Journaling is a type of therapy. It helps us process our thoughts and what we are walking through in a particular season. And it's always great to look back and see what was happening and the things the Lord taught us. So I’m letting you peek into my personal journal for twenty thoughts I hope encourage you and bring life to your soul. Some thoughts the Lord gave me in the past, but are helpful now. While others are fresh inspiration from the Lord. Wholeness And Forgiveness (1.) If people Continue Reading
Keep Praying When It’s “Over” {Recharge Wednesday LINKUP}
We pray before we eat. Before our days begin. Before we go to sleep. Often, we pray before big events and decisions. We pray as loved ones face difficulties. But we don’t have to stop there. We can keep praying after. God doesn't say "cease praying" after the test results suggest the worst or the conversation ends terribly or the morning rush causes us to forget what we even read in the Bible that morning. In our limited sense of time, praying after things seem "finished" can feel Continue Reading
The Most Challenging Sermon of All Time {Blog Series}
“The news about Him spread throughout all Syria; and they brought to Him all who were ill, those suffering with various diseases and pains, demoniacs, epileptics, paralytics; and He healed them. Large crowds followed Him from Galilee and the Decapolis and Jerusalem and Judea and from beyond the Jordan. When Jesus saw the crowds, He went up on the mountain; and after He sat down, His disciples came to Him. He opened His mouth and began to teach them, saying…” Matthew 4:24 – 5:1,2 He spent Continue Reading
I KNOW You Are Sovereign, BUT…
I knew better than to speak. Anyone could see by the expression on my face that I wasn’t ok. My people always know when a cloud descends upon my spirit. It simply wasn’t a good day. The day turned into a week of gloom. I had a hard time opening my Bible, and, when I did, the words sounded like a mantra, rather than true comfort. Silence is a refuge when sadness permeates my days. I’m not one to voice disappointments regarding my circumstances. But my heart was complaining. Pitching a Continue Reading
