Until you have the courage to enter darkness, You can’t bring the light. We think it’s the end of the world when we suffer, but the Truth is: God gives us opportunities to illuminate the shadows with His love. Isn’t that what you wanted all along? Didn’t you pray to be of service? Didn’t your […]
Here it is, Lord – I have one last thing to give you, and I’m finally ready. I’ve been clutching it heavy to my chest for so long that I started to think it was part of who I am. But I finally realize, it’s just a rain cloud- and I’m the vast openness beyond- […]
I can’t carve rich canyons out of plain brown deserts or paint starry skies with aurora borealis. I don’t have the genius to invent pudgy baby fingers or the joy of squishy pug dog faces. I certainly can’t draw crowds of believers to me or create safe pathways through a raging sea. I don’t know […]
I am the very opposite of what I’m told a woman should be. Fortunately, I have the strength to rebuke those voices, and I know Who gave that strength to me. What does it say about society, when a woman can feel the power of God’s love coursing through the depths of her being, and […]
John 14:27 Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid. I am a born worrier, who has been transformed by grace into a prayer warrior, who doesn’t stay stuck in fear […]
Is there anything more powerful than a mother who prays? She doesn’t look like much, I know … on bended knee, alone But isn’t there something about a woman who opens her heart to the Lord? Who is brave enough to realize her own vulnerability in loving these children so much? Who is strong enough […]
It’s like a little ball of light in your heart that glows and gets bigger the longer you follow it. Brighter and bolder too. It will help to know some things in advance. While mesmerized by the brilliance of it, You can fully expect to be led into dark places that terrify you and make […]
“Therefore if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come. The old is gone, the new is here.” -2 Corinthians 5:17 God bless and heal our loved ones, who are struggling to break free from addiction to harmful substances and behaviors. Sometimes it feels like we’re losing them to the darkness of their issues. They’ve changed […]
There are some things we want that we can’t work for to get. Snow falls down from the sky on a Tuesday and stops that night without ever asking if we had enough or even if we wanted it in the first place. Of course, we did. at least a part of us did; the […]
God, please uplift those who are grieving the loss of their father today. Help them capture favorite memories of him. Crystalize his most distinctive characteristics in their minds. Help them to experience the essence of who He is in their hearts, so they realize that He will always be with them in a spiritual way. Quickly bring healing […]