Edna woke up and got ready for work, just as she does every day. She made her regular stop to grab a cup of coffee, but for some reason the drive-thru was extraordinarily long. She didn’t want to be late for work and decided she’d make out better by goingRead More →
There are some people who don’t like surprises of any kind. They don’t want surprise ingredients in their foods, don’t want surprise birthday parties, spontaneous trips, or surprise gifts. The idea of being presented with anything unexpectedly is a no-go for them, and they are not amused. The irony isRead More →
Dear Heavenly Father, As I think about what I’ve witnessed in my significant relationships, as well as those of some of my friends, we often make assumptions that ultimately cause us heartbreak. We don’t give ourselves time to find out if the person we’re attracted to is someone You’ve presentedRead More →
Dear Heavenly Father, So many people that I know personally are sad because they are not satisfied with their lives. Some of them have tried to accomplish goals but have failed. Others feel very alone, and they are down on themselves because they don’t have a significant person in theirRead More →
Jesus Christ gave a strong, but short and to-the-point warning in Luke 17:32(NLT). He said, “Remember Lot’s wife.” For this warning to hit our hearts and minds as impactful as it must, we need to know a little bit more about Lot’s predicament. He was Abraham’s nephew, and when AbrahamRead More →
There are periods within every trial and tribulation that weigh more heavily on us than other times. It can feel as though we’re trapped with nowhere to turn. This is a period that can really cause us to suffer emotionally and mentally, and the solution for times like this willRead More →
1Corinthians 15:57 tells us to give thanks to God, for He gives us victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. This isn’t a victory that takes us to the half-way mark and drops us off. It’s overwhelming victory that applies to every aspect of your existence. It’s a huge arena, becauseRead More →
Dear Heavenly Father, You have delivered many of us from a multitude of dark and negative issues, and we still carry idols with us into our deliverance. I personally know individuals that have moved to a different area, job, relationship, or place of worship; and remnants of the same issuesRead More →
When I was younger, I struggled with anxiety. I would bite my nails when it was time to take an exam or whenever I encountered a stressful situation. If it looked as though my parents were going to find out I had done something I knew they wouldn’t approve of,Read More →
John 10:10 is a verse of scripture that is probably on every believer’s list of ‘scripture favs’. In this verse, our Master Jesus speaks so plainly about who the devil is and what the devil came to do; and most importantly, Jesus Christ tells us very poignantly why he, himself,Read More →
I’ve endeavored to provide Godly counsel and advice to countless of God’s beautiful daughters throughout the years. Many of them are single, and I have witnessed that some have allowed their relationships with men to completely consume their lives. The wants and needs of the man take center-stage, and allRead More →
Dear Heavenly Father, In Genesis 2:2(NLT), You tell us, “On the seventh day God had finished his work of creation, so he rested from all his work.” Your Word also tells us that You are Spirit, therefore, You don’t need rest in the physical sense. We need rest for ourRead More →
A few young Christians that I know were talking amongst themselves about a fellow student. They’re all in college, and they are quite familiar with my views on how dependent they all are on social media. I recognize that social media has beenRead More →
I received a phone call recently from a Christian woman who’s been single for a little while. Like many of our sisters out there patiently waiting, she’s attractive, savvy, stable and witty. She’s at a point in her life where she’s expecting God to bless her with a good manRead More →
I was moved by a testimony of a woman who met a man after she had given up on the prospect of ever getting married. He is someone who had almost given up on life himself. His name is James, and he lived in a small southern town where heRead More →
Many of us partition off our lives into sections. We categorize them in terms of the areas where we want God’s involvement and the areas where we do not. When it comes to relationships with men, many of us tell Heavenly Father, “I got this.” We proceed along the routesRead More →
Dear Heavenly Father, I was taught something today about Your law of Giving equals Receiving, and it really blew my mind. Your precious Son told us in Luke 6:38(NLT), “Give, and you will receive. Your gift will return to you in full—pressed down, shaken together to make room for more,Read More →
Psalms 34:8(NLT) tells us, “Taste and see that the Lord is good. Oh, the joys of those who take refuge in him!” The psalmist, King David, wrote these beautiful words at a time when his life was filled with peril. It’s easy to imagine someone praising God when circumstances areRead More →
Hebrews 11:1 tells us that faith is the substance of things hoped for, and it is the evidence of things not seen. We can’t reach out and touch the substance of faith, but it is more powerful than anything you and I can imagine. Faith allows us to step intoRead More →
A few years back, a colleague took a short leave of absence because she had a difficult time with her parent’s divorce. She was in her early thirties at the time, and very successful professionally, but hearing the news that her father cheated was more than she could process. HerRead More →
Old habit patterns, bad attitudes, and negative ways of thinking can keep us from reaching our full potential in the Lord. These are the things that the devil uses to keep us stagnant, spinning our wheels, so that we lose out on the blessings God has for us. It isRead More →
Dear Heavenly Father, Jesus Christ tells us in Luke 17:11-19 about the ten lepers that were healed from the disease of leprosy. None of us can truly understand the impact in earlier biblical periods of having this disease. Those who had it were looked upon as utter outcasts. They wereRead More →
Believers should take time every day to reflect on what God has done for us through the Lord Jesus Christ. We should be so incredibly thankful that He has saved us, and not only this, He has chosen us to be His sons and daughters. Romans 8:29(NLT) tells us, “ForRead More →
Dear Heavenly Father, Acts 20:35 tells us the amazingly wise words of Your Son, Jesus Christ. He said it is better to give than to receive. Father, this is a very basic lesson You’re teaching us, but we still don’t have it firmly in our consciousness. You have charged usRead More →
Heavenly Father is a God who blesses with increase and abundance. We see this right from the beginning, in Genesis 1:20-24. God created whales and other sea creatures, and every living thing that scurries and swarms in the water. He created the birds as well, everything producing after its ownRead More →
When I was younger, I was filled with questions about how God did things. I used to think He couldn’t possibly know me by name, there was just too many people living in the world for this. I grew up in a tight-knit Christian community, and my family taught meRead More →
Recently, I heard a famous person say that the reason why his marriage didn’t last was because neither he nor his ex-wife were committed to the commitment of marriage. This blew me away! I’d never heard someone pinpoint the issue in their broken relationship so candidly. There was no blaming,Read More →
Dear Heavenly Father, Your Son said in John 10:10(NKJV), “The thief does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly.” You sent Your Son to earth to make a more thanRead More →
Proverbs 14:12, 16:25(NLT) says, “There is a path before each person that seems right, but it ends in death.” The path that seems right is the one most people will take, and it is the one that most people are on today. It’s a comfortable path, one that our fore-parentsRead More →
1John 4:7-11 (NLT), “7 Dear friends, let us continue to love one another, for love comes from God. Anyone who loves is a child of God and knows God. 8 But anyone who does not love does not know God, for God is love. 9 God showed how much heRead More →