The Breaking Point
God’s creation can teach us many lessons. I have always enjoyed reading the teachings that Jesus left us from parables; real life experiences to teach real life lessons. I had a revelation from a spring storm that came through our town. We went to bed one night and woke up to a disaster all over the town. You would have […]
Words of Encouragement | The Lord’s Goodness
Psalm 27:13-14 “Yet I am confident I will see the Lord’s goodness while I am here in the land of the living. Wait patiently for the Lord. Be brave and courageous. Yes, wait patiently for the Lord.” Do you ever feel like you have waited for a very long time to see the Lord’s goodness in a specific area in […]
Words of Encouragement | The Struggle of Temptation
Luke 8:12-13 : “Those on the rocky soil are those who, when they hear, receive the Word with joy; and these have no firm root; they believe for a while and in times of temptation fall away. Temptation: something that tempts, entices, or allures; fact or state of being tempted, esp. to evil There are many things that tempt us. […]
Words Of Encouragement | Disgrace Will Ultimately Humble Us
Pride. We know that God hates pride. Proverbs 16:5 “The LORD detests all the proud of heart. Be sure of this: They will not go unpunished.” I don’t know about you, but I hate to do anything that God Almighty hates…and I do not want to be punished. So, for me, I want to really pay attention to this. The […]
Words of Encouragement | The Mug
It was my husband’s birthday this month. I decided to get him something from the heart for his gift; so I chose to go to the paint your own pottery shop here in town. Searching through the options on the shelves, I selected a coffee mug. He loves coffee so this would be perfect! Now, I needed to make a […]
Words Of Encouragement | Live With Intention
Lately I have really been meditating on intentional living. So many of us have ideas and thoughts concerning our walk with God, the relationships in our lives and the activities that we would like to do. Yet, we don’t live with intention. My encouragement in this article, will be to get you thinking about your purpose, your goals, and then […]
Words of Encouragement | Looking Deeper
Years ago, we dug a well. The people we hired came out and set up their equipment and began to drill. They had to go through feet of shale, which is a very hard rock. About 700 feet later, they finally hit water! Do you ever have days of feeling like you are “digging through feet of shale”? Life can […]
Words of Encouragement | Allowing God to Make us Into His Perfect Masterpiece
First of all, it is the ARTIST that makes the artwork a masterpiece; not the canvas, not the brush, and not the paint, pencil, or chalk. Have you ever tried to cut hair while outside in the blowing wind? How about cutting a straight line while someone is moving the paper all around? What about painting or coloring while driving […]