Let’s focus on what matters most and stop worrying about all the things that don’t.
Join the BLOG email list at the bottom of this page so you never miss an encouraging post.
Did you miss me? Did you even notice I was gone? When I first began to post my blog, I would wonder if anyone would notice if I stopped blogging. I wondered if anyone ever even read a single post. Then I realized those thoughts were all about me. God…
Read MoreIt’s a southern thang. We often exclaim, “Lord, have mercy!”. We say it when we are exasperated or frustrated over a situation not really giving thought to what we are muttering or maybe even shouting. But mercy should not be taken lightly…
Read MoreOh, the longings of our restless heart. With every beat beat… beat beat… beat beat… we long for more. We long to finally be happy, content and complete. We long to feel safe and secure. We long for the grass that looks so much greener on the other side. However, these longings so often lead us astray. We find our way to a place where we think we can find contentment and before we know it…
Read MoreDo you ever get caught up in trying to prove yourself? Do you long to be in control? Do you have an arrogant independence that to the world looks strong and powerful, but to God it reveals much about your lack of dependence on Him? We say we believe, yet we live like the lost…
Read MoreWhat grieves the heart of God? Am I causing Him to grieve? Oh, I would never want to cause Him grief. How can I know if I am…
Read MoreThe struggle is real! We wear so many hats these days and try so hard to accomplish more that anyone could. We place impossible expectations on ourselves and consistently feel as if we have failed. We cannot imagine that God could ever be pleased with us. It is a struggle. We want to rest in the truth of His word, but this negative self-talk swirls and swirls inside of our head. Who does God wants us to be…
Read MoreWe can justify it, explain it, and make excuses for it. We can find someone to affirm our decisions and make us feel good about what we are doing. We can give power to our thoughts, our feelings and our opinions, believing we know best. But… God knows the condition of our heart. We can fool many, but we will never fool Him…
Read MoreGod is asking us to surrender, to give up our ways, our plans and our opinions and to replace them with His ways, His plans and His truth. Why? Because God’s word tell us that “He has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind”. So, does that mean that we should feel empowered and smart and use our intelligence to…
Read MoreThis world we live in can dish up some pretty hard days for us. We experience loss of loved ones, belongings, and relationships. We endure harsh words spoken about us, unfair judgments, and false accusations. Bad things happen, people let us down and life can sometimes seem completely unfair. When we are caught up in despair…
Read MoreWe are clingers. We love to hold onto what we should have released long ago. We recite hurtful words, relive painful experiences, express fearful concerns, and in a nanosecond, yield an opinion that is based purely on assumption. We cling. We hold on tight. Yet, we do our best to convince those around us and even ourselves that we, as Christ followers, are surrendered…
Read MoreMy new favorite song repeats the words “Who the Son sets free shall be free indeed.” Free, indeed! Can you pause for just 60 seconds and ask yourself, “Have I been set free or am I still in bondage?” We are comfortable in bondage; it feels normal. Even though freedom is ours, we carry our chains, we stand in our cell…
Read MoreI sat in a circle with women I barely knew. We had walked different paths and had different life circumstances. We had all made mistakes in our lives, but theirs had led them to this place. I would get up and walk out, but they would remain here in this place until their sentence had been served.
Read MoreWe have so many questions and struggle to find as many answers. We want to do the right thing, but what is the right thing? How do we determine what to do when we simply don’t know what to do?
We phone a friend, type our question into Google, and call our Mama. We are so foolish. Our answers can only be found…
Read MoreIf you have been following along, you know that most of my blog posts reveal the lessons that God is teaching, hmmm… (well, you already know) – me. Why do we forget? Why do we struggle? Why do we make this so much harder than it needs to be? We are …
Read MoreThat is the question. Now, what is your answer? I am willing to guess that you said that you believeand I bet you do believe – some things. Stay with me. If you read this blog, there is a great likelihood that you believe in God, that you believe in Jesus and that you believe the Bible is God’s word. But...
Read MoreMan, it has been a challenging season for us. The past few weeks have been a real rollercoaster of emotions – up and down, up and down – and crazy busy on top of that. We have experienced some great highs and blessings and struggled through loss and sadness. But…
Read More
