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You Know I’m Single…
An actor was being interviewed and jokingly asked if the host had a single family member or friend that she could meet. “You know I’m single.” She said. The host responded, “Every time you’ve been on our show, you’re always single, what gives?” It doesn’t matter if you’re a beautiful Hollywood actor, a professional, or a…
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When Life Gets Crazy, Remain in God’s Peace
The world is a very imperfect place, and most of us realize this, but we are sometimes surprised by just how crazy it is. Nothing seems to make sense, and many people are feeding off the chaos and confusion that exists. This accounts for why so many are dissatisfied and frustrated with things. Chaos and…
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Meeting God’s Requirements and Preparing for the Ministry of Being a Wife
If you’ve been praying for a husband and haven’t met him yet, don’t get discouraged. God hears your prayers. He desires us to partner with a good man more than we desire it for ourselves. Our Heavenly Father is all-knowing and all-powerful. He is good all the time. He is not like us. He doesn’t…
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Take It Easy, God Has It Covered
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 very clear when he told his…
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More Than What You Asked for
A close sister in Christ was very upset when she told me the man that she’s been dating over a year informed her he wanted to take a break. Immediately my heart went out to her, because I know oh too well the heartbreaking emotions she’s going through. Many of us have been blindsided this…
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Resurrection Power!
Our blessed Lord and Savior died a horrific death on the cross. 2Corinthians 5:21(NLT) tells us, “For God made Christ, who never sinned, to be the offering for our sin, so that we could be made right with God through Christ.” Before Jesus Christ gave his life on the cross, we were not right with…
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The Unfinished Business of Forgiveness
Debra said to herself, “This is just another trick of the devil!” She and her boyfriend of eleven months have had a pretty good thing going. She’s hopeful that he may in fact be the one she’s been praying for. Her last breakup was very difficult emotionally. She called off dating for a while, took…
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When Love Is Not on Automatic
Colossians 2:7(NLT) tells us, “Let your roots grow down into him, and let your lives be built on him. Then your faith will grow strong in the truth you were taught, and you will overflow with thankfulness.” This scripture tells us God’s goal for us as His sons and daughters. Our roots should grow down…
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Can You Command Your Guardian Angel?
In Exodus 23:20-22(NLT), God told His people living in Old Testament times, “See, I am sending an angel before you to protect you on your journey and lead you safely to the place I have prepared for you. 21 Pay close attention to him, and obey his instructions. Do not rebel against him, for he…
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God Knows What’s Best
A while ago, a believer confided in me that he was shocked at the number of unmarried women that were okay with not having the commitment of marriage. Dating long term was right up their alley, but they didn’t see the spiritual significance of marriage. His goal was to meet someone with similar Christian values…
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When Something Is Blocking Your Blessing
Romans 8:29 tells us that God knew us in advance. Long before we entered our mother’s wombs, God had a plan for our existences. He knew exactly who we would become as human beings living on the earth, and He knows everything that is going to happen in our lives. He knows the end at…
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Thrilled About Your Faith in God
Hebrews 11:1 tells us that faith is the substance of things hoped for, and it is the evidence of things not seen. Even though you and I can’t reach out and physically touch faith, our faith is all the evidence we need. It’s the title deed to the thing we’ve prayed to receive. Even though…
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Jesus Christ Can Provide the Rest You Need
In Matthew 11:28-30(NLT), Jesus Christ said, “28 Come to me, all of you who are weary and carry heavy burdens, and I will give you rest. 29 Take my yoke upon you. Let me teach you, because I am humble and gentle at heart, and you will find rest for your souls. 30 For my…
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Don’t Give It All to The World
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 to me?” At a time when…
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Christ Has Set Us Free!
We live in an environment where there are many false prophets, and they are coning people by convincing them to place their trust in what he or she, the false prophet, says. God warns us to test this stuff against the truth of His Word, because a true prophet will never speak anything that deviates…
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Small Investments with Monumental Results
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 confused and helpless, like sheep without…
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Make A Shift in Your Prayer Life
Whether it’s spiritual growth in Christ, better health and finances, marital restoration, or finally meeting the person that is destined to walk with us through life, we all have a desire that is on our hearts. These desires have been the subject of our prayers for quite some time, and we believe they are important…
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Taking Ten Steps Backwards Instead of Forward
Do you think it’s a good idea to contact an old boyfriend just to say hello? This is what a sister-friend did recently, and she’s starting to regret she ever made that decision. Initially, she thought it’d be okay since the two of them ended their relationship on good terms. Their last conversation had been…
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The Answer to Your Question
My daughter’s birthday is Groundhog Day, and she gets a kick out of hearing what the prediction will be; six more weeks of winter or an early spring. Predictions are forecasts that provide an indication of future events. Sometimes they are based on facts and evidence, and sometimes they are not. Weather professionals predict the…
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Listen Up!
Listen Up! I had a conversation the other day with someone I’ve known for many years. She’s been keeping herself busy with her newly remodeled bathroom, a hefty project she undertook to take her mind off things. Not being able to see many of her friends and family during the pandemic has been particularly tough…
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Rerouting Us in The Right Direction
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 our plans to be delayed. This…
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Eat the Bitterness or the Sweetness of Life
Before I moved away from my old neighborhood, I was blessed with very loving and kind neighbors, an elderly couple that lived across the street. They were married over sixty years and had raised two very successful sons that moved to other states to establish their respective families. I learned so much from this couple…
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Seek God’s Will for Your Life
There’s a question every single woman that is waiting for the right man to come into her life should ask. It is whether waiting month after month and year after year has caused her to hit the pause button on other areas of her life. A lot of times we do this without even realizing…
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Balance Requires the Right Measurement
When the Children of Israel were in the wilderness, God fed them manna from heaven. 2Corinithans 3:5 tells us that God is our sufficiency. He takes care of our every need. He does this for each of us, and He did it for His people that were living during Old Testament times. The scriptures tell…
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The Crown of a Worthy Woman
Proverbs 12:4(NLT), “A worthy wife is a crown for her husband, but a disgraceful woman is like cancer in his bones.” The biblical branding of a “Virtuous Woman” is so popular now that we see it labeled on tags, cups, and other merchandise. It’s stamped across tee-shirts or sweatshirts as a catchy phrase, and worn…
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Praying to Cross His Path
For a single Christian woman that is praying to cross paths with her future husband, if you haven’t met him yet, then you’re still in the process of spiritual preparation. You still have the awesome privilege to continue receiving guidance and instruction from the Holy Spirit. He prepares you to be the wife that God…
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Open Your Eyes and Ears
I’m generally a very upbeat person with a very optimistic outlook, but even I can’t ignore the signs. The handwriting is on the wall. We have allowed ourselves to get very far away from God’s standards and statutes, and He is not pleased with the failure of many to stand strong on His Word. This…
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Looking Like A Trick Or A Blessing
I heard a young man talk about his perception of how a Godly woman behaves verses how a woman of the world behaves. A woman of the world is a woman that adopts society’s standards over God’s standards. She loves what the world loves, and she hates what the world hates. A Godly woman is…
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Sweet to the Soul
Ephesians 4:32(ESV) says, “Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you.” This is God’s standard regarding how we should treat others. In today’s world, it seems that the more intelligence we gain, the more arrogant we become. We pay less attention to our own hearts, and we allow…
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I Want All of You, Forever
Romantic movies have had a big impact on the way many of us view relationships between men and women. We are captivated by the lengths the leading male character will go to in order to show and prove his love for the female lead. Most of us long for this kind of romance with the…