As I re-read today’s motivation, I could not help but think about something the Lord once said to me. It was many years ago, at a time when I was praying and asking God for very specific things. Several times, it appeared the prayers were being answered yet it wasn’t exactly what I was praying […]
As I walked down my hallway, I heard God speak ONE word to me; fullness. I stopped and thought a moment and then I prayed; God I thank you that I am full of your presence, full of your anointing, full of your peace and full of all that you are. As I declared those […]
I was thinking about all the prophecies I have heard lately, especially the negative ones. I remembered a story I read a couple years ago, I want to share it with you today: Years ago, a farmer owned land along the Atlantic seacoast. He constantly advertised for hired hands. Most people were reluctant to work […]
When God considers your life, your heart, does He see faith? When He observes our actions, does He see faith? I was thinking about this over the weekend as I meditated on a scripture found in Matthew. Matthew 9:2 says; And, behold, they brought to him a man sick of the palsy, lying on a […]
Eccl. 4:9-10 says; Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their labor. For if they fall, one will lift up his companion. This is the scripture that was on my mind this past weekend as I drove to my Mom’s to cut and remove trees and limbs that had fallen […]
It’s one thing to write a motivation when things are sunshine and roses, it’s quite another to live it just a few hours later. As I sit here in the dark at 3 am, I am thinking about the writing I just sent out…”Increase & Thankfulness…cultivating a heart of thanksgiving.” It was easy and even […]
In happy moments, PRAISE GOD. In difficult moments, SEEK GOD. In quiet moments, WORSHIP GOD. In painful moments, TRUST GOD. Every moment, THANK GOD. This is one of my favorite quotes. I seem to see it everywhere lately. Recently I was listening to a teaching on the subject of humility by Keith Moore. During the […]
As I listened to him share what God had given him for 2017, Perry Stone made a simple, yet profound statement, he said ‘blessings come through confession.’ I have always known the power of our words and the importance of confession yet I had never heard it put quite this way; blessings come through confession. […]
Have you ever felt like the seeds you were sowing in faith simply weren’t working? Many of us have felt that way at one time or another. Just the other day I received such an email from one of our partners after he read last Friday’s teaching. His email said; ‘Great word! I’ve struggled in […]
Breakthrough…an instance of sudden, dramatic success in a sphere or activity. That is the definition of breakthrough from Webster’s 1828 dictionary. However, there are a couple definitions that I feel pertain more to a breakthrough in the spiritual realm. In the military, breakthrough means to advance all the way through and BEYOND the enemy’s front […]
“He has made me glad! He has made me glad! I will rejoice for He has made me glad!” A couple weeks ago we had tornados come through our area one night. This is normally something that causes Breanne to be anxious, especially if she is home alone with the kids. The day after the […]
“Lord, I lift up my hands, I surrender all to you”….or do I? This morning as I was running errands, I heard a song on the radio that said ‘I lift my hands, I lay down my life.’ Those words struck my heart today. I began to think about those words and what they really […]
To everything there is a season…so sayeth the word of God. However, not all of them are pleasant, as we all know quite well. I was talking with a friend the other day about how we walk through different seasons and some seasons can be really tough. Some seasons, quite frankly, are wilderness experiences. As […]
Have you found in your own life that waiting on the Lord is not always pleasant? I know I have. Yet the word of God says; those who wait upon the Lord shall inherit the earth. We recently talked about those who wait, who eagerly watch for the Lord to show up on their behalf […]
Did you know one of the remedies for trauma is to sing? I didn’t either until this last week. Last week, my daughter had a bit of trauma occur in her life. She was working on her farm and rolled a four-wheeler. It landed on her and she was banged up pretty bad. We are […]
This past weekend, the Lord continued to give me dreams about babies. This most recent dream was very revealing to me and I pray it is to you as well. Let me begin by sharing the dream with you and then I will expound on what God showed me through this particular dream. In my […]
But those who wait on the LORD will find new strength. They will fly high on wings like eagles. They will run and not grow weary. They will walk and not faint. Isaiah 40:31 For the past couple days a song has been in my heart, I am sure you know it, it goes like […]
Be not deceived, God is not mocked. Whatsoever a man sows, that shall he reap. Galatians 6:7 This week I received an email from one of our partners. He shared with me that he thought he was set up to give a monthly donation, he said it had been set up that way for a […]
I was talking with a friend today and began to think about some things, one thing I pondered most of the day is how we sometimes try to put God in a box. We see a way He has worked in the past and assume that He will work that way again. While some scriptures […]
Today I was thinking of an incident that happened with my grandkids last Spring. I had sat on my back porch and watched as Brailee attempted kite flying for the first time. It took me back several years before when Bryson first attempted kite flying. Although I love to watch them, the first day it […]