So I have this habit, I like to overdress. Yes, I admit it- a friend likes to say I overdress for every occasion. Think sequins and pearls at a fast food joint (hence the fact one of my foster brothers called me Shiny). Anyway, it’s just one of those things that make me, me. Like almost always carrying a camera and loving to go barefoot but owning a bunch of
Starting the Week Right with Wisdom
It’s the first day of the week and if your like me, you are thinking of all the things that you have to do. The laundry needs to be washed in preparation for the week ahead. The menu needs to be planned. The bathrooms need a refreshing, but guess what?! Our minds need a refreshing too. As we look at all that has been set before us this week, the
New Beginnings
Each fall teachers and students get to have a fresh start. After a summer break it’s a chance to reset, make new goals and try again (no matter how tough the last year was). I work in a county that begins school after Labor Day weekend, so in just a few days students and teachers will fill the hallways of schools in our area. On this day I will begin
Start the Week Strong- Surrender
Many times we feel like we are losing in life because we are surrendering unknowingly to the enemy. When we choose to worry and are full of fear, we are surrendering to the enemy. When we give up on our God-given passions and assignments in life, we are surrendering to the enemy. The only way to win in life is to surrender to God over and over. Salvation is the
Living According to Faith, Not Fear
There are times in our lives when the normal, ordinary, and mundane don’t have the ability to move us from point A to point B. Our lives and emotions are being stretched in a way that only two things are possible; something good or something bad will come out of it. In these times, it is very important to realize what faith can do. Most of the time, the only
The Power of Praying Relationships
I have no idea if my praying friends and family members knew what they were doing for me, but the Lord knew. In the spirit, through their prayers, they were strengthening me. Their prayers were changing my situation because they were going to war on my behalf. I could not fight because I was under attack, but I made sure to send a distress message, and boy am I glad that I did.
Sprinkle of Jesus
You have a Sprinkle of Jesus on the inside of you. You have been sprinkled with a gift that will be with you forever. When you believed in Jesus Christ you received a Sprinkle of Jesus on that day. You should be excited that you have experienced this Sprinkle because that means that you are connected to the sprinkler. Sprinkle of Jesus Purpose The Sprinkle of Jesus helps us teach the
Dependence on the Father
I am currently taking a Biblical Narrative class at the seminary I attend, and we are analyzing scripture as a whole to see the story God has been writing for us, and through us, since the He created the earth. Yes, you are a part of a lovely story that the Creator of the universe (and beyond) has chosen you for! To God, we are all intentionally and wonderfully made!
Start the Week Strong-Faith Filled and Faithful
“And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him.”-Hebrews 11:6 Many of us as believers have faith that God exists. In different areas we are full of faith, mostly around what we see and have known to been proven true over and over again. However for every believer there are
Start The Week Strong-Dominion
This week, I challenge you to reconsider your place in this earth. We are getting ready to enter a new month and I want you to prepare your mind. Say it with me, “new month, new mind.” Proverbs 23: 7 lets us know: “for as he thinks in his heart, so is he…” We all too often take for granted the amount of power God has entrusted to us. We