Two weeks ago, I was able to get away for the weekend (masked up and kid-free). It is not something that I do very often. Actually - I cannot recall the last time that it has happened. Rest is something that I have practice and be...
In John 15: 1-4 Jesus is speaking, and he says “I am the true Vine, and My Father is the vinedresser. Every branch in Me that does not bear fruit, He takes away; and every branch that continues to bear fruit, He [repeatedly] prunes, so...
Two weeks ago, I was able to get away for the weekend (masked up and kid-free). It is not something that I do very often. Actually - I cannot recall the last time that it has happened. Rest is something that I have practice and be...
When I was little girl, I grew up in a Baptist church and on Sunday mornings I would often hear the old deacons pray this prayer from the moaning/morning/mourning bench. “When I woke up early this morning, welllllllllll; I was clothed in my right mind, wellllllllllll; When I...
Have you tried to pray your way out of feeling ‘some kind of way’? Or simply wondered why you have to go through “stuff”? A lot of us, myself included, would like God to bless us with everything and experience no issues. We want perfect partners and...
In my mind, God always preferred that I said “yes” to every request and continued to push through my limitations. I wanted to believe that wearing myself out, meant that I was walking in faith and living up to my full potential or purpose. Society...
Have you ever been in a season where you thought that God didn’t hear your prayers? Or perhaps, a chain of events left you feeling ignored, overlooked and/or undervalued by the Father? Maybe, you got looked over for a promotion or that guy, “the one” that lined up with...
To increase your faith, let’s refer to when Jesus brought his disciples into a storm and walked on water (Matthew 14: 22 to 32). In verse 22, Jesus gave the disciples His word that He was going to meet them on the other side. Their challenge was not believing...
In Luke 5:4-6, the Word says, “When he (Jesus) had finished speaking, he said to Simon, “Put out into deep water, and let down the nets for a catch.” Simon answered, “Master, we’ve worked hard all night and haven’t caught anything. But because you say so, I will let down the nets.”...
In John 12:24 (NIV), the Word says “Very truly, I tell you, unless a kernel of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains only a single seed. But if it dies, it produces many seeds.” It is the death of this seed that strips away the part of the seed, that keeps it in...