If you’ve been praying for a husband and haven’t met him yet, don’t get discouraged. God hears your prayers. He desires us to partner with a good man more than we desire it for ourselves. Our Heavenly Father is all-knowing and all-powerful. He is good all the time. He isRead More →
Dear Heavenly Father, You are Holy, Holy, Holy, and there is none like You. Thank You for the honor of being Your children, and for clothing us in Your righteousness through our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Thank You for forgiving anything we have said, thought, felt, or done thatRead More →
Jesus Christ said in John 16:33(NLT), “I have told you all this so that you may have peace in me. Here on earth you will have many trials and sorrows. But take heart, because I have overcome the world.” Our Lord and Savior didn’t sugarcoat the truth. He was veryRead More →
A close sister in Christ was very upset when she told me the man that she’s been dating over a year informed her he wanted to take a break. Immediately my heart went out to her, because I know oh too well the heartbreaking emotions she’s going through. Many ofRead More →
Our blessed Lord and Savior died a horrific death on the cross. 2Corinthians 5:21(NLT) tells us, “For God made Christ, who never sinned, to be the offering for our sin, so that we could be made right with God through Christ.” Before Jesus Christ gave his life on the cross,Read More →
Debra said to herself, “This is just another trick of the devil!” She and her boyfriend of eleven months have had a pretty good thing going. She’s hopeful that he may in fact be the one she’s been praying for. Her last breakup was very difficult emotionally. She called offRead More →
Many of us have experienced disappointments in the area of dating. We’ve met individuals that appear to be compatible with us in the beginning and they seem to check off all the right boxes. But after a while, we begin to notice a few things that didn’t jump out atRead More →
Colossians 2:7(NLT) tells us, “Let your roots grow down into him, and let your lives be built on him. Then your faith will grow strong in the truth you were taught, and you will overflow with thankfulness.” This scripture tells us God’s goal for us as His sons and daughters.Read More →
In Exodus 23:20-22(NLT), God told His people living in Old Testament times, “See, I am sending an angel before you to protect you on your journey and lead you safely to the place I have prepared for you. 21 Pay close attention to him, and obey his instructions. Do notRead More →
A while ago, a believer confided in me that he was shocked at the number of unmarried women that were okay with not having the commitment of marriage. Dating long term was right up their alley, but they didn’t see the spiritual significance of marriage. His goal was to meetRead More →
Romans 8:29 tells us that God knew us in advance. Long before we entered our mother’s wombs, God had a plan for our existences. He knew exactly who we would become as human beings living on the earth, and He knows everything that is going to happen in our lives.Read More →
Hebrews 11:1 tells us that faith is the substance of things hoped for, and it is the evidence of things not seen. Even though you and I can’t reach out and physically touch faith, our faith is all the evidence we need. It’s the title deed to the thing we’veRead More →
Through the psalmist, God instructs us in Proverbs 4:23 to make it a top priority in our lives to guard our hearts. He tells us that everything we do flows from our hearts. As women, we pick up on this very early, and it’s mostly because in the beginning ofRead More →
Dear Heavenly Father, John 3:16 tells us that You so loved the world that You gave your one and only begotten Son so that everyone who believes in him will not perish, but they will have eternal life. John 1:12 tells us that everyone who believes in the name ofRead More →
In Matthew 11:28-30(NLT), Jesus Christ said, “28 Come to me, all of you who are weary and carry heavy burdens, and I will give you rest. 29 Take my yoke upon you. Let me teach you, because I am humble and gentle at heart, and you will find rest forRead More →
Hebrews 13:5-6(NLT) “5 Don’t love money; be satisfied with what you have. For God has said, “I will never fail you. I will never abandon you.” 6 So we can say with confidence, “The LORD is my helper, so I will have no fear. What can mere people do toRead More →
We live in an environment where there are many false prophets, and they are coning people by convincing them to place their trust in what he or she, the false prophet, says. God warns us to test this stuff against the truth of His Word, because a true prophet willRead More →
Matthew 9:35-38(NLT) “38 Jesus traveled through all the towns and villages of that area, teaching in the synagogues and announcing the Good News about the Kingdom. And he healed every kind of disease and illness. 36 When he saw the crowds, he had compassion on them because they were confusedRead More →
Whether it’s spiritual growth in Christ, better health and finances, marital restoration, or finally meeting the person that is destined to walk with us through life, we all have a desire that is on our hearts. These desires have been the subject of our prayers for quite some time, andRead More →
Dear Heavenly Father, The psalmist, David, wrote in Psalm 25:1-2(NLT), “1 O Lord, I give my life to you. 2 I trust in you, my God! Do not let me be disgraced, or let my enemies rejoice in my defeat.” Father God, You are a God that sits high and looksRead More →
Do you think it’s a good idea to contact an old boyfriend just to say hello? This is what a sister-friend did recently, and she’s starting to regret she ever made that decision. Initially, she thought it’d be okay since the two of them ended their relationship on good terms.Read More →
One of the very many reasons that the Old Testament Book of Job is so amazing is because it mirrors many of our behaviors as human beings. We’d like to think that we are so complicated, but in God’s eyes we are not complicated at all. Our likenesses far outweighRead More →
My daughter’s birthday is Groundhog Day, and she gets a kick out of hearing what the prediction will be; six more weeks of winter or an early spring. Predictions are forecasts that provide an indication of future events. Sometimes they are based on facts and evidence, and sometimes they areRead More →
Listen Up! I had a conversation the other day with someone I’ve known for many years. She’s been keeping herself busy with her newly remodeled bathroom, a hefty project she undertook to take her mind off things. Not being able to see many of her friends and family during theRead More →
Matthew 4:17(KJV) tells us, “From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say, Repent: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.” This verse allows us to expand our knowledge of an extremely important truth. It is the reality that the focus of this message in which our LordRead More →
Dear Heavenly Father, Thank You for giving us such tremendous wisdom through Your Word, and for also giving us revelation and prophecy that comes through Your precious Holy Spirit. Your wisdom gives us guidance and direction. It helps us to discern what is right for our lives. Recently in myRead More →
Jesus Christ said in John 8:32(NKJV), “And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.” I sometimes wonder if people that have read this awesome verse actually believe it. Many think that Jesus Christ was only talking about what you and I consider to be spiritualRead More →
One Saturday afternoon, my daughter was getting ready to meet some of her girlfriends for lunch. When she started her car, it didn’t make a sound. What do we all do when something like this happens? We become instantly frustrated by the thought of something going wrong and causing ourRead More →
Before I moved away from my old neighborhood, I was blessed with very loving and kind neighbors, an elderly couple that lived across the street. They were married over sixty years and had raised two very successful sons that moved to other states to establish their respective families. I learnedRead More →
There’s a question every single woman that is waiting for the right man to come into her life should ask. It is whether waiting month after month and year after year has caused her to hit the pause button on other areas of her life. A lot of times weRead More →