I want you to think for a moment about your closest friend. How did you two get so close? Chances are, you both were intentional about spending quality time together. I’m sure you had intimate conversations that drew you all closer, and you turned to one another in times of need. Doing these things with …
Have you ever been in a situation where you needed to make a decision but weren’t 100% sure of what to do? I’m sure we all have been there before. In those moments, we are tempted to worry about what to do and then tempted to take matters into our own hands if we don’t …
Color-coordinated outfits, plastic eggs, and Easter speeches all point to a celebration that believers eagerly participate in with great joy; Easter. We gather in our churches to thank God for the life, death, and resurrection of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. We celebrated Easter this past weekend, and I’m sure many of us heard …
“Time waits for no man.” This age-old proverb still rings true today. The older I get, the more I agree with this statement. Just yesterday, I was getting before the Lord to see what goals I needed to set for 2021, and now the calendar has flipped to begin a brand new year. Last year …
Imagine stepping into a brick house built in 1916 that hasn’t been kept up well. You cross the threshold of the front door and enter into what used to be the living room. The creaking of the floor gets louder with every step, so you tread lightly for fear the floor may give way at …
Devoted…We all have the capability of being devoted, but we often struggle to keep our hearts devoted to any particular thing. It is easy to be committed to a person or a cause when there is passion driving you. But what happens when the passion dissipates? Will your devotion remain? Trials can make a once …
I don’t know about you, but I love grapes. Whether it’s green grapes, red grapes, or black grapes, I tend to like them all. The grapes can be with seeds or seedless; I will enjoy them all the same. Someone who enjoys them even more than I do is my wonderful husband. His love for …
“Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.” (1 Thessalonians 5:16-18) In these verses, Paul gives us some pretty straight forward commands. He says that we should rejoice always, pray without ceasing, and give thanks in all circumstances. Because the instructions …
While the earth remains, seedtime and harvest, cold and heat, summer and winter, day and night, shall not cease. Genesis 8:22 Seed. Time. Harvest. This is a principle that we see in nature, but it can also apply to the life of every person. Do you expect a harvest right after planting a seed? No, …
Picture this. You are driving down a back road in the dead of night. On this road there are absolutely no street lights. Even with your headlights on, it’s hard to see anything. For you to see the road ahead of you, you probably have to do what? You guessed it. You have to put …
