A few days ago, God impressed upon me to encourage my friends at school. I believe God wants to remind all of us who we are when placing our lives into His hands…when we become a child of the … Continue reading
Letter from God
Tag Archives: God
Psalm 46:10
Be still and know that I am God. Be perfectly still. Unmoving. Motionless. Silent. Stationary. Ready. Waiting. Confident. And know that I am God. Realize God is God. Recognize God’s ultimate power. Fix your eyes on things above. Resolve your … Continue reading
Literally
I ask again. Why are any Christians down? Why do any of us ever loose hope? Because we’re human. Because we are forgetful. I could say dumb, but I won’t. Whose are we? I’ll tell you Whose. God’s. Literally, we … Continue reading
Psalm 27:14
Wait for the LORD; be strong and take heart and wait for the LORD. David wrote the phrase “wait for the Lord” twice. Think it was because he was having trouble himself? It’s easy to view Bible characters as unusually … Continue reading
Stop
Stop agreeing with your thoughts which tell you you’re not good enough. Stop listening to the lies inside your head, telling you you’re not loved. Stop believing the future is hopeless. Stop turning to the easy road that puts you … Continue reading
Clinging to God
Life is mostly wonderful, isn’t it? Filled with so many good things. But there are many moments when your mind can slip into despair. Or grief. Or just plain irritation. Each of those moments can be opportunities to cling to … Continue reading
How did He?
When did You know? When did You know how You would ultimately die? How were You not completely overcome with anxiety at almost every moment after? When did You know You were the Son of God? When did You grow … Continue reading
Attitude
You will never NOT have trouble. Let me say that another way. There will always be something. Some irritation somewhere. Why? Because nothing is always perfect. Sounds like a downer, doesn’t it? Sorry! Just bringing us into reality, folks. Taking … Continue reading
Voice of God
How do you listen to God? Are your hands open, always ready to receive? You can listen to Him during prayer, not merely filling every moment with your voice, but also sitting still in His presence. He can also speak … Continue reading
Relax
Uncertainty filling you up? Brain overwhelmed with what ifs? Good. What? Yes. It’s good. Why is it good that I am filled with angst? Because you are human. Not capable of knowing the future. It’s good to be reminded of … Continue reading
Never Ever Leaves
God has promised to never leave us. Never. Flip that. God has promised to always stay right by our side. With us. Right there. Literally. Deuteronomy 31:6 reminds us to be strong and of good courage…to fear not, nor be … Continue reading
Willing
Miracles regularly plop into my lap. Small ones or big ones. It’s true. Am I looking for them? Yes. Am I praying for God’s hand in my every day life? Yes. Am I listening for His voice so I can … Continue reading
Obedience
What happens when God closes a door or when He allows it to close? When it’s slammed in front of you? He opens a window. But where’s the window? Which one do we look through? Which window will give us … Continue reading
In a Moment
Your time can arrive. God can scoop you up into His arms in a moment. At any moment. Are you ready? Ready to meet your Maker? Sometimes we have the luxury of knowing our impending death. We might be diagnosed … Continue reading
God’s Light
1 John 1:5 says, “…that God is light and in Him is no darkness at all.” No darkness in Him, period. No worry. No fear. No ugly attitudes. No selfish me monsters. No self-hatred. No pain. God is light … Continue reading
Posters
Satan loves to tell us lies. The lies are not only whispered into our heads, but held up as posters. The posters are so large, we cannot help but see the words that pull us into believing. You are so … Continue reading
Belonging
Do you know your value? Do you know Whose you are? First of all, you were made in the image of God. The image of God. God’s image is stamped all over who you are. What you are minus sin. … Continue reading
Beautiful Life
God is waiting to walk you into your beautiful life. Already there? That’s awesome. Truly a gift. Some of us aren’t. We want to, but we can’t. Why? Because we are holding onto remnants of the past. Ashes. Broken pieces … Continue reading
Survival
How does one survive without God? Literally, how does one survive this life? I have no idea how. Life can be pretty awful sometimes. Downright nasty. And when life is just that, how can one survive without the knowledge that … Continue reading
What a Friend
What a friend we have in Jesus, all our sins and griefs to bear. And what a privilege to carry everything to God in prayer. Friends bear each other’s griefs. Yes, we excitedly share our joys, too; however, when … Continue reading
