Faith-Filled Encouragement: Growing Together in Faith, Health, and Life.
"So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand." - Isaiah 41:10 (NIV) How beautiful are the promises God gives us through this verse? God is with us. He is… Continue reading “Breakthrough Living: Unpacking Isaiah 41:10 for Everyday Living”
I’m a fixer. I fixate on the things that are wrong in an effort to fix them. I dwell on the problem. I stress over it. Sometimes for hours, sometimes for days, maybe even weeks and months. I’m also a learner. I’m learning through life experience. I’m gaining wisdom. And what I know is that… Continue reading Embracing Gratitude: A Journey from Fixation to Faith
Today starts the last 90 days of this year. And before we know it we'll be starting a brand new year! It's crazy to think this year is almost over. What a year it's been! Here’s what I know, I want to end it strong and feeling my best physically, mentally, and emotionally. I want… Continue reading How We Can End 2021 With Strength & Purpose
God’s got this, whatever it is. I’ve been asked to pray for a lot of people this week that needed to hear & believe this exact thing. Their “whatever’s” are hard & painful to go through. •relationships are breaking around them•seasons are shifting and change is hard•children are falling away from God•they’re having to accept… Continue reading God’s Got This
Tell them to go after God, who piles on all the riches we could ever manage-to do good, to be rich in helping others, to be extravagantly generous. If they do that, they’ll build a treasury that will last, gaining life that is truly life. - 1 Timothy 6:18-19 MSG God loves doers of His… Continue reading Be A Doer of God’s Word
We can rejoice, too, when we run into problems and trials, for we know that they help us develop endurance. And endurance develops strength of character, and character strengthens our confident hope of salvation. - Romans 5:3-4 (NLT) God, I know that You orchestrate my path, and You’re there in delays and schedule upsets. Please… Continue reading Rejoice & Be Flexible
Moses said to God, "Suppose I go to the Israelites and say to them, 'The God of your fathers has sent me to you,' and they ask me, 'What is his name?' Then what shall I tell them?" -Exodus 3:13 God said to Moses, "I AM WHO I AM. This is what you are to… Continue reading God is my EVERYTHING. The great I AM.
For I will restore health to you, and I will heal your wounds, says the Lord, because they have called you an outcast, saying, This is Zion, whom no one cares! Jeremiah 30:17 I am thankful for a God that promises to restore my health and heal my wounds. The truth is that each one… Continue reading The Promises of Jeremiah 30:17
A Bit of Bible: May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing to you, O LORD, my rock and my redeemer. -Psalm 19:14 A Bit of Prayer: Father, I pray that the words of my mouth would be pleasing to you. I pray that the meditation of my heart… Continue reading Psalm 19:14
You do not have to be who you were, who you have been. How refreshing to read those words. How encouraging. How hopeful. I know the above statement is true, because I'm not who I used to be. My labels are changing one by one. Just because something was, does not mean it always will… Continue reading Don’t Let Anyone Tell You Change Isn’t Possible
