Thoughts By Mary Pinckney

2025-02-21

Breaking Point

If you are stressed beyond the breaking point today, I want to pray for you: Lord, I cry out for those that are at the point of breaking. Those that...Continue reading

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2025-02-08

Get Back Up Again

We often give up on ourselves when we are faced with insurmountable odds.

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2024-10-21

Peace in the Midst of Pressure

My assignment today is to encourage you not to accept the lies you see every day. The truth is we are not perfect, but we are perfectly forgiven. You see, God never promised the absence of pressure but He did promise His peace.

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2024-09-11

You Can Do It

Don't give up on yourself. Don't you dare throw in the towel when you are challenged and feeling insecure. You are well ABLE to accomplish what you set out to do today!

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2024-08-13

Not Guilty!

A powerful testament to grace and redemption through God. Explore the journey from guilt to freedom on Thoughts About God.

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2024-08-07

I’m Flawed, Now What?

How many times have we told ourselves that we’re not good enough for God? The truth is, God specializes in using broken vessels.

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2024-07-06

The ‘Trust Fall’

How to trust God is not always easy to explain, but the Lord gave me an excellent illustration. When I was younger we would go to camp for the summer. While there we participated in high and low ropes courses among other exercises. The one I remember the most was the trust fall.

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2024-07-03

Be Responsible

Despite popular opinion, God does care when we use our freedom carelessly.  Make certain to consider the consequences that may follow your actions.

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2024-06-30

Where are You Placing Your Trust?

The truth is, that people will fail us. Jobs will be lost. Death is a certainty in life. But in the midst of it all, there is hope. Jesus is that hope.

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2024-06-12

Help Me Believe

In life, we are faced with many challenges that test our faith. It is so easy to get bombarded by what we see. It becomes a constant battle, almost like a game of tug-of- war, to keep the faith our faith intact.

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2024-05-04

Freedom Reigns

Freedom reigns when we worship. Worship God when you find yourself burdened with the cares of this world. Worship him when you feel lost and alone. Worship him when you are afraid. Worship him when you are hurting, and the pain seems to linger longer than expected.

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2024-04-28

God Can and Will Take Care of You

“That is why I tell you not to worry about everyday life—whether you have enough food and drink, or enough clothes to wear.

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2024-04-25

God’s Got You

I implore you today not to take trusting God lightly. He will always be by your side. He is a source of strength in our times of weakness. He is a shield and a buckler whenever we find ourselves in danger.

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2024-02-17

A Heart of Compassion

How do you keep doing for others in the midst of chaos in your own life? Jesus withdrew to be alone after hearing that his cousin, John the Baptist, was beheaded.

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2024-01-09

Stop for a Moment

Stop for a moment just to listen. You see, it is when we surrender our control that we find total satisfaction in life. No longer will we work to be like everyone else, life our lives in a hurried pace to accomplish one task after another, but we will find ourselves being satisfied with Him and Him alone. He is more than enough.

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2023-11-20

It’s Time to Pull Back

”You will keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on You, because he trusts in You.” Isaiah 26:3 What occupies your mind

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2023-11-14

His Workmanship

My prayer for you is that you recognize the greatness that is on the inside of you. Every one of us has been created with specific intent.

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2023-10-31

There is Room for You

Thought: If you have struggled with knowing where you fit in the Kingdom of God, ask God to show you through your everyday life what He has called you to.

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2023-09-24

You Want To Quit?

Quit giving up on yourself before you get started. You are already victorious! Quit counting yourself out. You are stronger than you think!

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2023-08-20

If Not for Your Grace

Thought: Is there something you just can’t seem to get right on your own? Write it down and present it to God. Ask for His help. Then remain in the trust that He will, in time, provide what you need.

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2023-07-27

The Power of Encouragement

“Worry weighs a person down; an encouraging word cheers a person up.”  Proverbs 12:25

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2023-06-28

It will be Well

Take a step back and ask God to help you see your situation through His eyes. In tough times we need Him to broaden our perspective. Be still my friend and know that He is God.

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2023-06-08

Never Allow Fear to Stop You

What are you facing today that has you considering throwing in the towel?  Do you not realize the potential that lies on the inside of you! You are destined to defeat what has tried time and time again to defeat you. Fear's presence should serve as a reminder that your fight is worth winning.

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2023-05-25

Do You Have What it Takes?

Persistence denotes going forward stubbornly in spite of opposition, importunity, or warning. And of course we know that faith is the substance of things hoped for. In other words, faith believes in what we cannot see.  So what happens when we apply persistence to our faith?   It should result in a...

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