For God has not given us a spirit of fear and timidity,
but of power, love, and self-discipline.
2 Timothy 1:7
This has been so good for me to share my quiet time with you. Thank you for being a part of this journey, my prayer is that it is creating habits in you that are helping you grow closer to Jesus. It is easier than you think. Remember you are not doing it wrong, you aren’t failing, if you are trying you are succeeding.
Read MoreI focused on hearing what God would lead me to pray for. Don’t stress in your prayer, the Holy Spirit will lead you when you listen. Remember prayer is a conversation between you and God, talking and listening.
Read MoreThere is a purification we walk through when we are in a relationship with Jesus. A Refiner’s fire to burn away anything that is not like Him. I want to have a heart like Christ, to love what he loves and hate what he hates. Hardheartedness is so dangerous in the life of a believer, but living with a soft heart is vulnerable. Soft-hearted people live with the opportunity to be hurt, in fact, they will be hurt. When that hurt comes, however, it is so important not to harden because of it but to bring it back to God in these morning moments.
Read MoreSometimes doing day two is the hardest day, it is easy to stay in bed and feel like it doesn’t matter, but I want to encourage you to push through those feelings. You can do it and you will be so glad you did!
Read MoreI hope this acts as a guide for you. Let yourself off the hook if you haven’t known how to have a quiet time, don’t let that keep you from being in a relationship with Jesus! Just start somewhere, start today!
Read MoreOver the years the phrase “quiet time” has gotten a lot of press. It has become something people do to reflect, to meditate or pray. It is definitely something to post about on Instagram and let people know that you have had some good quiet time, but what is it really? When someone is having quiet time, what is the goal? What do they do during the so-called “quiet time”?
Read More“Worry is a weapon of the enemy to distract us from faith in God”
Read MoreI realized what the Lord was showing me was a warning for me and also for those people who are a part of our church. There is an assignment from the enemy to bring a spirit of heaviness upon us. When the spirit of heaviness comes upon us it attempts to keep us down, sad, broken, hurting and lost. These feelings, though they are real and often justified, when they are persistent in our lives keep us from living the life God has for us. This heaviness takes over and we no longer can do the things we love to do, we no longer care whether or not we get out of bed and have a productive day. When the spirit of heaviness comes upon us we lose sight of who God is.
Read MoreI asked the Lord, “so what? I am nothing?” Very gently and lovingly I heard the sweet Holy Spirit whisper back to me, “ you are an empty vessel”.
Read More“Isn’t it interesting how the most frustrating thing in others is often what we are annoyed with in ourselves? There have been times over the past few years when I have needed to talk to someone, but I didn’t want to bother them, thought it was silly or knew I could eventually figure it out on my own. Let’s face it, I am a woman, sometimes I need to talk about it! I could kick myself that I didn’t see it until now.”
Read MoreFor I am convinced… this verse has always meant one thing to me. There was no way that God would ever take his love away from me. Nothing that I do is ever bad enough, ever big enough to make God turn his back on me. That is how much God loves me.
Read More“This is one of the greatest tactics of our enemy, to keep silent, those of us whom God has set free and forgiven. Speaking of the good things that God has done in our lives both frees us from the enemy but it also helps to set others free from his lies.”
God places people directly in our paths whom He wants us to reach. I have the opportunity to extend an invitation of grace. It doesn’t matter what may be lurking in a person’s background, the neighbor requirement is simple, it is anyone I have the chance to meet.
Read MoreAs believers our greatest weakness is passivity. In our right hand is the sword of the spirit which is the word of God, for the attack, in our left hand is the shield of faith. We are equipped with weapons to fight on our own behalf and on behalf our families!
Read MoreEmbarking on a journey of faith is never easy. There are days I feel confident and ready to tackle the world and there are days when I wake up in a full on panic, overcome with fear and worry. I am sad to say I have had more of the later so far in 2018.
Read MoreOk so it has officially been a week since I decided that my word for the new year would be discipline. I gotta tell you, it is harder than I thought it would be. Because I have been lacking discipline in so many areas of my life it seems a little overwhelming to…
Read MoreWe know what God has done in the past, but it is nothing compared to what He wants to do in future. We can not limit God to what He has done instead we can expect that He has something new in store for us! What a great promise for our future!
Read MoreI can’t please everyone, because not everyone wants to seek after the lost. The lost act lost. They say inappropriate things, they party, they lead lost lives. These are the misfits, the wanderers, looking for something but not knowing what that thing is.
Read MoreSelf control is not one of those widely talked about spiritual disciplines but it is one that is so important to our soul and spiritual health. I have learned over the years that the health of my soul is direct reflection of the health of my spirit. For me, an out…
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