Category: Overcoming Sadness

  • The Enemy Thought He Had Me

    The Enemy Thought He Had Me

    From the very beginning, the enemy thought he had won when he tricked Eve into eating the forbidden fruit—the very act God had warned Adam not to do. What the enemy didn’t realize is that even in that moment when it seemed like Adam was defeated, God already had a plan in place. God’s plan…

  • A Happy and Successful Life

    A Happy and Successful Life

    Joshua 1:8(NLT) “Study this Book of Instruction continually. Meditate on it day and night so you will be sure to obey everything written in it.  Only then will you prosper and succeed in all you do.” In the Old Testament, after Moses died, Joshua took his place as the leader of God’s people. In Joshua…

  • It Will Make You Stronger

    It Will Make You Stronger

    When it boils right down to it, either we are going to believe that Jesus Christ is the answer or we’re not. He is the answer to all our questions and the solution for all our problems. All the situations of life will mirror how much of this truth regarding Christ and his power we…

  • Walk Through It!

    Walk Through It!

    A wonderfully loving, creative, and generous woman who loves God lost her husband many years ago, but in some respects, she is still a grieving widow. She said to me, “He was my life!” She made this statement with so much pain in her voice that it was as if he had passed away yesterday.…

  • Why Did It Have to Be So Bad?

    Why Did It Have to Be So Bad?

    Years ago, when my childhood friend confronted her mother about the abuse that they both had endured from her father, it was like I left my body. Having just graduated from college, I was looking forward to spending time with them and enjoying their company and conversation. It had not occurred to me that my…

  • What You Have to Do For YOU

    What You Have to Do For YOU

    Believers are being pulled a thousand different ways these days. We’re told that we should get on certain bandwagons and that God won’t be pleased if we don’t. But something about this isn’t settling right, and many believers are not exactly sure how to feel about everything that is going on. The reality is that…

  • Don’t Faint in Your Mind

    I was encouraging a group of single sisters in the Word a few months ago, and I strongly encouraged them to resist the temptation to get weary in their minds from the wait. I’m pretty adamant about encouraging my beloved Sisters in Christ. It’s because I know from experience that once we allow our minds…