Do you ever just take a good look at yourself in the mirror? I mean just stop what you’re doing and look? I’ll be honest, sometimes it is very hard to look at myself, see blemishes and not try to cover up or justify them. I don’t want others to see my faults or failures. …
He Will Lift You Up
Moreover the spirit lifted me up, and brought me unto the east gate of the LORD’S house…. Ezekiel 11:1 There are going to be valleys in life. Difficult times happen to us all. Sometimes we will be weak, and have to rely on the Holy Spirit to lift us from where we are. We have …
The qualities of a GOOD Church
Today’s blog post comes from Acts 20 and 21. While doing my studies this morning about the way Paul and others behaved themselves in the early Church, I noticed many wonderful qualities. Qualities of a loving Pastor, a faithful community of believers, and behaviors characteristic of both. I want to share these with you. If …
How’s your joy?
Are you lacking in the joy department? I’m not talking about temporal happiness, as the world would define it. The world finds its happiness in things, people, and situations. The world would have you believe if you don’t have things, you cannot be happy. Time and again the Bible tells us if we are a …
Tempting, but no thank you!
When I was a child “Just Say No!” was the “catch phrase” for how to handle temptations. Drugs, strangers enticing you to come with them, etc. I still remember D.A.R.E. (drug abuse resistance education) and later G.R.E.A.T. (gang resistance education and training) classes teaching us how to say NO to things that would harm us …
The Gospel Changes Everything
I was almost three years of age when this big old green bus started coming to pick up my twelve year old aunt with her baby niece. I don’t remember that first time I rode to the white block church building, but I do know this-It began a change in my life. It was the …
A little stirred up
If you are anything like me, you can be quick to get stirred up about some things. When someone rubs us the wrong way, or perhaps we want to jump to a friend’s defense in a matter. We have to be SO careful about being easily “stirred up” in these kinds of matters. James 1:19 …
Little Ears Are Listening!
Mommas, have you tried your best to quietly open that candy bar so you could enjoy a moment of much needed chocolate? Haha if you’re a mom of littles, I’m sure you have many times. They hear the things we don’t want them to that’s for sure. If we ever start whispering, they get quiet …
Falling Away? -or- Following Always?
None of us are perfect. But God truly wants to work all things for good in our lives. He can take the most bleak of situations and turn it around. But it all depends on our faithfulness to Him and following His leading.
Morning is Coming!
Ever have one of those days you could not wait for it to end? Yea, that was me yesterday. My day started out heavy with burdens but ended nothing like I expected. I was ready for bed around lunch, ready to try to forget what felt like would consume and break me. But, being broken …