause-- and repeat it, so I could catch [...]
We’re Just Passing Through
Mission trips are eye-opening for many reasons, but one bonus is there's usually extra time to reflect. One reason being, if you don't speak the language there is often more opportunity to just be quiet and [...]
The Power of Mutual Faith
Smith Wigglesworth said, “God has chosen us to help one another. We dare not be independent.” I wish the Body of Christ understood this better. If we did, I believe, as a whole, we’d see the [...]
Eternity Will Tell Us
As I sat and listened to my husband preach this weekend, I took notes like usual. But mid sentence of writing down “Do you realize…” the Holy Spirit finished the sentence differently than what I was [...]
What is Hope?
In this season of love, it's not unusual for 1 Corinthians 13:13 to come to mind: "And now abide faith, hope, love, these three; but the greatest of these is love." Faith is defined as a [...]
We are the Be Loved
To be loved is at the core of every person's identity, whether they acknowledge it or not. It's how God created us-- to love and be loved; to be a reflection of Him. So I want [...]
How To Find and Stay in the Will of God
Do you ever think about being in the will of God? I can't be the only one. I assume most would answer yes to that question. It's something I think about pretty often actually. And when [...]
Tis the Season
What is it about putting up a few twinkle lights and decorations that make us breathe a little slower and smile a little more? I remember growing up and driving to my grandma's house. She had [...]
Position Yourself to See and Receive
How many times has the grace of God appeared, as if out of nowhere, to help us? I can think of so many times when I sat in sheer gratitude for the love and grace of [...]
The Simple Warfare
Are you a note-taker? Do you like to write in journals? I realize not everyone is, but I stumbled on something that made me pause and think, wow I think we've missed the real power of [...]
Beyond Mere Words
Deeply or sincerely felt. As I read through a handful of prayer requests, I was reminded of a verse in the Book of James: "The earnest (heartfelt, continued) prayer of a righteous man makes tremendous power [...]
