Emphasis - special importance, value, or prominence given to something. (Bing Dictionary) Growing up my parents put an emphasis on hard work, whether it was school or employment. It is so hard to get out of a works mentality when it has been emphasized most of your life. We never talked about how you were... Continue Reading →
“Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one receives the prize? So run that you may obtain it.” 1 Corinthians 9:24 Our prize is laid up in heaven but is received from running our race well. Just before this Scripture, Paul shares how he became a servant... Continue Reading →
“Ask of me, and I will make the nations your heritage, and the ends of the earth your possession.” Psalm 2:8 I really feel like tonight was confirmation from the Lord about this journey ahead of me in New Mexico. I feel like He showed me He will reignite the dry bones of my... Continue Reading →
“casting all your anxieties on him, because he cares for you.” 1 Peter 5:7 Today I am feeling overwhelmed with my cares and some anxiety related to Tim leaving for New Mexico. I know God cares about me. I believe Tim also cares about me. I have an unmet expectation and I can identify it.... Continue Reading →
“Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the Lord has risen upon you.” Isaiah 60:1 As I read this Scripture, there was a longing in my heart for something I have never seen. A sunrise in New Mexico. My husband is heading there for a job next week and I... Continue Reading →
Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse lepers, cast out demons. You received without paying; give without pay. Matthew 10:8 In the Book of Mysteries, Jonathan Cahn writes "The key of Your calling and life is found in what God has done for you. In the same way that God has touched your life, so touch the... Continue Reading →
“Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths.” Proverbs 3:5-6 This is one of the earliest scriptures I remember memorizing. It has been a life verse for certain. Learning to trust God is... Continue Reading →
In late February I set out for a two week day vacation to New York followed by Israel. It seemed that each step of trip, I got news that would rock my world. It started with the day before I left for New York. Then the night before I was to leave New York,... Continue Reading →
I had planned to mindlessly decompress in front of the television. I sat watching as the actress told her mom that although she realizes it is unreasonable she wished that her life was as important as those her mother worked to save. I was quickly filled with that panicky feeling that sets in as you... Continue Reading →
“Yet for this reason I found mercy, so that in me as the foremost, Jesus Christ might demonstrate His perfect patience as an example for those who would believe in Him for eternal life.” 1 Timothy 1:16 God wants to display His perfect patience in me. I admit I don’t do a good job... Continue Reading →
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