I was reading a scripture the other day and it was so good that I had to stop and meditate on it for a few days…don’t you love that about the word? It is so good that you must chew on it for a while, savoring the taste of it. I can fully understand why […]
Don’t fret or worry. Instead of worrying, pray. Let petitions and praises shape your worries into prayers, letting God know your concerns. Before you know it, a sense of God’s wholeness, everything coming together for good, will come and settle you down. It’s wonderful what happens when Christ displaces worry at the center of your […]
I want to talk with you today about a familiar scripture or set of scriptures in Matthew 17. It is talking about the man who brought his son to the disciples and they could not heal him or set him free. At this time, the disciples had seen Jesus heal people; they had witnessed Jesus […]
One morning I woke up thinking about a couple. They have been married for several years now, however, when they were first married, it seemed like it would never last. Yet several years later they feel they are with the love of their life – even though it was not that way in the beginning. […]
In the Bible, when David went to take his brothers food, he heard everyone talking about Goliath and how big he was and how no one could defeat him. He heard Goliath shouting at God’s people and talking about how he would defeat them. Everyone around David was talking about the impossibility of defeating Goliath […]
I heard a person make a statement this week in a conversation. The statement, while common, has stuck with me for a couple of days. The statement was ‘I have been complaining about…’ I realize that complaining is a common occurrence and most people complain…a lot. However, I did a little study of this word […]
How many of us have been waiting on prayers to be answered? How many are waiting on breakthrough in our finances or relationships? I imagine that the answer to those questions would be a great deal of us. Here’s another question; how many of us are prepared to receive it, right now? At one time, […]
God recently reminded me about a teaching I did a few years ago and wanted me to remind you; when breakthrough comes, and it is coming…. don’t let your guard down. The Message Bible tells us in Deuteronomy 8:2; ‘Remember every road that God led you on for those forty years in the wilderness, pushing […]
Have you ever fainted? I have one or two times in my life, it is not fun, you have no idea what is going on around you, you can’t do anything about it. Beyond that, it is simply uncomfortable. Normally, before a person faints, there are some signs it is about to happen, maybe some […]
One of the biggest obstacles that many believers face today is facing fear. I think Joyce Meyer got it right when she wrote the book ‘Do It Afraid.’ Often, in life that is exactly what we must do, do it afraid. Weekly we get emails from people wanting us to ask God to remove fear […]
I have been thinking about something all week. I have been reflecting on the second Christmas after we buried Jesse and then Tanya. It was the holidays, my grandchildren were so excited. Me, I could not shake the depression and darkness I was feeling. I still did all I was supposed to do. I got […]
One day I was helping Bryson study for an upcoming test at school. Bryson has always excelled tests; therefore, I had concluded, at least in my own mind, that tests were a breeze for him. The day I was helping him we were casually talking after we studied. I said ‘Bryson, do tests make you […]
We’ve been talking a lot about building your faith this past week. Today, as I was driving to work, Bryson was playing a video game and made a statement that caught my attention. He was playing a video game in which there were fighter planes and one of the planes had become weak because it […]
I was studying in Genesis and came across some things I want to share with you. Most of you are familiar with the story of Jacob. In Genesis 28 we find Jacob leaving his father’s land to search for a wife as his father had told him to. This, of course was after he deceived […]
Today I am reminded of a dream I once had. I dreamed that I was pregnant, and I began having labor pains. I panicked because I was so far from the hospital. Everyone around me kept saying ‘it’s okay, these things take time, it has only started, and it will be awhile.’ Yet, I knew […]
This morning I was thinking about the power of vision. This began as my daughter came into the office asking if we had a blank poster board for her to create a new prayer board. We often purchase blank poster sized boards when we are entering a new time or season and create a prayer […]
I love birds, I love to hear them chirp and see them fly around. For this reason, I keep a couple bird feeders near or on my back porch. I could spend hours sitting there enjoying the birds in my yard. I have one bird feeder that hangs off my porch. This allows me to […]
Then Jesus lifted up His eyes, and seeing a great multitude coming toward Him, He said to Philip, “Where shall we buy bread, that these may eat?” But this He said to test him, for He Himself knew what He would do. Philip answered Him, “Two hundred denarii worth of bread is not sufficient for […]
Did you know offerings are mentioned over 1,000 times in the Bible? I did not know that until recently. The more I listen and the more I study, the more I find that offerings are a matter of the heart, not the checkbook or wallet. Many people get offended when you mention tithe or offerings […]
Atmospheres & Fulfillment – Wednesday, November 22 One of my favorite scriptures is found in the book of Micah. It says; rejoice not against me, O mine enemy: when I fall, I shall arise; when I sit in darkness, the LORD shall be a light unto me. Micah 7:8 God does not promise will never […]