In a world that is always trying to sway us towards material items, stand firm. God wants us to be happy and have things that make us happy, but we are to put our faith in Him. Within seconds we can be sucked away from Him and what He has planned for us- if we ...
We all get the opportunity to wake up and decide what kind of a day we are going to have. Each day we have a choice on how we are going to act with whatever is thrown at us. No one can choose it for us. Our attitude is our responsibility. Peace and joy don’t ...
Faith. Believing in something that is not seen. We can do some amazing things through faith. Our eyes tend to show us things in a warped sense of reality. Some times people only see what they want to see and miss the whole picture. We can get tunnel vision and totally fly past the promptings ...
Hope. Such a beautiful feeling. A feeling that is best seen at our worst times. Hope keeps us strong when everything around us tells us to be weak. Jesus is hope. He uses our weaknesses to make us strong. ‘But the Lord said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is ...
Each and every day we stare into situations that we need to make decisions for. Some decisions are easy and quickly made, while others seem to consume our entire day and we feel overwhelmed by them. When we are consumed by a situation or a circumstance, we miss a lot. We become totally wrapped up ...
We all go through the middle and the middle is normally the hardest. Sometimes, this is where we give up. The middle is where we need the most encouragement and the most hope to keep going no matter what the situation may be. The middle is tough but we can be assured over and over ...
There are so many opportunities that we allow to pass us by because of fear. Fear can prevent us from achieving so many goals that are set up in front of us. The fear of rejection, the fear of failure, the fear of looking bad, and so on. There are so many things that we ...
So often we allow ourselves to think too far ahead that we cause ourselves to worry. Our faith takes a back seat and we get in to deep thoughts that ultimately make the situation worse. When we worry, we are actually taking God’s job away. (Matthew 6:25-34). He wants us to live a life that ...
Everyone falls at some point, and sometimes we fall hard. But in all honesty, it is not how you fell or even what caused you to fall. What really matters is how you get back up. God knows we are going to make mistakes. He never expects us not to make any mistakes because we ...
You are important! A phrase many strive to hear but it is not from others we should strive to hear it from (Galatians 1:10). There is a place in our hearts that only God can fill. God hears your pain, your insecurities, your fears, your loneliness; He also hears your joy, your passion, your dreams, ...