"So if there is any encouragement in Christ, any comfort from love, any participation in the Spirit, any affection and sympathy." Philippians 2:1 I am thankful to be learning how sweet it is to be in Christ! And how hard it would be to know nothing else but living unto yourself, not ever tasting the …
Freedom in Surrender
The Lord continues to grow me as I learn to let go of "my life" and yield to His will. Laying my dreams into the Hands of the One who knows all things, is teaching me much about the joy in letting go. I'm finding that freedom results from surrender. When I try to carry …
Through Fire & Storm
God's purpose for His people is that they be conformed to the image of His Son, so that at the great marriage supper of the Lamb, He may be able to present the church as holy, pure and spotless. (Revelation 19:7-8) While we're on this earth, God uses different tools of sanctification to accomplish this …
Cultivating A Grateful Attitude
"Before you go out into the world, wash your face in the clear crystal of praise. Bury each yesterday in the fine linen and spices of thankfulness." Charles Spurgeon Every morning, I have a choice to make. I can either wake up and thank God for everything He's given me, or I can choose to grumble and …
Choosing to Pursue, Despite My Feelings
I remember multiple times in my life where I haven’t necessarily felt a strong desire to get into God’s Word and study. So, I didn't. Before you knew it, it had been a week and I hardly spent time digging into the Scriptures. Because of my fallen nature, I don’t naturally desire to spend time …
My Bible is A Gift
In the year 1800, a 15 year old young girl, by the name of Mary Jones, walked, barefoot, 26 miles over mountainous terrain just to purchase her very own copy of the Bible. Reading this inspiring account, it made me think that I, so often, take my Bible for granted. In America, if I need …
Thinking Outside the Box
“Think outside the box.” You have undoubtedly heard this phrase before. It can mean a variety of things, depending upon what you’re using it for. However, I also believe it can have a deeper meaning, if we apply it to the Christian life. So often, by the time we have reached our late teens, we …
A Broken Masterpiece
Each of our lives is broken up into different seasons. When one ends, it gives way to another. Or another way to look at it is that our lives are a broken puzzle that creates a beautiful masterpiece when put together. Where one puzzle piece ends, it fits right into another. When a season in …
Welcome
Do you want to live your life sold out to Christ, but find it difficult to do so because there is no support from the peers around you? Or you see the friends you grew up with, those you thought were passionate Christians, walk away from the faith? Maybe you are a young girl …