When I was a little girl I had a hard time sleeping. So I quickly learned strategies to help me through the night one of them was to pray scripture. I was petrified of all the sounds I heard outside my window and would lay in bed sweating in sheer terror. Welcome to how my prayer life got started. It was out of "survival" that I sought the Lord with all of my heart. My parents had taught me to pray early on so I would ask God for help. I'm not sure what my prayers sounded like ... continue reading...
But I Had Hoped: When Things Don’t Go As Planned
But I had hoped. You may have found yourself saying that little phrase a lot this year, “But I had hoped... we could gather for the holidays. But I had hoped we could go visit them. But I hoped she would’ve of made it out of this. But I had hoped he wouldn't have gotten sick. But I had hoped our business would've survived this. This phrase has become all too familiar to us in the midst of so many disillusionments and disappointments in 2020. I don't ... continue reading...
God Delights in You–Believe it.
God delights in you. Do you believe it? This morning the Lord brought to my mind a situation that I shared in the Bible study that I published recently but it didn't make the cut by the publisher. I talked about how one morning I was home alone working on my long to-do list. Sometimes I like to bundle my routines so I got on my stationary bike as I prayed for the various people God had laid on my heart. I love praying scripture so that morning I was praying Zephaniah 3:17 for the ... continue reading...
Every Day Ask a Question & Listen Really Well
Ever since I can remember I've had a question on my tongue. When I was younger I kept a lot of these questions to myself and simply pondered them in my heart. My father was an inquisitive man and he taught us how to ask questions. He regularly drilled us with questions after we watched a movie, "What's the message in this movie? What did you learn?" I would sit at the dinner table regularly debating about everything under the sun. Well, around my high school/college years my question ... continue reading...
Strong Women Laugh at the Days to Come
You are probably familiar with this verse from Proverbs 31:25, "She is clothed with strength and dignity she can laugh at the days to come." It truly is a beautiful passage to have on the walls of our home. I don't know what the times were like when King Lemuel's mom gave him this sound advice about women --She is clothed with strength and honor, She laughs at the future. Proverbs 31:25 But currently, we find ourselves in the midst of a challenging year with a global pandemic, racial ... continue reading...
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