“They do not fear bad news; they confidently trust the LORD to care for them.” Psalms 112:7 NLT I’m going to be transparent for a moment. I’ve struggled with fear the last few years. It all started when I had my first daughter in 2013. I was a new, young…
“She is clothed with strength and dignity, and she laughs without fear of the future.” Proverbs 31:25 NLT Today we celebrate Mom’s all across the world. We set aside some extra time to say “thank you” for every sacrifice they have made for us, every band-aid they put on our…
“Then the Lord turned to him and said, “Go with the strength you have, and rescue Israel from the Midianites. I am sending you!” “But Lord,” Gideon replied, “how can I rescue Israel? My clan is the weakest in the whole tribe of Manasseh, and I am the least in…
“The Word gave life to everything that was created, and his life brought light to everyone.” John 1:4 NLT I grew up attending Sunday school off and on with my grandparents, usually when my excuse to not go wasn’t believable enough for my Mom. It wasn’t that I hated going,…
“Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding; In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct your paths.” Prov. 3:5-6. “Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the…
“For every beast of the forest is mine, and the cattle upon a thousand hills.” Psalm 50:10 How does God teach us to trust? By allowing us to go through circumstances where we must rely on Him. When I look back on my childhood, I think we were…
“But godliness with contentment is great gain. For we brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out. And having food and raiment let us be therewith content.” I Timothy 6:6-8 “Not that I speak in respect of want: for I have learned, in whatsoever…
“And he said unto them, Come ye yourselves apart into a desert place, and rest a while: for there were many coming and going, and they had no leisure so much as to eat.” Mark 6:31. We are now into our second month of isolation. When it first started, we…
“God is not a man, so he does not lie. He is not human, so he does not change his mind. Has he ever spoken and failed to act? Has he ever promised and not carried it through?” Numbers 23:19 When this all began and things quickly started to change,…