Dear Heavenly Father, You are awesome and amazing. There is none like You. Holy be Your name and glory to You in the highest! Thank You for forgiving us for the wrong that we do, and for giving us Your Son, Jesus Christ, as a sacrifice for our sins. BecauseRead More →
Sometimes, information comes across our ears for a very specific reason. For instance, I was grocery shopping recently, and overheard a woman telling an acquaintance she’d bumped into that she was getting a divorce. She said loudly, “And I’m never getting married again. I’m not putting up with anyone else’sRead More →
I recently watched a movie about a man that was allowed to go back in time and experience the life he could have had. In this life, he was a pastor who had a loving wife and children, but his real life was quite different. He had chosen to pursueRead More →
1Peter 3:12-13(NLT) 12 The eyes of the Lord watch over those who do right, and his ears are open to their prayers. But the Lord turns his face against those who do evil.”13 Now, who will want to harm you if you are eager to do good?” My great-grandmother wasRead More →
Dear Heavenly Father, You are awesome and amazing, and there is none like You. Your name is holy and worthy to be praised. Thank You for making us Your children through Your Son, Jesus Christ, and thank You for sending him to the earth to give his life for theRead More →
Dear Heavenly Father, You are holy and magnificent. There is none like You, and You have no equal. You are in a category all by Yourself, and everything You do is filled with Your glory and love. Thank You for creating us and making us Your children through Your belovedRead More →
As parents, we have huge responsibilities, and one of them is to be an example for our children. This can be a very delicate walk especially when you are a single parent. When our relationships with the children’s father ends, for some of us, it is a devastating event. OurRead More →
It’s challenging to imagine that our loving Heavenly Father would hate anything, but the Bible tells us specific actions and attitudes that are an abomination to Him. An abomination is something God finds detestable, and pride is one of those things. Pride is an attitude and mindset that is expressedRead More →
Dear Heavenly Father, Thank You for giving us so many opportunities to speak Your Word of Life into the lives of so many individuals. Thank You for blessing me to interact with different people from all walks of life. Thank You for helping me to maximize these opportunities for YourRead More →
Ephesians 3:20(NLT) “Now all glory to God, who is able, through his mighty power at work within us, to accomplish infinitely more than we might ask or think.” I’ve heard a number of young Christians say that it’s hard to live up to God’s standard. Spiritual maturity allows me to knowRead More →
A woman’s desire to partner with a good and Godly man is a very natural desire. It came standard with our packaging. It’s a desire that the Lord placed in our hearts, so we should never feel anything but optimistic and hopeful when it comes to marital partnering. We shouldn’tRead More →
In John 16:33(NLT), Jesus Christ was speaking with his disciples and said, “I have told you all this so that you may have peace in me. Here on earth you will have many trials and sorrows. But take heart, because I have overcome the world.” We should be bubbling over withRead More →
Dear Heavenly Father, Your Son, Jesus Christ tells us in Matthew 6:33(NLT), “But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.” We are to seek You first in all that we do. For some of us, this is a difficultRead More →
As we progress forward in our relationship with God through the Lord Jesus Christ, we will be required to frequently give ourselves a check-up from the neck-up. But not only will we have to hold our thoughts up to the truth of God’s Word to see if we are onRead More →
Dear Heavenly Father, I am so incredibly thankful and happy that You called me to be one of Your very own. You saved me through Your Son, Jesus Christ, and because of this, I am being transformed into his image. In Hebrews 12:1(NLT), Your Word tells us, “Therefore, since weRead More →
The wisdom of Ecclesiastes 6:10(NLT) tells us, “Everything has already been decided. It was known long ago what each person would be. So there’s no use arguing with God about your destiny.” We will do very well in life if we allow this verse to sink into the depths ofRead More →
Dear Heavenly Father, Many of us have underestimated Your commitment to see us become the image of Your Son, Jesus Christ. You have given us Your Word. You’ve given us the indwelling Holy Spirit, and You’ve given us the perfect example of Christ so that we can become the menRead More →
Hebrews 4:1(NLT)“God’s promise of entering his rest still stands, so we ought to tremble with fear that some of you might fail to experience it.” “Don’t be in such a rush!”, my youngest daughter said to me as I hurried to get her in the car and off to school.Read More →
Dear Heavenly Father, You tell us in Proverbs 4:7, “Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding.” Father, this makes it crystal clear that it isn’t enough to just have knowledge or to have a mind like a computer. We need Your wisdom,Read More →
Jesus Christ said in John 16:33(NLT), “I have told you all this so that you may have peace in me. Here on earth you will have many trials and sorrows. But take heart, because I have overcome the world.” Our Lord and Savior didn’t sugarcoat the truth. He was veryRead More →
Many of us have experienced disappointments in the area of dating. We’ve met individuals that appear to be compatible with us in the beginning and they seem to check off all the right boxes. But after a while, we begin to notice a few things that didn’t jump out atRead More →
Through the psalmist, God instructs us in Proverbs 4:23 to make it a top priority in our lives to guard our hearts. He tells us that everything we do flows from our hearts. As women, we pick up on this very early, and it’s mostly because in the beginning ofRead More →
Dear Heavenly Father, John 3:16 tells us that You so loved the world that You gave your one and only begotten Son so that everyone who believes in him will not perish, but they will have eternal life. John 1:12 tells us that everyone who believes in the name ofRead More →
Hebrews 13:5-6(NLT) “5 Don’t love money; be satisfied with what you have. For God has said, “I will never fail you. I will never abandon you.” 6 So we can say with confidence, “The LORD is my helper, so I will have no fear. What can mere people do toRead More →
Matthew 9:35-38(NLT) “38 Jesus traveled through all the towns and villages of that area, teaching in the synagogues and announcing the Good News about the Kingdom. And he healed every kind of disease and illness. 36 When he saw the crowds, he had compassion on them because they were confusedRead More →
Dear Heavenly Father, The psalmist, David, wrote in Psalm 25:1-2(NLT), “1 O Lord, I give my life to you. 2 I trust in you, my God! Do not let me be disgraced, or let my enemies rejoice in my defeat.” Father God, You are a God that sits high and looksRead More →
One of the very many reasons that the Old Testament Book of Job is so amazing is because it mirrors many of our behaviors as human beings. We’d like to think that we are so complicated, but in God’s eyes we are not complicated at all. Our likenesses far outweighRead More →
Dear Heavenly Father, Thank You for giving us such tremendous wisdom through Your Word, and for also giving us revelation and prophecy that comes through Your precious Holy Spirit. Your wisdom gives us guidance and direction. It helps us to discern what is right for our lives. Recently in myRead More →
One Saturday afternoon, my daughter was getting ready to meet some of her girlfriends for lunch. When she started her car, it didn’t make a sound. What do we all do when something like this happens? We become instantly frustrated by the thought of something going wrong and causing ourRead More →
Philippians 4:8(NLT) tells us, “And now, dear brothers and sisters, one final thing. Fix your thoughts on what is true, and honorable, and right, and pure, and lovely, and admirable. Think about things that are excellent and worthy of praise.” In this verse, God is instructing us how to disciplineRead More →
