Life feels out of control, and you are yearning to take hold of something. What you need to take hold of is Jesus. Let's be honest; sometimes, it can feel as though our life is spinning out of control...
Christians sometimes have naive assumptions about temptation. Some think it will be obvious, but temptations are subtle and nuanced. Satan delights in taking us by surprise. Temptations are everywhere...
If you have noticed you are feeling exhausted and drained after spending time with a friend, try to see the reason why. Many of us have questioned whether or not a friend is a narcissist. Sadly, there...
Jesus called the Spirit the Comforter, and sometimes the Holy Ghost. It is the presence of the Spirit that sanctifies and convicts Christians after they are saved. It is the Spirit who works in the li...
If you're like me, and your idealized job wasn't where God was leading, and your plans fell through, choose Him to redeem the situation. Most of us have gone through times when our plans have fallen t...
If I've wrestled with anything in my faith and relationship with God, it's the fact that my emotions don't measure my intimacy with Him.Have you ever driven somewhere and not known how you've gotten f...
Postpartum Depression is a very real thing, and many women have the stories and emotional and mental battle scars that they will carry with them for the rest of their lives. What is interesting, thoug...
As God always does, He allows us to take part in the redemptive work He is doing in the lives of His children, thwarting Satan's plans to seek vengeance.The knife went in, only a bit deeper this time....
Mother's Day can prove to be a difficult day when you are left holding nothing but memories. Reflecting on the past, I am captivated by all the tender times my momma and I spent together, basking in t...
The temporary pleasure I received for buying something special for myself was not as good as the long-term feeling I felt being able to sleep at night, knowing our bills were paid and we lived free fr...
This week former president Donald J. Trump was arrested and arraigned for his alleged role in hush money payments made in 2016. And nobody was surprised. About the indictments, about the sex scandal, ...
But at the end of every dark day, the night promises me the hope of a new morning. A better tomorrow. A chance to begin again. His grace is never-ending. His love never-failing. I have another confess...
The more I considered Christianity, the more I found that while it had established a rule and order, the chief aim of that order was to give room for good things to run wild. -- G.K. Chesterton, Ortho...
The world and Christian culture try to make us feel as though we need to be married by our twenties or we will be seen as an "old maid." This could not be further from the truth because your twenties ...
As others celebrate Valentine's Day with joy, guard my heart against feeling envious. Instead, turn my thoughts to You and the mighty ways in which You make all things new. I trust You for complete he...
God is with us in the heartache and disappointments
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Some time last year I listened to a sermon by the former lead pastor of Saddleback Church in California, Rick Warren. He s...