Several weeks ago, Kelita shared a note with me she had taken from a minister she listens to. It said, “Declare what you believe, but decree what you know.” Those words have gone over and over in my mind for weeks. I decided to do a little study. The word declare means to formally announce […]
This past week, I was listening to a sermon when I heard a statement that caught my attention. The man of God said, “an offering of praise.” I don’t know why but this statement won’t leave me. I have meditated several times on the act of a praise offering. In this I mean, to give […]
The words Good Friday has been on my mind for weeks. It’s a holiday we celebrate every year, just before Easter. What exactly are we celebrating? The death of Jesus Christ. And we call it good. Let’s take a glance back at that day. Jesus was betrayed by His disciples and Judas following the Last […]
This is probably my favorite spiritual season. It is the time when we celebrate the resurrection of our Lord. We celebrate something that is absolutely impossible…yet it happened anyway. We celebrate complete and total victory in the face of a devastating defeat…or at least that is how it must have appeared. As I was thinking […]
I woke up on Saturday morning with a thankful heart. Don’t get me wrong, I am always thankful for many things – I choose to be thankful – even when it is difficult. I believe most, if not all things in life, are a choice. God says, “this day choose life or death,” and I […]
Today I was thinking about Breanne and a conversation we once had. During the conversation, she made a comment that jumped in my spirit. We were talking about her horse, Snowbell. We were discussing her training. I said to Breanne, “Snowbell trusts you now, doesn’t she?” Breanne replied, “she trusts me not to hurt her, […]
I was once watching a conference when I saw a familiar face in the crowd! It was Brother Norvel Hayes. My mentor for several years, and under whose ministry I am ordained. It was at a Kenneth Copeland conference. As Kenneth was teaching, he suddenly saw Brother Norvel and walked over to him to say […]
A few years back, my daughter, Breanne, added a new horse to her farm. This was the fourth time she had added a new horse. Each time there had been a period of adjustment for all horses involved. There were fights, horses getting bit and kicked and everything else you could imagine, until they all […]
Over the weekend, I was reminded of something that happened one night with my granddaughter, Brailee, when she was much smaller. She was around five or six years old. Both my grandkids were spending the night with me, we had a fun afternoon and then it was bedtime. Brailee had this thing she did, probably […]
Now we have this hope as a sure and steadfast anchor of the soul, it cannot slip, and it cannot break down under whoever steps out upon it – a hope that reaches farther and enters into the very certainty of his Presence within the veil. (Hebrews 6:19 Amplified Bible) Have you ever had days […]
One of my favorite scriptures is one God led me to a few years ago, it is found in Psalm 34:9 and it says; worship God if you want the best; worship opens doors to all His goodness. God had been talking to me recently about a subject He revealed to me several years ago; […]
I went through a season a couple years ago when God kept giving me dreams about babies. I was reminded of one of those dreams just this morning. In my dream, I worked in a place where I knew all the babies that were being born. It was like a hospital, but not a hospital. […]
While reading a book recently recommended by a friend, this author quoted another author…the quote she shared was so profound that I knew I needed to share it with you today. The quote was from a book by Dr. Caroline Leaf, Who Switched Off My Brain? It says, “Negative words can be more harmful to […]
Not too long ago, Jerry Savelle gave a prophetic word about the goodness of God being poured out in an unprecedented way. I have been praying and declaring that over myself, my staff, and my partners, since hearing that awesome word. Last week I began asking God if I needed to do anything else concerning […]
One of my friends sent me a text the other day with an interesting statement on it; she was at a meeting and heard a minister talking about when Isaac sowed in the land of famine. You probably know the scriptures I am speaking of. It is found in Genesis 26:12-14. Then Isaac sowed in […]
I was reading the other day about the days of the book of Acts. It is amazing that the outpouring of God was still going strong two years later, as we find in Acts 2. I began to think about how they kept their passion for God and His works red hot for that long, […]
It’s almost that time, not quite but almost. What time? Planting time. I am beginning to see the evidence of it all around. In the local stores I am seeing seed packets and everything else needed to get things in place for planting season. Springtime. Recently, Breanne and I went into a store in another […]
One day, I had an experience with God that was possibly the strangest way God has ever spoken to me. Before this happened, I had spent several days in the presence of the Lord, seeking His face, seeking His presence, and seeking His direction for some upcoming plans for the ministry. I had also been […]
The other day I was corresponding with one of the staff members from our accounting firm. I had recently learned that she was pregnant and was due to deliver later in the year. As we exchanged pleasantries, she asked how my day was going. In turn, I asked how she and the baby were doing. […]
One day last week, I began to feel pushed and pulled in many different directions. I heard the Lord quietly speak to my heart and say, “come aside.” I knew those words were found in scripture, however I felt I had to continue working. A few hours later, after hearing those same words a few […]