"A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another." John 13:34 Happy Valentine's Day Friends! ♥️ I absolutely adore Valentine's Day- I always have. Which to many is strange. Because in the traditional sense, I've always been single on Valentine's Day. I know, I …
"And hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, who has been given to us." Romans 5:5 (NIV) It gets me every time. I am always taken by surprise. Six months later and I do not see the trend ending any time …
"I tell you that in the same way there will be more rejoicing in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons who do not need to repent." Luke 15:7 Fires, earthquakes, Presidential impeachments, Royal runaways and an election year... Needless to say, our world is in need of prayer. Always. Like, …
"For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother’s womb. I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well." Psalm 139:13-14 We just want to be with You. These words struck my heart during worship this past Sunday with their truth... and immediately I envisioned …
"The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom; A good understanding have all those who do His commandments; His praise endures forever." Psalm 111:10 The fear of the Lord. This statement was so hard for me to grasp, and even now in some moments my mind immediately recoils from the word fear. I …
"Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign: The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and you will call him Immanuel." Isaiah 7:14 "Surely he has borne our griefs and carried our sorrows; yet we esteemed him stricken, smitten by God, and afflicted. But he was pierced for our transgressions; he …
"Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand. Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place, and with your feet fitted …
"If we are faithless, He remains faithful; for He cannot deny Himself." 2 Timothy 2:13 I shouldn't have, I should have. I know that, I feel this. The sky's falling versus the pieces are falling into place. Those moments when it seems as if the "to be done" list is always longer than the "done" …
"The heart of man plans his way, but the LORD establishes his steps." Proverbs 16:9 He doesn't call the qualified, He qualifies the called. Thank God, because I am a lot of things but in most endeavors I am not qualified. And qualifications aside, they never stop us from dreaming. At least I do not believe …
Back in the beginning of December 2018 I made a decision to participate in the Daniel Fast at the start of 2019. This would be my fourth year undertaking the fast, and to be quite honest, I was really looking forward to it. By the end of 2018 I had amassed an impressive assortment of …
Declare Hope 