“But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, FAITHFULNESS, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law.” Galatians 5:22-23 The world is full of talented people. God has given talent in abundance to some and a measure to others. Talents come in so many different sizes and shapes. [...]
Love is not a feeling, but an action. Most of the world would think that is a crazy statement! Many people probably would not agree with it at all. According to popular culture, love is something that you feel. You “fall in love” with someone, but those feelings may fade, and then you may “fall [...]
“Simply let your ‘Yes’ be ‘Yes,’ and your ‘No,’ ‘No’; anything beyond this comes from the evil one.” Matthew 5:37, NIV This week I was placed in a situation where I had to say no. This is one of the words that women trouble themselves not to say even when it is necessary. Being qualified [...]
“My soul will be satisfied as with the richest foods; with singing lips my mouth will praise you.” (Psalm 63:5, NIV) When I read that verse I was over- joyed. Thinking that with Jesus my soul will be satisfied with the richest food made my stomach grumble. I like food! Too much food can be [...]
Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path. (Psalm 119:105, ESV) I stepped outdoors to a cloudless winter night. The cold air was brisk and a full moon hung low in the eastern sky as I made my way toward the path leading to my brother’s house. With flashlight [...]
I’m sure you’ve never made any excuses to God about why you can’t do something that you know you’re supposed to be doing. For the last few days I’ve been thinking about Moses a lot. You know, one of the residents of the “Great Cloud of Witnesses” who brought the Israelites out of Egypt at [...]
I was asked to be the speaker of the main message for our morning church service at the end of August. I felt the Lord leading me to speak about consecration, being set apart, and being sold out for Him. Here’s a bit of what I spoke about: For those of you who’ve seen Fireproof, [...]
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