Just this week, my daughter and I were sitting in front of our local courthouse. Due to the recent building of a new justice center, our courthouse is now mostly unoccupied. I said to Breanne, “I hope they don’t leave it unoccupied; it would be a shame, it is such a beautiful old building.” As […]
Today I was reminded of a sobering dream I had not too long ago. In the dream, I was in bed asleep. A little girl came into my room, she was four or five years old. She climbed up in bed beside me and with tears running down her face, she said, “Daddy lost me.” […]
Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their labor. For if they fall, one will lift up his companion. But woe to him who is alone when he falls, for he has no one to help him up. Again, if two lie down together, they will keep warm; But how […]
A statement I read a few days ago has stayed on my mind throughout this holiday week. It was, “You can’t pour from an empty cup.” How true these words! I think many of us try to pour from empty cups, especially during the busy holiday season. Starting a couple weeks before Thanksgiving, the world […]
I received an email from one of our partners one day and it came back across my path today – it truly is too good to not share! At the beginning of the week, I read your motivation about the one drop at a time. It has been on my mind all week. Right after […]
Last year I wrote about building a strong wall of defense around us and our family. This writing came to mind today as I was praying about the days ahead. Today, more than ever, it is vital to build an impenetrable wall of the Word of God around us and our family. It is even […]
I have always made spaghetti the same way. It was good, but never great. One day a couple years ago, I ate dinner with my daughter, Breanne. She made spaghetti and it was delicious. The best I had ever eaten. I was surprised and curious since I am the one who taught her to cook. […]
I was pondering on the journey to the Promised Land of God over the weekend, when these words drifted through my thoughts. “No entrance allowed.” I was re-reading the book of Numbers, chapter 14, which talks about this well-known story. I read over the part where God told Moses that they would not enter into […]
I was sitting in my chair, reading Mark 12. As I read a familiar passage, the Lord spoke to my heart and said, “sometimes, the sacrifice speaks louder than the size of the gift.” Jesus sat down near the collection box in the Temple and watched as the crowds dropped in their money. Many rich […]
Is it even possible to have on earth as it is in heaven in the days we are living in? The Bible says it is. This week I came across a prophetic word from Kenneth Copeland from 2008. Knowing the Word of God is alive and active, I believe this Word is even more relevant […]
My heart is steadfast O God! My heart is steadfast. I found myself thinking these words over and over again as I digested the news that everything on my computer had been lost. The book I was diligently working on…gone. The files I had for upcoming projects, irretrievable. While I fought within myself to maintain […]
Sometimes I watch things happening in our world and it brings great disappointment. I experienced that just this week. However, I have learned a few things about disappointment over the years, therefore I knew I couldn’t allow it to take hold. Proverbs 13:12 says; Hope deferred makes the heart sick. I have read this scripture […]
Over the weekend, I was reminded of the importance of atmospheres. In our home, our business and even our churches. Make no mistake about it, whatever flows through your home will have influence on your home – it will produce life or death, blessing or curse. Therefore, it is vital we watch over the atmospheres […]
A growing sense of weariness is seeping into the Body of Christ, even in the most passionate intercessors who have stood firm in faith concerning God’s promises for our nation. For some who started this journey with immovable faith and hope, that hope seems to be dwindling at a rapid rate. Who could blame them? […]
I was speaking with my friend Karen Hardin on the phone this week when she shared something with me that God had put on her heart. Without going into the whole conversation, she told me God had impressed upon her to pray each day at noon for 15 minutes. Wherever she was, whatever she was […]
If you were with us in 2020, you may recall at the beginning of that year, God gave me several writings on something He spoke to me one morning. The word He spoke was, “prepare.” That year I wrote several messages on what God was telling me…to prepare. However, looking back, I wasn’t fully prepared. […]
This morning the Lord brought back to my remembrance a dream, or actually a couple dreams, I once had. It was two dreams, with the same exact details on the same night. I knew these dreams weren’t for me alone, but for many in the Body of Christ. As I awoke from these dreams, I […]
Over the weekend I re-read a book by a friend of mine. It’s truly a great book and one I think I need to read at least once a year. There is one part that stands out to me each time I read it. It is the definition Pastor Karen shares about influence. Pastor Karen’s […]
Lately, I have been studying the power in the Word of God. I shared a portion of that with you yesterday – today, I want to share something the Lord showed me last week concerning the Word of God. It was eye-opening to me. I hope it will be to you as well. One morning […]
1 Peter 1:22-25 teaches us about a wonderful enduring characteristic of the Word of God. Since you have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit in sincere love of the brethren, love one another fervently with a pure heart, having been born again, not of corruptible seed but incorruptible, through the word […]