This is one of the first scriptures that I taught my children when I first started seeking God for myself. I wasn't in church; instead, I was reading and studying the word for myself. I was learning to talk to God and He met me where I was. In all my brokenness and hurt, God... Continue Reading →
Scripture - I will answer them before they even call to me. While they are still talking to me about their needs, I will go ahead and answer their prayers! Isaiah 65:24 Thoughts about what this Scripture means - God hears our prayers. He will answer our prayers, even while we are still speaking. Application... Continue Reading →
Scripture - For the eyes of the Lord search back and forth across the whole earth, looking for people whose hearts are perfect toward him, so that he can show his great power in helping them. What a fool you have been! From now on you shall have wars. 2 Chronicles 16:9 Thoughts about what... Continue Reading →
Scripture - Now you are no longer strangers to God and foreigners to heaven, but you are members of God’s very own family, citizens of God’s country, and you belong in God’s household with every other Christian. Ephesians 2:19 Thoughts about what this scripture means - I am a fellow citizen with the rest of... Continue Reading →
In exasperation I place my hand on my hip, ready to allow the venom of my words to flow as my eyes meet the countertop of dirty dishes that were not there when I went to sleep just five hours before. I take a deep breath in and slowly exhale releasing my frustration. The night before... Continue Reading →
Scripture - Now all of us, whether Jews or Gentiles, may come to God the Father with the Holy Spirit’s help because of what Christ has done for us. Ephesian 2:18 Thoughts about what this scripture means - I have direct access to God, through Holy Spirit. Application to my life - I don't need... Continue Reading →
My heart started to race. It felt as if it would leap from my chest. Heat flooded my body. My breath came quicker and was more shallow. Maybe i needed to hear it again, I heard it wrong. I went back to my phone and played it again. "you will give an account on... Continue Reading →
Scripture - “May God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ give you grace and peace.” 1 Corinthians 1:3 Thoughts about what this scripture means - The blessings of God are given to me. I can have great peace in my heart and mind. Application to my life - A troubled mind is a... Continue Reading →
I think we see what we have and what others don’t, but do we really stop and think about it? Do we really see the difference? Do we see that our community is weighted with suffering and burdened with injustice? Do we see that while we recklessly spend money on material goods for the sake... Continue Reading →
Scripture - And because we are his sons, God has sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, so now we can rightly speak of God as our dear Father. Now we are no longer slaves but God’s own sons. And since we are his sons, everything he has belongs to us, for that is... Continue Reading →
Restoring Voice 