The Lord appeared to us in the past, saying, “I have loved you with an everlasting love, I have drawn you with unfailing kindness. I will build you up again.” (Jeremiah 31: 3-4) We all have the opportunity to learn and grow through our experiences. Some of us choose to defy that concept – opting …
Most of all, let love guide your life. (Colossians 3:14) Any number of things can motivate us: pride, hunger, anger, jealousy, greed, power. But what about love? How often do we let love guide our thoughts, words, and actions? I’ve always been driven by love. I love my family, friends, home, job, friends, boss, co-workers, …
Let the redeemed of the Lord tell their story – those He redeemed from the hand of the foe… (Psalm 107:2) It took me over two years to get up the nerve to initiate this blog. I wanted to; I needed to, but I was afraid to begin. I am a survivor. My story needs …
The joy of the Lord is my strength. (Nehemiah 8:10) Let me ask you a question. When was the last time you felt joyful? Not happy. Not content. I’m talking pure, unadulterated joy – the kind that fills your heart, makes you want to sing, then spills out into a feeling you can hardly contain. …
Acknowledge and take to heart this day that the Lord is God in heaven above and on earth below. There is no other. (Deuteronomy 4:39) Is it just me, or do the skies seem to weep on the days when we are most sad? Here in Savannah, it’s been an inordinately dry autumn. Until this …
Be still in the presence of the Lord, and wait patiently for Him to act. (Psalm 37:7) Bad things happen to good people – every day. We get sick. We have accidents. We lose our jobs. Over this past week, I witnessed terrible things happening to a large number of good people – 446, to …
Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new. (2 Corinthians 5:17) While it may seem strange for me to post do-it-yourself projects on a blog created to provide inspiration and encouragement, I see God all around me – even in the excitement of fixer-upper …
Acknowledge and take to heart this day that the Lord is God in heaven above and on earth below. There is no other. (Deuteronomy 4:39) There are those that believe in God when times are good, but doubt His existence, when the opposite prevails. They feel alone, forsaken, and rejected by God when life is …
For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind. (2 Timothy 1:7) Fear is a powerful emotion. It robs us of our security while keeping us tied down, incapable of moving forward. Lots of things instill fear: death, rejection, the unknown – to …
Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: the old has gone, the new is here! (2 Corinthians 5:17) The Oxford Dictionary defines inception as the establishment or starting point of an institution or activity (Lexico.com, 2019). Today marks the inception of an activity I have been called to do. I am …