Forsaken…or Not???

Forsaken…or Not???

Originally posted 4/10/20 Today is Good Friday. It’s a day that is one of the most important days in human history. We call it “good” because it is the day that our Savior, Jesus, died on the cross and took our sins upon himself. It was the day that we could now be...
Freedom

Freedom

Originally posted 4/3/20 “Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.” ‭‭2 Corinthians‬ ‭3:17‬ ‭ESV‬‬ This verse has been on my mind for several months. Specifically the end, “…where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is...
God says, “I’m Making All Things New.”

God says, “I’m Making All Things New.”

Originally posted 3/27/20 God loves to wake me up between 4:30 and 5am! To be honest, I don’t love waking up that early, but since it happens frequently, I decided to take advantage of it and pray. One morning this week I was awake at 5am praying for my extended...
Peace in the Storm

Peace in the Storm

Originally posted 3/20/20 Brett and I went to the store the other day. We needed a few items to get us through the week. You know, the normals: meat, milk, toilet paper; just things we use everyday. I heard that there was a toilet paper shortage, and that people were...
Rejection Leads to What? Part 2

Rejection Leads to What? Part 2

Originally posted 3/13/20 Last week I told you a story about how rejection turned to insecurity, and insecurity turned into pride in my life. This week I want to show you how two different guys in the Bible dealt with rejection. The first guy allowed the root of...
Rejection Leads to What? Part 1

Rejection Leads to What? Part 1

Originally posted 3/6/20 At some point we are all faced with the sting of rejection. Rejection may come from a friend on the playground who doesn’t want to be our friend any longer, or it could be a parent walking out of our life, never to be seen again. Rejection is...
Praying Using the Bible

Praying Using the Bible

Originally posted 2/28/20 Using the Bible when we pray is a great way to supercharge your prayer life. There are three ways I like to use the Bible when praying. First, I will find a verse that applies to my situation.  Secondly, I love to use a passage of...
Struggles Don’t Define You

Struggles Don’t Define You

Originally posted 2/21/20 Last summer as I was sitting on my front porch, spending some time with God, he showed me something I had never thought about before. In John 16:33, Jesus is talking to his disciples and says this, “I have said these things to you, that in me...
Love Changed Her

Love Changed Her

Originally posted 2/14/20 They all rejected her. Everyone she ever loved turned their back on her. She thought they loved her, but she was wrong. She thought they would be there for her always, but when things got tough they ran the other way. She was such a lonely...
Where Does Revival Start

Where Does Revival Start

Originally posted 2/5/20 Revival. When you hear that word, what comes to mind? Once upon a time I thought of events like The Great Awakening that happened in the mid 1700s. This is a time when many people gave their lives to Jesus because of the work of evangelists....