What if You Choose to Believe It Will All Work Out, but It’s Just Not Worked Out Yet?

“Miracles are coming toward you or going past you every day.” -Richard Roberts What if you choose to believe that? What if you choose to believe that everything will work out, but it’s just not worked out yet? What if you reached out with the hand of faith and laid hold of the miracle you need? [...]

Are You Qualified to Help Others When You Are Struggling, Too?

Are you qualified to help others when you are struggling, too? I used to think I wasn't qualified to help others if I was waiting to receive from God myself. But then I read how Abraham prayed for Abimelech and his wife to conceive children, and they were healed, even while Sarah had not yet [...]

On the 12th Day of Christmas…Merry Christmas!

While we look at the sweet image on a Christmas card and remember that Jesus came as a little babe in a manger, that is NOT who Jesus is anymore! The little frail baby or maybe you remember Him as the frail, broken, and bruised man on the cross, but while that was Him that [...]

On the 3rd Day of Christmas!

On the 3rd Day of Christmas... Forgive. Don't bring "un-forgiveness" into the season. It will only rob you of your peace. "But you don't know what they did!" Doesn't matter. "But isn't that letting them "off the hook?" Is it? Perhaps it's letting YOU off the hook. From the pain in your heart that YOU [...]

BREAKTHROUGH Happens When We PRAISE!

Coming off the heels of an incredible worship night at church has got me reflecting on the importance of PRAISE. It is right to go to our Father in prayer and make our requests known to Him. The Bible says, "You have not because you ask not." James 4:2 Jesus said, "Whatever you ask in [...]

Do Your Prayers Seem to Go Unanswered?

At times it may seem like we are not being heard. Just like at other times it may seem like we can't hear God. But, the Word teaches us in 1 John 5:14, 15 that we can have CONFIDENCE that when we pray according to His will, He does HEAR US! And if He hears [...]

If All Pain Originates From Thoughts, Are You Ready to Change How You’re Thinking?

Would you describe yourself as a "glass half empty" thinker? Or perhaps you've taken one of those personality quizzes and your results always come out as "melancholic"? And then you think to yourself, "I guess I'm doomed. I can never change. See, it's just who I am." Ask me how I know. Yes, I used [...]

Pray God’s Word

Whenever we pray, we ought to be praying in line with God's Word. If you want to pray the perfect will of God, pray His Word. In fact, He LOVES it when we have His Word in our mouths. (Psalm 81:10 "Open your mouth wide and I will fill it.") Because then He has something [...]

Faith is of the Heart, Not the Mind

Did you know that you cannot operate in faith from your mind? That's why you can have FAITH in your HEART while you still have some DOUBT in your BRAIN. That's why we, too, can say, "Lord, I DO BELIEVE, help my UNBELIEF." (Mark 9:24) Faith doesn't make sense to your physical brain because it [...]

Are You Arguing With Reality?

Have you ever gone through a really challenging time and wished so badly that you weren't? Me, too! In fact, years ago we were really struggling in our marriage, and the predominant thought that constantly cycled through my head was, "I'm so sad. I'm so sad that this is happening. What happened to my life?" [...]