I recently finished reading a book that claims it has “practical wisdom for women who want to speak up, create and lead.” It suggests that some women were raised to “play small” and not rock the boat or challenge the status quo. Reading it has encouraged me to step out…
Does the Proverbs 31 woman make you feel inadequate? Do you feel like you will never be as talented, productive, strong, caring, and fearless as this woman? If you see this chapter as a laundry list of to-dos for women, you might end up feeling guilt or resentment. However, recently…
“Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for he who promised is faithful” (Hebrews 10:23). No matter what we face, dear sisters, keep your unswerving hope in Jesus. Are your circumstances insurmountable? Anything is possible for our God! My husband, Darrell, and I are going through an experience…
“But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.” Hebrews 11:6 In the last few days, we have taken a journey into the past and looked at…
“And these all, having obtained a good report through faith, received not the promise: God having provided some better thing for us, that they without us should not be made perfect.” Hebrews 11:39-40 If you have been reading the devotions each day this week, you know that all the people…
“And what shall I more say? for the time would fail me to tell of Gedeon….” Hebrews 11:32 This summer, our pastor has been preaching a series of messages from the Book of Judges and the past two have been on Gideon. His story is interesting and teaches us some…
“By faith the walls of Jericho fell down, after they were compassed about seven days.” Hebrews 11:30 The children of Israel had crossed the Jordan River and set up their camp according to the instructions that the Lord had shown to Moses. Joshua was now their leader and it was…
“By faith Abraham, when he was tried, offered up Isaac: and he that had received the promises offered up his only begotten son, Of whom it was said, That in Isaac shall thy seed be called: Accounting that God was able to raise him up, even from the dead; from…
“Through faith also Sara herself received strength to conceive seed, and was delivered of a child when she was past age, because she judged him faithful who had promised. Therefore sprang there even of one, and him as good as dead, so many as the stars of the sky in multitude,…