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Tag: encourage

2020-10-28

Stand Out and Be Different

I encourage you today to be different. No longer stand in the shadow of others and allow your accomplishments to be diminished.

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2020-10-20

It’s Time to Dream Again

Lately, I have witnessed so many people settling for less, whether in life, love, relationships, or even in their walk with God. Not only has fear set in, but complacency as well.

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2020-10-18

The Evidence

How can I experience gentleness in a world that is harsh and demanding and always wanting things its own way?

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2020-10-17

A Return to Normalcy

Over the past months, I’ve had a lot of time to reflect on what I miss most in life during the time of the pandemic.

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2020-10-15

Live Like Jesus

Dear Heavenly Father, thank you that your Word is faithful. Through the Holy Spirit, empower me to embrace your mantle of obedience so that I can daily and faithfully walk in your Word and live more like Jesus.

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2020-10-14

The Wise Builder

According to Jesus, the wise builder is “whoever hears these sayings of mine, and does them” (Matthew 7:24).  

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2020-10-04

New Life for Old

So I live in this earthly body by trusting in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me— I have never been so fully alive, free, fresh …new wine, new joys, new purpose.

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2020-09-30

Beautiful Him; Beautiful You

How beautiful are His ways with you; how beautiful is His work within you.

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2020-09-27

Simplicity of God’s Love

The simplicity of God’s love, not our eloquence or expertise is what touches a person’s life.

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2020-09-23

What Leads You Today?

Father God, Today I want to be LED by Your Spirit in a fresh way. Please show me Your loving mercies as I look for them. Encourage my heart and show me who I can encourage.

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2020-09-22

Worried About Your Needs?

Remembering God’s past provisions will help you realize he will provide again and again. God’s hands are not too short to reach out to you.

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2020-09-15

Seeking the Kingdom

What do you seek most in life? Often it is possessions….. things ….. that cause us distraction and become our mission. Our possessions require maintenance and steal our time and energy.

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2020-09-14

Behold, I Thought

Do we ever think God’s instructions to us are too simple, that there should be “more to it ”?

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2020-09-11

Overcoming Obstacles

It’s tempting to wonder if God will help us when we face hindrances. BUt God has gone before us and is preparing the way. No matter how He chooses to handle a problem, His solution is always in our best interest.

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2020-09-10

God of Peace

God desires you to be blessed and complete in your spirit, soul, and body. Your human spirit is the innermost part where the Holy Spirit resides.  Spirit, be strengthened through the power of the Holy Spirit (Ephesians 3:16).

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2020-09-09

Disciple Through Hospitality

In the Bible, hospitality meant showing love to strangers by opening one’s home to them. Throughout our marriage, my husband and I have practiced hospitality by providing meals to strangers, but rarely have strangers spent the night in our home.

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2020-09-05

Imitation

When I became a father, I noticed early on how much my first-born son took on many of my mannerisms and way of speaking, right down to how he walked.

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2020-09-02

Words that Saved My Life

Words are powerful for good or for destruction. Words can bless or wound deeply.

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2020-08-31

Comforting Others in Grief

Lord, help me to put away bitterness born of grief and disappointment, and instead look outward to those who desperately need encouragement

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2020-08-30

The Heart is What Matters

God, forgive me for judging others’ faith by their outward appearance. Help me see people the way You do. Amen.

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2020-08-26

The Slow Burn of Insecurity

What do we mean by insecurity? It’s a feeling of inadequacy, often compounded by a sense of complete helplessness, purposelessness, disapproval, or rejection. All of these things can slowly accumulate and weigh us down if we don’t learn how to identify them.

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2020-08-22

God Our Refuge

Make God your refuge. Let Him be the foundation on which you stand! Continue Reading..

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2020-08-18

Be Quick to Pray

How do you handle your tough times?  When you’re tired of trying, tired of forgiving, tired of hard weeks or hard-headed people how do you manage your dark days? 

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2020-08-18

Encouragement in Believing

God’s Word alerts us that in difficult times our hearts can go astray.

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