Writings on Faith, Hope, Restoration, Growth & Other Musings
“But be doers of the word, and not only hearers, deluding your own selves.” James 1:22 This seems to be the scriptural theme for my day. Knowing what to do, but not doing it. The addict that can teach the class on what to do, but can’t apply it outside of treatment. The child... Continue Reading →
“Judas the son of James, and Judas Iscariot, who became a traitor.” Luke 6:16 “As a result of this many of His disciples withdrew and were not walking with Him anymore. So Jesus said to the twelve, “You do not want to go away also, do you?” Simon Peter answered Him, “Lord, to whom... Continue Reading →
“For, “All flesh is like grass, And all its glory like the flower of grass. The grass withers, And the flower falls off, But the word of the Lord endures forever.” And this is the word which was preached to you.” 1 Peter 1:24-25 “Therefore, putting aside all malice and all deceit and hypocrisy and... Continue Reading →
“I will instruct you and teach you in the way which you should go; I will counsel you with My eye upon you.” Psalms 32:8 From an early age, I was instructed and taught the Word of God. I knew right from wrong, and for a long time, I chose right. I wanted my... Continue Reading →
“See to it that no one comes short of the grace of God; that no root of bitterness springing up causes trouble, and by it many be defiled;”. Hebrews 12:15 God‘s grace and powers me to do what I can’t do on my own. That includes forgiving those that have done me wrong. When... Continue Reading →
“Your boasting is not good. Do you not know that a little leaven leavens the whole lump of dough?” 1 Corinthians 5:6 My mom used to make homemade rolls and bread. I feel like I have a lot of memories of those but maybe it was just holidays. When I learned how To make... Continue Reading →
“Let love be genuine. Abhor what is evil; hold fast to what is good.” Romans 12:9 Genuine love. I have never been someone who wants to pretend love towards someone or to receive it from someone. Even in small things, like when my grandbabies are being a little stinkers and don’t want to give... Continue Reading →
Vocabulary.com defines Awestruck as: To be awestruck is to be full of complete wonder, amazement, or dread for something. I am awestruck by people who make stepping out look so easy. Through the years I have realized that even those where stepping out seems like second nature, they either do it afraid or they have... Continue Reading →
John 6:35 Jesus said to them, “I am the bread of life; whoever comes to me shall not hunger, and whoever believes in me shall never thirst. In the natural lately, I have found myself hungry and thirsty a lot. The Lord sent manna to the children of Israel and they asked "What is it?" which is... Continue Reading →
Often times in our brokenness we spend so much time looking for someone to blame. There may really be a person at the root of our pain. As a teenager, I was raped. The only person to blame for my brokenness in that situation was the rapist. I had a counselor tell me that I... Continue Reading →
Restoring Voice 