Stepping out in faith…
Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective. - James 5:16 Image by truthseeker08 from Pixabay This morning as I was doing my morning devotional, the topic was prayer and how hard it is to …
Reflections - looking at times gone by and the lessons learned and growth we've experienced. Image by Patricia Alexandre from Pixabay As I think back over this past year, 2019, I have so many things to be thankful for. It's been a year of honors, challenges, growth, and change. I couldn't have expected the way …
God will move you out of your comfort zone to get you to lean on Him. Image by Ulrike Mai from Pixabay Have you ever felt so broken, so out of place, that you had to depend on God? We've probably all had those instances in our lives when we've felt so broken, depressed or …
The busier you become, the more you need this time apart with God. The time spent with Him is a necessity, not a luxury! It's easy to get wrapped up in our busy schedules. We pack our weeks with meetings, sports events and practices, time to workout at the gym, and whatever else we can …
Each year brings a new season of activities for Christmas. I can remember when our girls were little and how they were so in awe of the magic of Christmas. There was so much excitement with all the hustle and bustle of preparing for the big day! Shopping for all of the special things on …
Luke's account of the birth of Jesus is written from eyewitness accounts. Many scholars/theologians think that Luke even interviewed Mary, the mother of Jesus. I don't think you could get much more eyewitness than that! Because the world at the time of Luke's writing was very corrupt, controversial and full of false teachers, he wanted …
Christmas has been tough since my dad spent the holiday in the hospital in 2000. Christmas was always a very special time of year for him. I just couldn't get into it that year, I haven't sent out Christmas cards like I did before that year. I didn't want to decorate or do any of …
I was reading from Genesis this morning. Particularly, the story of Joseph and what happened after his brothers sold him as a slave to the Egyptian's. Joseph found favor with Pharaoh because he was able to translate Pharaoh's dreams warning of a famine. Joseph was put in charge of the whole land of Egypt because …
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Did you ever think about your purpose on earth? I'm sure that we each see our purpose differently, but why did God create us in the first place? What is it that we are supposed to do? At the beginning of the book of John, he is describing the light shining in the darkness and …
Has your focus always stayed the same throughout your life? I'd be surprised if you said yes. My experience has been that it goes through phases depending on our place in life. When I was a child, the world focused around me. My days were spent playing and spending time with the adults in my …
Where God Leads 