“I don’t want to fast today,” I told God for probably the fifth time since the day before when the nudges had started. I don’t think He was impressed, and it certainly wasn’t a negotiation. Despite my objections and my intense desire not to do so, the idea that I should fast just wasn't going… Continue reading How to Crucify the Flesh in 3 Steps
If you have ever been to a social function by yourself, you know that feeling. It’s that wondering, hoping feeling that you will find somewhere to be and someone to be with. See, people don’t like to be left out. We want to be included and feel like we matter to others. Recently, I attended… Continue reading Biblical Inclusion: A Seat at God’s Table
The little boy didn’t have a truck full of food. He had five barley loaves and two fish that he volunteered to Jesus’ disciples on a mountain near the Sea of Galilee that day. Jesus took his offering and multiplied it to feed five thousand men plus women and children. It’s an account that would… Continue reading When the Loaves and Fishes of Your Life Aren’t Enough
As Christians, we all have jobs to do for the Lord. Sometimes we do well and rock the assignment so much that we give glory to God for His grace. (Because we know there was no way we could have done that well by ourselves.) But sometimes, we miss God and end up kicking ourselves… Continue reading The Truth About Christian Victories and Defeats
As Christians, we go through seasons. Sometimes we are in a season of peace, and our lives can roll with very little friction. Other times the battle gets hot, and the hits start coming one after another. Whether it’s conflict on the job, issues with health, problems at home, concern about the news, or just… Continue reading 3 Lessons from a Prayer That Changed Everything
I still remember the day several years ago when my husband asked me about my greatest fear. I spoke, and the words seemed to hang in the air like a talk bubble in a comic strip. But neither of us was laughing, especially not me. See, the enemy had heard those words too. He grabbed… Continue reading The Key to the Problem of Fear that Brings Torment
Is it just me, or does God seem to be tightening up His ship these days? In a very short amount of time, God has brought several things to my attention that I was doing that He doesn’t appreciate. These are things I have done for a while but God, in His sovereign timing, is… Continue reading God Wounds and God Heals
Right now there is so much going on in the world that it can get kind of overwhelming. Besides the never-ending barrage of negative news, the prayer requests from all sides are seemingly nonstop. People need healing for themselves and their loved ones. They need strength to endure the latest attacks from the enemy. It… Continue reading Stand Fast in the Faith & Just Keep Singing
Cooking and nature shows are about all I can watch on TV these days. Unfortunately, programmers jam-pack comedies, dramas, and even news show scripts with filth and an immoral agenda. Recently, my husband and I watched a series called Alone. The premise is that producers drop off ten people in remote wilderness locations to survive by… Continue reading 3 Judgment Day Lessons From Reality TV
There’s an old saying that goes, “God doesn’t call the qualified, He qualifies the called.” In other words, God gives His people skills. He takes individuals who are nothing and makes them something in order to use them for His purposes. But what happens when those same people start to think that because of the… Continue reading We Are All But Tools in the Hands of God
