When I tell you I’m a mess, I’m admitting I’m a sinner … I’m not saying it’s okay. When I say that my life is a mess, I’m recognizing that I am living out the consequences of my sin and the sins of the people around me … every single day. When I talk about…
It can happen in the middle of the mess but it can also happen when the chaos is over and you’re left picking up the pieces of your life. If you’re like me, questions take over your thoughts… “What now?”“What’s next?”“What am I supposed to do?”“Where do I go from here?” Or maybe, your questions…
Have you ever followed someone’s advice or went along with what they were doing and realized later that you had made a huge mistake? Yea, me too. You went shopping with a friend and overspent your budget so you could get matching bags.You spent time gossiping with a friend and later learned she was also…
Thank you so much for SHOUTING your disapproval and disagreements on social media and blog comments. You’ve convinced me how much I really need to know your Jesus. Said no one ever! So many of those disagreements have to do with the things we consider moral and immoral, right and wrong, good and bad ……
I’ve read a handful of books in my life that I would say have been “life-changing” in the ways they have challenged me and grown my faith. Books I simply call – the Best Faith Books! These are books I reread often. Most have them have been around for a while. I’m guessing that even…
I’m not a fan of many of the sayings you typically find on church signs. You know. Things like… Don’t tell God how big your fear is, tell your fear how big your God is. F.E.A.R. – False Evidence Appearing Real Feed your faith and your fears will starve to death. Although there may be…
Have you ever noticed that the first emotion Adam and Eve experienced after eating the forbidden fruit was fear and here we are still struggling with it thousands of years later? I used to think I was in a small group of fear-filled worriers. Almost everyone around me seemed more capable and courageous than me….
It’s Easter! He is Risen! I thought this would be the easiest prayer of all to write until I began and words seemed beyond my reach because I knew the truth… How Can I Ever Begin to Thank You, Jesus? Your Resurrection Day changed everything! Everything! Because of Your resurrection… My sins are forgiven and…
It’s the day between Good Friday and Easter. And for a moment, I want to turn my attention from Jesus to His followers because I can relate to between days … painful days of confusion, overwhelming grief and unanswered questions. I think most of us have experienced those “in-between” days. The truth is we’re all…
I have a hard time getting my brain around all that this day we call “Good Friday” embraces. When I think about the betrayals and denials, trials and lashes, a crown of thorns and crowds shouting “crucify Him” … all pieces of the day that Jesus suffered and died. How can we call it ……
So much happened on Thursday of Holy Week. Jesus washed His apostles’ feet. He celebrated a Passover meal with them. He walked with them and taught them about faith and faithfulness. He warned them of the world’s hatred and promised them the presence of the Holy Spirit. And He prayed. Today, I’m praying and asking…
We don’t know what Jesus did on Wednesday of Holy Week. It is the only day we don’t have an account of His words or activity. Jesus knew what the next few days would bring and I want to follow His example… When I’m stretched by people and problems. When days ahead promise to be…
On Tuesday of Holy Week, Jesus spent one last day teaching in the Temple Courtyard and the leading priests and elders came to Him with a challenge… “By what authority are you doing all these things? Who gave you the right?” Matthew 21:23 After answering their question with a question … He began teaching some…
On Monday of Holy Week, Jesus cleared the Temple of merchants and money changers. Jesus entered the Temple and began to drive out all the people buying and selling animals for sacrifice. He knocked over the tables of the money changers and the chairs of those selling doves. He said to them, “The Scriptures declare, ‘My…
Crowds lined the road that first Palm Sunday, shouting… “Praise God! Blessings on the One who comes in the name of the Lord! Hail to the King of Israel!” John 12:13 And as they proclaimed You the One who would save them from Roman rule and oppression, Jesus knew the truth… Jesus knew what was…
We’ve been praying 40 Days of Mountain Moving Prayers each morning on my Facebook Page since Ash Wednesday. If you missed out … you can find them all here. Lent is traditionally described as the 40 days between Ash Wednesday and Easter when you skip the Sundays. We didn’t skip the Sundays; so, our 40…
I have times when I am overwhelmed by God’s presence when I’m praying and I also know the feeling of loneliness as my pleas seem to simply hang heavy in the air around me. I know God’s promises to hear the prayers of His children. Promises like… The Lord is close to all who call…
Waiting is my favorite … said no one ever! Entire industries have been developed because we want what they want and we don’t want to wait for it! We hate waiting in lines. Traffic jams make our heads spin around. We pull our phones out to pass the time in waiting rooms and still we…
I was supposed to read the Bible from cover to cover in college while taking the required Old Testament 1 & 2 and New Testament … I have to be honest with you and say it was a daunting task I never quite accomplished. I’ve spent most of my adult life attending church and participating…
I was so blessed by Melanie’s guest post last week – 5 Verses to Pray for Your Daughter’s Spiritual Sensitivity and Growth, that I was inspired to write a post of verses we could pray for our sons as well. I’ve said often that the one thing I wish I had done more often when…
We all want to be happy! Something the dictionary defines as a state of well-being or contentment. Yet, I’m not sure that’s the definition most of us are trying to attain. Why? Because then happiness wouldn’t be something to be attained in the next big thing… The next vacation, purchase, or relationship. If happiness is…
