"Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light." (Matthew 11:28-30 NLT) My family went to a Baptist Church until I was about five years old.[...]
Children are a gift from the LORD; they are a reward from him. Psalm 127:3 NLT Beautiful Younger Soul and Mother, As I write this letter, I remember the great pain I felt the day I found out I had to leave my daughter, Laura Vasti, due to far too long and irrelevant circumstances for this letter. I want to tell you, my fellow[...]
As believers in Christ, we are called to be his disciples. That sounds scary and weird for some, but that's because we don't understand the meaning. To be a disciple means you are a follower, a learner, a student. See, Jesus called us to be his students and to learn from Him. But what was He teaching us? John 13:34 "A new com[...]
"A gentle tongue is a tree of life, but perverseness in it breaks the spirit." Proverbs 15:4 ESV I often think about how people speak to each other. I like to observe and listen. I've witnessed confident people crumble because someone crushed and broken them with words that fly out of the mouth and off of something as small a[...]
Right now, in the world we live in, some people are quick to share every little aspect of their lives. Social media is filled with posts about what food you just ate, what outfit you are wearing, what funny thing your pet just did, your latest workout, and so much more. We’ve seen over the years a rise in “influences” fo[...]
The Lord is my strength and my song, and he has become my salvation; this is my God, and I will praise him, my father’s God, and I will exalt him. Exodus 15:2 When I was a little girl, I often fell asleep at the dinner table, waiting for dinner to be ready. One evening, while I patiently waited for dinner, I fell asleep and[...]
“Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified because of them, for the Lord your God goes with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you” Deuteronomy 31:6 NIV. “…but live content with what you have, for you always have God’s presence. For hasn’t he promised you, “I will never leave you alone, never![...]
“But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s special possession, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light.” 1 Peter 2:9 NIV I read this interesting quote the other day that said: “We don’t just need more of Jesus, Jesus needs more of us.�[...]
“We who have fled for refuge might have strong encouragement to hold fast to the hope set before us. We have this as a sure and steadfast anchor of the soul, a hope that enters into the inner place behind the curtain where JESUS has gone as a forerunner on our behalf” Hebrews 6:18-20 (ESV) “My beloved speaks and says to m[...]
“Then Jesus said to him, “Be gone, Satan! For it is written, ‘You shall worship the Lord your God, and him only shall you serve” Matthew 4:10 ESV. Recently, I found myself in a tough situation. I am an athlete and last week was my provincial championship competition. I was so excited. After a long and unexpected season[...]
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