Proverbs 22:4 (NLT)“True humility and fear of the Lord lead to riches, honor, and long life.” Many of us are walking around with wounded hearts and troubled minds. The world is changing, and these are challenging times. On top of this, some of us have issues in our relationships and finances that are causing us … More You May Be on the Wrong Road
Luke 10:19(ESV)“Behold, I have given you authority to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy, and nothing shall hurt you.” I learned over the summer that a good friend had been going through a difficult season in her life. Everyone that knows her is quick to say how outspoken and … More Nothing Shall Hurt You
1Corinthians 13:4-8(NLT) “4 Love is patient and kind. Love is not jealous or boastful or proud 5 or rude. It does not demand its own way. It is not irritable, and it keeps no record of being wronged. 6 It does not rejoice about injustice but rejoices whenever the truth wins out. 7 Love never gives … More Love Is Not Supposed to Hurt
James 1:5(ESV)“If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generously to all without reproach, and it will be given him.” Noemi is a girlfriend of mine, and we decided to go out to dinner together to catch up. We were just finishing up when her boyfriend, Jake, called to say that … More Let Go of the Baggage
2Corinthians 12:7-9(NLT)“ 7 even though I have received such wonderful revelations from God. So to keep me from becoming proud, I was given a thorn in my flesh, a messenger from Satan to torment me and keep me from becoming proud. 8 Three different times I begged the Lord to take it away. 9 Each … More Begging Is Not the Answer
Luke 22:44-44 (NLT)44He prayed more fervently, and he was in such agony of spirit that his sweat fell to the ground like great drops of blood. 45 At last he stood up again and returned to the disciples, only to find them asleep, exhausted from grief. 46“Why are you sleeping?” he asked them. “Get up … More Get Up and Pray
Isaiah 41:10(ESV)“Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.” God is with us when we go through some of the darkest times of our lives. When we feel lost and don’t … More God is With You
James 1:20(ESV) “For the anger of man does not produce the righteousness of God.” A woman ran into an old high school classmate she hadn’t seen in over thirty-years. They were attending a repast after a funeral, and she spotted him while looking for a seat. She made a beeline to where he was sitting and … More Keep Bitterness Out and Love In
Isaiah 41:10 (ESV)“Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.” It’s been seven years since Karen’s divorce, and she still talks about it as if it happened yesterday. Karen and Kevin … More Not All Scars Are Visible
Luke 12:6-7(NLT)“6 What is the price of five sparrows–two copper coins? Yet God does not forget a single one of them. 7 And the very hairs on your head are all numbered. So don’t be afraid; you are more valuable to God than a whole flock of sparrows.” Pam and Jesse have been married for … More Through Rivers of Difficulty, God is With You
Overcoming Domestic Violence 