You are Treasured.
A few months back, I was listening to a radio program where a mother described how she helped one of her sons overcome low self-esteem. It made me remember a time in my life when I too struggled with the same thing. My mother caught wind of my insecurities with my appearance, and each
beauty for ashes.
In order to fight for healing following the death of my daughter, I had to take the word of God and hide it deep within my heart. In the early days of my journey through grief, I felt the Holy Spirit prompt me to pray for one of the Mercy Teams at Victory World Church
those that wait upon the Lord
After we lost Phebe, I had a vivid dream in which I was running in a marathon. As I was running, I passed by people to my left and right, and my eyes brightened as the finish line came into view. Excitement began beating within my chest, then it happened - I fell. I
you can have it?
Are you saying to the Lord, “save it for me,” or “You can have it”? I have just experienced the greatest pain of my life in losing my child. I asked God why He didn’t allow me to miscarry earlier in my pregnancy before everyone knew I was pregnant. I told Him if He had
the joy of the Lord.
Last year, I was worshipping at a Jesus Culture concert and a woman seated behind me leaned over and said the following in my ear: “The Lord will restore your joy.” She had no idea that I was struggling with contentment and joy at that time, and all I could do was thank her for being
the issue of love (part 2)
read part 1 I was really serious about learning how to love God, so I began to pray and just tell Him my heart. When you love someone, you spend time with them. When we pray, we spend time with God. Prayer is a two-way line of communication, so sometimes rather than speaking, I would
the issue of love (part 1)
Many have realized that in the last year I’ve changed A LOT. I had always considered myself a Christian, but in the last few years I began to realize that I wasn’t living out the “abundant life” that Christ talks about in John 10:10b. Sure, I had “things” (material possessions, good job, great friends),
HE is faithful
After writing in my journal this evening, I decided to open a few of my old journals and read what I had written around this time in the past. I almost didn’t open up my childhood journal, but as I was about to close my drawer, something made me grab it. I opened to September
a new heart
It’s amazing how being honest with God changes everything. A while ago while praying, I asked God to change me. I asked him to make me the person he wants me to be and to take away anything that hinders me from that goal. And he did. He’s put me in a place where I have
love is an action.
God has been teaching how to be loved by Him and how to love Him. Most recently, He’s shown me that love is not merely lip service, it’s an ACTION! The most quoted Bible verse says, “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him