This was how my Pastor started his message Sunday. How many times have I been focused on a successful outcome instead of what God asked...

Following Jesus and living in this world isn’t easy. We build our closeness and develop our faith and trust by walking and talking with...

There is nothing wrong with feeling angry, the problems that come from anger are always a choice! What are you going to do with it, are...

This is the NIV translation of Luke 1:37. I’d always know it as “For with God nothing will be impossible.” Both translations are amazing...

Pretty much everyone you encounter has something in their heart or spirit that is broken, torn down and hurting. Some of them hide it...

This verse came alive to me today in a new way. The endurance that we are taught in the Scriptures is daunting. We get discouraged when...

None of us want to hear the word, “No!” We want others to be supportive and to back us up without questioning anything. At the same time,...

Do you struggle sometimes to believe that God is good ALL the time? There were times that I did, I knew and believed the Word and I knew...

It seems to me that Prayer is so much more important than we think it is. Taking time for fellowship and conversation with someone you...

This isn’t what we want to hear. But let this prayer Jesus prayed for us kindle up your courage to live like you are truly a citizen of...

Today, I pray a blessing of shalom over you. May the Lord’s perfect peace reign in your life, that you would experience His perfect...

Sometimes we need to travel a difficult road for God’s purposes to be fulfilled. Sometimes that purpose is our own sanctification,...

God does have an assignment for each one of us… actually, many of them. They are part of the plans and purposes He envisioned for us...

“Above all else…” we’ve been given lots of guidance in the Bible, even commandments - and all for our benefit. We’re told that the...

…the fight for joy is not for the unarmed. What a statement! We often talk about fighting for our rights, values, faith, principles,...

Reflecting on waiting… “Be still in the presence of the Lord, and wait patiently for him to act. Don’t worry about evil people who...

What is the wild, crazy, maybe even impossible dream you have? Have you told anyone, or is it locked up in your own heart? Is it from...

The joy of the Lord is supernatural - that means it’s not based on reality or circumstances, it transcends them. I have experienced great...

Have you ever found yourself running from God? Maybe you’re a believer, going to church regularly and even praying - but you know God is...

Hope is powerful. We are to rejoice in it, and it can be enough to get us through tremendous hardships. Think of Paul who wrote this, he...