I have started reading Forgotten God by Frances Chan. As I read it, I was convicted by my need for control. He pointed out that when we feel the need to be in control, we quench the Holy Spirit. As I was driving home, this was on my mind. I do not want to quench... Continue Reading →
I was thinking about my recent ahh haa moment. I was thinking about the comments by Frances Chan of how sometimes Christians are afraid to step out in faith and stand on an extreme prayer request that is asked in line with the will of God. We are afraid of the rejection or that if something doesn't... Continue Reading →
I feel like every day something new is being revealed to me, something that I should have known for as long as I have been a Christian. I am having these "ahh haa moments" and it is just blowing my mind!!! Yesterday I was driving to church and was running late. There is a certain... Continue Reading →
I was reading John 9 last night John 9:41 states "If you were blind, you would not be guilty of sin; but now that you claim you can see, your guilt remains." As I took a closer look at the chapter, I noticed a familiar presence in the responses of those involved. There is a... Continue Reading →
We have been learning about living an extraordinary life in Wednesday night discipleship class. One of the verse we discussed was to live as Jesus did (I John 2:6), and for some time now I have been reading the gospels to see what Jesus did and how he lived. I came across a scripture that... Continue Reading →
My sister asked if I had written any blogs about marriage. My immediate answer was NO. I am certainly not an expert on marriage, although I have a testimony related to my marriage and will maybe someday share it. However, I do have some thoughts on love. I thought it might be appropriate to post... Continue Reading →
The final thing revealed was reinforced through the message we heard in church Wednesday night. It came from Ex. 20:20 directly. "Do not be afraid. God has come to test you, so that the fear of God will be with you to keep you from sinning." So many times when I am going through a... Continue Reading →
The third thing revealed to me as I was listening to Exodus, and the story of the Israelite people leaving Egypt that correlated to the message by John Bevere in the Extraordinary series we are listening to at church is that grumbling gets you no where. John Bevere pointed out that Moses left the finer... Continue Reading →
Obedience is better than sacrifice. He wants us to obey in everything.
that there are definitely areas that God has been speaking to me about, and calling on me to change. Anyone who knows me well, knows I am pretty strong-willed. Sometimes God really has to get my attention REPEATEDLY!!! There are a couple of things that keep coming up that I know God is revealing to me