Who God Is
I have. I am. And I always will. ~~~~~~ I have loved you. I am loving you. And I always will love you. ~~~~~~ I have provided for you. I am providing for you. And I always will provide for … Continue reading
Belief
I have a question. Why would Eve believe Satan over God? Back in the garden. At the very beginning of life. Satan asked Eve if God had really said they could eat from every tree in the garden, except one. … Continue reading
Solved
I see you. I saw you yesterday. When a situation arose, I got your attention. I was hoping you would react how we’ve practiced. When the moment came, you did well. You were momentarily upset, but quickly changed to anticipation. … Continue reading
Lies
How dare we believe the lies of who we are instead of the truth declared from God’s lips. How dare we. Yet we do. We listen to the lies in our head deeming us inferior, sub par, and unlovable. Rejected. … Continue reading
Noticing
God notices you. He formed you in your mother’s womb. He watched you walk for the very first time. He smiled when you spit out those nasty baby food peas. He saw your tears when your first boyfriend broke your … Continue reading
Choose Life
Live like you mean it. Like it matters. Every task God asks us to do is ordained by Him. Is washing the dishes holy? Yes, if you wash them for Him. How bout taking your daughter to volleyball practice or … Continue reading
Earpiece
My husband and I recently watched a show in which a friend at headquarters whispered encouraging words to a friend’s earpiece, who was fighting on the field. Those whispered words brought courage and strength to the friend on the field, … Continue reading
Fairytales
Once upon a time, there lived a little girl who had a big heart and lots of love to give. She lived with her sweet parents, younger brother, and 2 kitties. Her world was her room, which was filled with … Continue reading
Always Right
Is this your attitude? That you feel you are always right? 100% of the time? Or most of the time? I recently stopped at a red light near a major intersection in my town. The turning lights began directing traffic … Continue reading
Asleep
We are asleep. Unaware. Or maybe our heads are in the sand by choice. We are consumed by things that simply do not matter. Things that do not matter from the balcony of heaven. Facebook. Email. Notifications. Photos. Image. Control. … Continue reading
Freedom
Dear Lord, Thank you for setting me free- Free from guilt and shame. Free from want and greed. Free from sin and death. You have set me free from the evils of this world. Completely. Fully. And totally. Whenever I … Continue reading
Repeat Surrender
We must continue to surrender. Surrender to God afresh moment by moment if that’s what it takes. And trust that He will, in His time, defend you, righting the wrong. Or, in the mean time, provide you armfuls of grace. … Continue reading
Blessed By Trusting God
Do you see God walking on the sea with you.. Through all the waves and rolling thunder.. And splashes of rain.. Unconcerned and certain all is well? Even if you cannot see the seashore, nor know which way is … Continue reading
Ups and Downs
Life is full of seasons. Well, yes, seasons, but those are akin to the phases of life. I’m speaking of ups and downs. Highs and lows. The rain and the desert. Hills and valleys. There are times in our life … Continue reading
Point of Life
So, what is the point of life? Why are we here? What is our purpose? I’m asking because I’d really like to know. Do you ever feel as if it just doesn’t matter one bit what we do? We can … Continue reading
God’s Timing
Delight yourself in the Lord, and He will give you the desires of your heart. Commit your way to the Lord; trust in Him, and He will act. He will bring forth your righteousness as the light, and hour justice … Continue reading
Stay the Course
Those words were whispered to me today. Stay the course. Trust in God´s plan. Knowing and believing He is in control. Even when you´re confused about what to do… Keep pursuing God. When hope seems to die regarding your precious … Continue reading
Still Loved
I am trying, Lord. I am trying, yet I am failing. It seems as if I am failing, yet I know I am not. I am trying to be who You want me to be. To everyone I love. To … Continue reading
Change the Picture
Sometimes I ask myself what is God doing? Why this or that? We picture life a certain way. Then our picture changes. Why? I remember we’re not supposed to know why yet. We’re not supposed to know all the answers. … Continue reading
Rewards of Faithfulness
Obedience. Completely obeying what you know in your heart should be done. Even if it sounds nuts. If it goes against human logic. Ever pray about something? Yes, I know you have. Your answer comes and shockingly, you don’t like … Continue reading
