Last month in one of my blog posts, I spoke of being challenged to hold onto my belief that God would provide. It was a very painful journey, filled with much anxiety and fear for what might happen. At the point of writing that blog, the final answers from Him had not yet made themselves apparent. In that moment, I recognized I[...]
“Go out and stand before me on the mountain,” the Lord told him. And as Elijah stood there, the Lord passed by, and a mighty windstorm hit the mountain. It was such a terrible blast that the rocks were torn loose, but the Lord was not in the wind. After the wind, there was an earthquake, but the Lord was not in the e[...]
"Fight the good fight of the faith. Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called and about which you made the good confession in the presence of many witnesses." 1 Timothy 6:12 ESV. Fight the good fight of faith. We are in a fight; this walk of faith that we are in is a fight to the end—a fight we are invited into e[...]
Embarking on a new year offers the opportunity to look back, take stock and project ourselves into the immediate future with resolutions, expectations and wishes. Any survey of what shaped 2021 would easily highlight COVID-19 as number one. A more detailed questionnaire would zoom in on the many negative consequences of the pand[...]
This is a tricky question because three motivational thoughts usually guide the answer. I want it now, I want it my way, and I want it to be pleasurable. The idea that we have to wait or work for it is not pleasing to us and causes us to change our wants and adapt to easy, quick and satisfying things. The Bible is God's Word, a[...]
I don’t know about you, but I’m the kind of person who is always trying to find meaning in everything. I don’t like to waste anything. That’s actually one of the reasons I follow Jesus; I don’t want to waste my life! Now and then, I have dreams that really make an impression on me. Usually, when I wake up, I try to re[...]
“Oh Lord, we thank You!” It’s a phrase we should share with Him every day. In our waking up. In our lying down. In our everyday ins-and-outs. “Oh Lord, we thank You!” I know in my life, I can often get caught up in only sharing and praying the “play-by-play” of the things immediately at hand in my daily livin[...]
“Guess what, Aunt Valda. I have a boyfriend!” my niece looked at her dad as she giggled. “Oh, really?” I hadn’t seen my niece for three months. This new development in her six-year-old social life was a shocker. “Who is your boyfriend?” She stated his name. “He’s in my class at school.” Her young face glow[...]
The following is a testimony of how a study of Psalm 71 impacted one of our Heartstrong Lifegroups: At the Lifegroup session on December 6, 2021, during the discussion on Psalm 71, two verses captured Judy Morris's attention and deeply spoke to her: "Do not cast me away when I am old; do not forsake me when my strength is gone[...]
"He answered, 'The Scriptures say: Bread alone will not satisfy, but true life is found in every word that constantly goes forth from God's mouth.'" Matthew 4:4 TPT I am not a gardener. At least not a good one. Despite all my efforts (and I try a lot), all my plants end up dying fairly quickly (I'm grateful that a misguided fr[...]
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