Yesterday I was visiting with my sister-in-law and cousin. We were talking about praise and worship music, my cousin was recommending a new CD she is listening to that inspires her. She made the comment "It really moved me." I love music and am often moved by different songs. Today as I was driving home,... Continue Reading →
The smallest part
We started our new discipleship study on Wednesday, the message was "The Church and You." One of the scriptures was I Cor. 12:12-31, where Paul writes about the importance of the individual parts of the body in comparison to the individual members in the body of Christ. We started talking about how everyone is important... Continue Reading →
Missed Doors
As I drove home from Olathe the other day, I crossed the Kansas line into Missouri and started seeing the signs that pointed to familiar locations for me. I thought about the things that led me away from the place that I once called home; and honestly the last place I truly felt at home.... Continue Reading →
Dissipate the darkness
I was driving home from work last week as the sun was beginning to set. In front of me the sky was dark as a storm moved through. Behind me, the sun was shining brightly. For a brief time, clouds moved between the sun and my car. Then suddenly the sun peaked through and lit... Continue Reading →
Ahh Haa
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 →
Life without FACEBOOK
So for the month of January, God laid upon my heart to give up Facebook. I was spending WAY TOO MUCH time on it. I would check on my way to work (very dangerous), I would check after work, and then when I would come home from work, and "just check" things out, I would... Continue Reading →
Lesson 4: The tests we go through have a purpose
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 →
La-la-la-la-la
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
Lessons in the Midst of Prayer
Lord I am really getting frustrated with my work situation, I feel cheated like I am paying for something that I am not getting. I am not getting what I feel like I need and should be receiving. I am not getting the guidance and support. I feel like my family has done nothing but... Continue Reading →
A prayer to act in social change
Lord my heart and soul are grieved because of the injustices in this world. Innocent people suffer. Changed people can not find forgiveness. And guilty people go free with no remorse. I am so angry at the system. Lord I cannot keep putting myself through this emotional turmoil. Lord, I need out. I need to... Continue Reading →
Restoring Voice 