It’s amazing how a rainy day or a lack of sleep can affect a person. Especially if it’s on top of a long list of other stressors. So what’s a person to do? How can we get out of a funk? It was fortuitous that the Bible plan we started today talked about this very …
Make Room is the second song on my playlist for 2025. I shared the first song, Made for More in my post about my word for 2025 - MORE. The thread that connects these two songs is a desire for God to be more present in my life. The lyrics, “I will make room for …
As a writer, I’ve been taught the importance of a hook. It’s what grabs your reader’s attention and makes them want to read more. Most of the time the hook is found in the opening sentence, but that’s not always the case. For instance, I often use my blog titles as my hook, or my …
How do I write encouragement when I am in the midst of battle? By writing my honest thoughts. At first, I had nothing I could think to write, and then I had titles come to mind like Stumbling Blocks, What Do I Do When I’m Not Enough, or The Devil Doesn’t Scream. Any one of …
I had a conversation with Holy Spirit the other day, and though I don’t remember the exact words He spoke, I do remember the scripture. You will keep in perfect peace all who trust in you, all whose thoughts are fixed on you!Isaiah 26:3 NLT He brought up the fact that my thoughts had been …
One minute I’m confident and the next minute I’m full of doubt. Have you ever felt that way? Sometimes I write it off as just a cloudy day, knowing the sunshine will bring back my enthusiasm. But I see a pattern, one that needs breaking. “Jesus, I need a little help here.” “For I know …
Continue reading Called, Confused, and Collapsing on the Couch: Dealing with Deterring Doubts
As for what was sown among thorns, this is the one who hears the word, but the cares of the world and the deceitfulness of riches choke the word, and it proves unfruitful. Matthew 13:22 ESV Coming back from the Realm Makers conference I let my mind get overwhelmed with all the information I heard, …
I thought about calling this post, Can I Expect Good Things to Happen? Because it seems I am always anticipating living my life in a state of fear and anxiousness. The phrase, waiting for the other shoe to drop, came to mind, so I had to look that up to find out why people say …
“My thoughts are nothing like your thoughts,” says the Lord. “And my ways are far beyond anything you could imagine. For just as the heavens are higher than the earth, so my ways are higher than your ways and my thoughts higher than your thoughts.” Isaiah 55:8-9 NLT Lying in bed this morning my thoughts …
1. It’s easier said than done. My last post I discussed shifting from surviving to thriving. An awesome concept, truly inspired by the Holy Spirit. But this morning, as I laid in my bed after waking at 3:30, I realized my first point: it’s easier said than done. In this next paragraph I’m going to …
The Far Reaches of Grace 