I was flipping through a magazine recently when a sentence caught my attention. The headline read, “Nothing brings down a mountain like water.” My thoughts immediately went to the Word of God. Ephesian 5:26 talks about the washing of the water BY THE WORD. This is where my mind went....
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...
“We are preparing for something.” When IFA President and CEO Dave Kubal spoke these words at a recent meeting, my ears perked up. Those five simple words pierced my heart and took me back to the beginning days of 2020. It was early January of that year when God spoke...
Yesterday, we talked about declaring and decreeing – today I want to add one additional thought to that. As I studied and meditated about decreeing there was another message I had recently heard that went right along with this revelation. One word stuck out to me concerning that message –...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...