When I think of the word Obedience, I associate it with a negative connotation. Who wants to be told what to do? I am pretty stubborn and that is not my groove. However, when I think about obedience toward God, for some reason I don’t see this word as negative. I see it as quite …
April’s Theme: Obedience
What does it mean to be obedient? The Oxford Dictionary says obedience is “complying or willing to comply with orders or requests; submissive to another's will.” What if we lived a life of complete submission to the will of our Heavenly Father? Can we even imagine what that kind of obedience might look like? What …
Prayer: Your Faith Has Healed You…
When thinking about what I wanted to say on the theme Prayer for this month, I felt like I was having writer’s block. So, I prayed and asked God for guidance, but still felt like I wasn’t sure which direction He wanted me to take. Then the other day I decided to listen to one …
Prayer: Why Pray?
"Hi God, I know it's late. I really did want to take a quiet moment with you today and not just the help or thanks mentions I did in passing but I failed AGAIN. Thank you, God, for today and, well, for everything. Help me honor you better tomorrow. Please bless my family with greater faith …
Prayer: If You Had 3 Wishes…
When I was a child I enjoyed watching Disney movies. One of my favorites was “Aladdin.” I loved the idea of having 3 wishes. I would dream about what those wishes would be. Of course, I often toyed with the taboo wish...Wish number 3: Give me a hundred more wishes. As I began to pray …
Prayer: Confidently Approaching God
Growing up in a bible-based church focused on the spiritual development of its young people, it is not a surprise that great emphasis was placed on prayer. Each week at the closing of our Sunday-school lesson, someone was chosen to close out in prayer. I kid you not, nothing struck more fear in my young, …
March Theme: Prayer
As we turn our focus to Prayer throughout the month of March, you may be asking yourself why prayer is so important. Prayer is how we communicate with God, seek forgiveness, and draw closer to Him. It should be as vital to our daily lives as eating and sleeping. Yet, we often fail to make …
Tenacity: The Hits Keep Coming
“What a gift life is to those who stay the course! You’ve heard, of course, of Job’s staying power, and you know how God brought it all together for him at the end. That’s because God cares, cares right down to the last detail.” James 5:11 (MSG) When I think of tenacity, I immediately think …
Tenacity: Heart Check
Strong, Sturdy, Reliable…I love the word grit because it reminds me of the word tenacity, which means persistent determination. It also reminds me of what the early Christians had to do to spread the Word of God and what Jesus preached, even against resistance from His own people. They had to be persistent but loving in …
Tenacity: Undaunted Purpose
Remembering back to that hot, steamy June day in 1998, I realize it was an experience like no other. Was it the heat, my empty stomach, or the gruesome details of what once took place in that exact location that caused me to almost pass out? I truly could not have prepared myself for the …
