We’ve grown weary in the waiting. Waiting for the miracle, waiting for the breakthrough. Comfort has become our stronghold and complacency, our killer. We know that there is more. We can sense that there is greater, but here we sit comfortable and content: Content in the routine and the deadly rhythms that we’ve created f[...]
35 That day when evening came, he said to his disciples, “Let us go over to the other side.” 36 Leaving the crowd behind, they took him along, just as he was, in the boat. There were also other boats with him. 37 A furious squall came up, and the waves broke over the boat so that it was nearly swamped. 38 Jesus was i[...]
"Go and sin no more." John 8:11 NLT Some people hate change of any kind. They get comfortable in a life of predictability. That life might not be great, but they know what's coming; what to expect. There are no surprises to catch them off guard. This isn't a realistic way to live, however. Change sometimes forgets to ask our p[...]
"And the angel of the LORD appeared to him and said to him, "The LORD is with you, O mighty man of valor." Judges 6:12 ESV Judges 6 outlines the story of a young Israelite named Gideon. At this point, the Midianites terrorized the Israelites. They stole their food, took their livestock, and inhabited their land. The Israelites[...]
Colossians 3:2-3 NIV "Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things. For you died, and your life is now hidden with Christ in God." Daddy! Daddy! Is he dead? Is he dead, daddy? Is he dead? I felt panic rise as I tuned into my 3-year-old son screaming at me from the other side of the hospital's emergency ward. Subconsci[...]
“For God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self-control.” 2 Timothy 1:7 ESV. I don’t know about you, but I have heard 2 Timothy 1:7 many times. It is a common verse that gets shared because it is a clear reference to ‘fear.’ As it turns out, fear is a common struggle among people. It seems that[...]
I received this vision from God during the Parents Prayer Group on March 8, 2021. During prayer, I could see rows like in a garden with dark, rich soil. I could see a seed being manually planted into each spot where each child/family would be represented. I then saw a watering come from above the garden where each seed was p[...]
And Peter said to them, "Repent and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit" Acts 2:38 (ESV). "And when they had prayed, the place in which they were gathered together was shaken, and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and[...]
fear\ ˈfeer \ noun an unpleasant, distressing, often strong emotion caused by anticipation or awareness of impending danger, evil, pain, etc., whether the threat is real or imagined; concern or anxiety; reason for alarm; something that causes feelings of dread or apprehension. I think this combined wording from Webster a[...]
So, I say let the Holy Spirit guide your lives; then you won't be doing what your sinful nature craves. (Galatians 5:16 NLT) This is a great scripture for me always, but right now in particular. Through His Holy Spirit, I am really hearing God telling me to exercise, eat properly, and the result will be an emotionally, phys[...]