This is the month where many, if not most people, celebrate love. We would like to also celebrate love this month, the love of God. Actually, we endeavor to share the love of God all the time – but this past week, we were reminded of how very much it...

It has been several years ago now, but recently God reminded me of this day – and the blessing of times of purging. None of us enjoy purging or cutting away of things, yet it is part of God’s plan for us – if we are to grow in Him...

I read something years ago that has stuck with me. Here is what it said. A shark in a fish tank will grow eight inches, but in the ocean, it will grow eight feet or more. The shark can never outgrow its environment. The same is true about us. It...

It was a couple weeks before Christmas and my granddaughter was helping me wrap gifts. I was watching her and thinking, “Oh my goodness, these are not going to look very good.” I wanted to step in and help but I didn’t want to discourage her. I decided to just...

For the past few days, I am hearing this phrase in my spirit, the sound of breakthrough. This morning, I awoke at 2 am. I felt the Lord had awaken me, so I got up and began to talk to Him. I quietly meditated on this phrase, the sound of...

Have you ever been through a season when it seemed like no matter what you prayed, God was not answering? Or at least it appeared that He was not answering? I have. I am not being negative; I am simply being honest. I went through such a season, and it...

This past weekend, I was preparing for single digit temperatures that were coming our way. While I made things as ready as possible, I began to pray and talk to God. I talked to Him about the condition of my heart – I was telling Him that I want to...

This past weekend, I was thinking about the peace of God and how we, as God’s children, could walk in that peace on a daily basis. It almost seems impossible, doesn’t it? With the world in chaos, family issues and even health scares – this peace God speaks of almost...

In my prayer earlier this week, I had a sense of something. I cannot say it was a spoken word from God. It was more of an impression. As I prayed, I knew in the days we are in, we need to walk in more  of the power of God....

As I was thinking about Valentines Day coming next month, my thoughts continually went to a scripture I love. It is found in Song of Solomon 3:4. It says, I have found the one whom my soul loves, I held him and would not let him go. Next month, people all around...

I believe in every season we walk through, there is an opportunity to learn. An opportunity that will not come our way again. The past few months have been such a time for me. I once heard someone say, “trials do not harden our hearts and make us bitter, they simply...

I have one more thing I want to share with you about my weekend and the lessons I was privileged to learn or be reminded of. I shared how in the midst of troubling news, my friend chose to worship God instead of allowing fear to overtake her. Of course,...