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
Many of us are struggling with sadness because we’ve been emotionally hurt so badly in the past. When it comes to relationships, we might feel as though we can’t catch a break. Nothing seems to go as we planned. Why does finding and keeping love seem to be so difficult? All we want to do … More Unfamiliar Pain
2Timothy 1:7(ESV)“For God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self-control.” Jeanene just found out that her teenage daughter’s boyfriend has been abusing her. She was fuming and could hardly talk from the anger she feels. Her daughter has somehow got it into her head that abusive behavior is … More Don’t Give Up on God
Ecclesiastes 3:1(NLT)“For everything there is a season, a time for every activity under heaven.” By God’s perfect and wondrous design, we know that just as there are seasons in weather, there are seasons in life. As expected, a new season will follow a passing season, and there is a continual rhythm to their coming and … More There Is a Season for Everything
Overcoming Domestic Violence 