Be encouraged by God’s promises through articles that offer hope, peace, comfort, and confidence during every season of life.
Jesus, that sweet name Jesus. Meet me here. You went to the cross, but you didn’t stay there. You went to the grave, but you didn’t stay there. You come here morning after morning to be with me, here. Calm the raging storm of concerns holding my mind captive. Whatever this resistance is that has…
As the days grow grayer, the nights stretch longer, and the air turns to ice, stand guard over your thoughts and dress them up in sparkle if you have to. The changing seasons of life can dim the lights on our dreams. Situations with people we love or in the place we live can dull…
There is peace here. The birds haven’t spread their wings yet, and the squirrels are still tucked into tiny tree beds. My shoes do an early morning shuffle through the leaves, soaking up this damp air that lies heavy on my face. I swing a notebook in my hand as I wait on the Lord…
Don’t let the condemning voices convince you that you’ve blown it. The brokenness in your marriage isn’t too far for recovery. Those bills can get paid and your credit restored. Your heart can discover hope after a devastating divorce, a death, or unplanned pregnancy. When we make mistakes or get off course, it’s easy to…
What’s holding you hostage? Addiction? Your emotions? Decisions that have drained relationships and dried up your checking account? If you’re desperate to break free from the bondage, try giving God a chance. A heart-to-heart chance. He didn’t come to make bad people good. Jesus came to make dead people alive. Message me if you’re struggling…
Never be ashamed to admit that you can’t do it all. Wisdom is recognizing what season you’re in and living according to that. Change is the essence of life; be willing to surrender where you’re at for where you could go. My advice is to keep God first, and His strength will give you what…
Every time God gives you a way out, you find a new way into a mess. Don’t let the fear of failure keep you from trying. No one has all the answers. There’s nothing on your resume that should make God choose you, but He did. Ignore the voice in your mind bringing…
The bite was only the culmination of a demise that began when Eve entered a conversation with the devil. And that’s what we do a lot. We talk. We rehearse daily what we don’t have or who we are not. We focus on the areas of our “garden” that seem just out of our reach…
Faith involves looking beyond what you can see or the limitations that you face. Maybe you don’t have enough time in the day to do all you need to do. Or maybe you don’t have the resources to carry out what needs to be done. It could be that you are struggling to raise your…
Let it go, or it may never let you go. Life is a balance of holding on and letting go. Whatever it is that you’re facing today, however it is impacting your life… LET IT GO! The Lord will fight for you; you need only to be still. – Exodus 14:14