Holding onto the Joy of the Lord
A friend recently shared a victory that demands more praise than we give it. We often consider it a victory when we win something we didn’t have before. But what about when we simply don’t lose? What about when we don’t let the enemy take what God has generously given to us? My friend shared […]
Effective Prayer
James 5:16b NKJV The effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much. Over the years I have grown to love praying for people. I have the beautiful privilege of joining others at our church for weekly prayer night. I appreciate seeing the different prayer gifts and enjoying unique experiences as we pray. We have […]
Let God Take Your Hand and Lead You
Let God take your hand and lead you. I’ve heard this many times and honestly, I couldn’t picture doing this in a real-life scenario. I’d begin to picture God taking my hand and then I quickly stopped the thought because if God had to take my hand, then we must be going through something huge […]
Transferring Hope
Romans 15:13 NKJV Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. As children of God, we are called to walk a life of faith, hope and love. Without the life of Christ in us, we […]
Assembling Together
Have you ever found yourself weary in the good fight of faith? Maybe you were doing everything you knew to do in a given situation and all that was left to do was stand, but you were tired. Your legs got heavy. You weren’t quitting but it was getting hard to bravely carry on. At […]
Free to Be Free
Jesus paid a high price for us to be free. We can have freedom from sin, sickness and death because Jesus made a way. We need to see ourselves redeemed the way Jesus truly redeemed us. As we line ourselves up with what He has done, we find we are forgiven, we are healed, and […]
Jesus, My Victory
Recently I felt really weird, like I was getting sick. I don’t get sick very much so this was unusual for me. I praise God that it feels unusual to me because He keeps me in good health through His word and gracious love for me.I rested and listened to worship music. At bedtime I […]
The Will of God
came across a verse in Matthew that really made me think about how seriously we take the will of God in our lives. It follows the arrest of Jesus in Matthew 26:50 (TPT). But one of the disciples pulled out a dagger and swung it at the servant of the high priest, slashing off his […]
The Master Heart Surgeon
At some point in our lives we will all suffer from pain. It’s inevitable if you’re a human being. What you do with it will cause you to be either an overcomer or remain a victim.Many people come to Christ on the threshold of intense pain. I did. I was in deep pain, suffering betrayal […]
Look Up
Ordinary days. Sometimes I find myself looking at a new day the same as I did the day before. Before I realize it, I’ve started looking down because I don’t have to look up if I already know what’s coming ahead. The view becomes grim when we look at anything underneath us too long. We […]