Fasting doesn’t always have to be food. Fasting can be whatever has your heart, so that giving it up for a period of time is a sacrifice of love. You don’t have to be in a conversation with me long to hear about what I love. “For surely out of the abundance of the mouth the heart speaks” (Matthew 12:34b, …
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Not Seeing is Believing
When I started walking with God, I believed he would do miracles. I read the Bible and saw so much evidence of God doing miracles, it didn’t even cross my mind that God wouldn’t do them in my life or in the lives of those I loved. I couldn’t find any evidence of God NOT doing miracles except in the …
Read More »Pursue Your Purpose – Supercharge Your Life
Do you ever feel that, as a Christian, you’ve lost that desire to pursue your purpose? You see people living out their dreams and knowing their purpose in life, but you can’t quite get there yourself. If you want to supercharge your life, an inward change must take place when you pursue your purpose! As a Christian, realize that you …
Read More »Who Controls You?
Blame sounds like this: “I’m not okay and it’s your fault.” “He makes me so mad.” “She drives me crazy.” “If he would just … then I …” “If she would stop … then I …” Blame is the way we assign responsibility for us to others. It’s the way we dodge being responsible for ourselves. It’s the way we …
Read More »Freedom From Jealousy
Although jealousy runs rampant in our world, it is possible to live free from the clutches of the green-eyed monster. A heart that has received the love of God and embraced His grace and mercy is satisfied with God’s provision and plan for his or her life–it is enough! Jealous people are the most miserable, unhappy people in the world. …
Read More »A Life That Prays: Part 1
Have you ever been burdened for someone you loved so dearly to come to the saving heart knowledge of Jesus? Have you cried out for healing for yourself or someone close to you? Do you have a financial situation that needs a miracle? Are you desperate to find freedom from anger or depression? Does your marriage need a love intervention? …
Read More »Lilies, Thorns and Foxes
I sat on the overstuffed chair in my friend Kay’s guesthouse. There to study, pray and write for the day, I noticed for the fourth time that the clock sitting atop of the armoire ticked, but the time never changed. The second hand exerted effort to move the hour and the minute hand around the face of the clock, but …
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