Twenty-five years ago I was the someone who needed life change. Life change came when I encountered Jesus. He stepped into my life and turned my life around. I was the one who no one thought it could be real. I even heard that people said, “There is no way she is following Jesus.” (more…)
Being thankful is the heart of Thanksgiving which has always been one of my favorite holidays. My fondest childhood memories are sitting around a table with family, eating way too much, watching football, playing outside with my cousins, and finishing the day with decorating for Christmas. I loved the food, the family time, and the excitement for the next season to celebrate. (more…)
Waiting on God and His promises has always been hard for me. I would call waiting on God the dreaded part of His promise. For me, if I want something, I wanted it yesterday, not tomorrow, and certainly not later than that. When I sat down to write this blog post, I asked God to help me. My words were, “Lord, I am tired. I don’t’ have this in me. Could You help me?” I went to a different screen on my computer and Galatians 6:9 was the …
Have you ever asked the value question, wondering if you really matter or if what you are doing really matters? I have asked these questions many times in my life. Most of us have at some point in life. I hear from too many women struggling to answer this question affirmatively. It makes me so aware of the spiritual attack on God’s women. (more…)
A search through God’s Word shows us how our love matters to God. Love is mentioned 139 times in the Old Testament and 183 times in the New Testament. And no wonder our love matters to God when we understand that God is love. (1 John 4:8) (more…)
Nothing has caused this mother’s heart to fear more than fear for my children. When my daughters were young and growing up I constantly battled fear. Every bad story I heard caused me to fear for my children. I feared that I would lose them to a house fire, that disease would strike them, that they would fall prey to evil men, that they would be kidnapped… You name it when it came to my three daughters, I feared. (more…)
A godly friend is a priceless treasure. This morning I was reminded of the value of a godly friend while praying for the women participating in my online Bible study program DIG. I felt like Jesus said, “They need to know that you are praying for them.” So, I opened up their DIG Facebook group and put the prayer I prayed for them in a post . This way they could see and know my prayers for them. (more…)
God’s promises elevated over God’s power seems out of line, out of order, out of balance, or at the very least, not quite right. However, if we read the story in Luke 10:1-23, Jesus taught His disciples to rejoice in God’s promises rather than His power. (more…)
My journey with Jesus began twenty-five years ago, over a decade since I walked away from church and Jesus at sixteen. When I returned at twenty-nine, I began reading my Bible again not really understanding what I read. To me the Bible was a true account of something that happened long ago. I guess you could say, I equated the Bible to a History Book. (more…)
Meditating during Bible study is a important aspect of learning to hear from God. So I ask the question, “When you study the Bible do you meditate on what you read and study?” (more…)
