Proverbs 17:19 “Anyone who loves to quarrel loves sin; anyone who trusts in high walls invites disaster.” Proverbs is such an interesting book of the bible to me. It’s this smorgasbord of universal wisdom all compiled into one book. This scripture goes from quarreling to trusting in high walls all…
Psalms 16:8 “I know the Lord is always with me. I will not be shaken, for he is right beside me.” Have you ever heard the saying “shaking in your boots”? Sometimes life can leave us feeling that way, whether its from fear, shock or grief. We can easily and…
God is in the restoration business. Furthermore, He seems to delight in this! In I Samuel 2, we find Hannah’s prayer of thanksgiving after the Lord gave her the child she had long desire.. After Hannah weaned her son, Samuel, she took him to the house of the Lord in…
Not too many of us enjoy waiting, especially if we are on time and someone else is late. The longer we wait, the more frustrated we get, because we are not doing anything except waiting. Have you ever been tired of waiting on the Lord? He’s promised an answer, but…
I bought my husband a sweatshirt that says, “I can explain it to you, but I can’t understand it for you.” If I cannot see from someone else’s viewpoint, I may never understand that person. When we understand “why,” “what” makes sense. In an uncertain world, too often I pray…
“The unfeigned faith that is in thee, which dwelt first in thy grandmother Lois, and thy mother Eunice; and…in thee also . . . stir up the gift of God, which is in thee by the putting on of my hands. For God hath not given us the spirit of…
Several years back, the Lord started really dealing with me to study the subject of being an encourager. Though I had spent most of my life in ministry trying to help others, I felt a special need to explore the topic even deeper than I had currently known. One day…
“En-” means to put in or into; “courage” means to be confident and strong, therefore, encourage means to put courage and strength into someone. “Dis-” reverses the word it’s attached to. “Discourage” means to take courage away. An encouraging person is pleasant to be around because he builds you up…
The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty those who are oppressed, (Luke 4:18 ESV) In prayer…