Long distance running is not easy. At least not for me. But just because something is hard does not mean that it should be avoided. My husband and I have been training for a 10K. Even on the days we run 2 or 3 miles there are plenty of times I want to quit. My sides hurt, my knee aches, my head throbs. But I tell myself, “Quitting is not an option. Keep running. You will not stop.” I say to myself, “Just think of how you’ll feel if you allow yourself to quit.” These thoughts (and sheer stubborn will) make me push forward.…
Don’t put so much into a relationship with others that you forget to honor your relationship with God. Here are 3 Lessons Esther Teaches Us About Waiting, Dating, and Marriage.
Sometimes we find ourselves asking “How Long Must I Wait?” One of the most stressing things in life is to compare your season to someone else’s season.
Be on guard and stay alert. Satan attacks us in various ways. These are the five areas of your life Satan wants to enter…
I was talking to a good friend of mine on the phone during our weekly check-in and I asked her “When does Testifying Become Bragging?” Is it bragging to share a victory with others? And where is the line? Should we simply be quiet and not publicly rejoice when something good happens for us? Good question! She replied. She began to tell me what she felt on the subject and I began to tell her my views as well. At the end of the conversation , we both agreed that there is a difference between bragging and testifying….that difference being intent. Bragging…
God will only anoint what HE is doing through you, not what YOU are doing without His blessing.
Are your finances in desperate need of prayer? Don’t stress about it. Pray about it. Here are five prayers to pray for your finances…
If there’s an unsettling feeling burning in your soul, it may be a sign that he’s not the one God has for you.
Are you afraid that you’re Missing God’s Will for Your Life? Here are six signs that you just might be missing God’s will…
Have you ever experienced praying to the Lord and then having to spend a long time waiting for His reply? Worse, it’s as if He never listens and everything just seems to ‘hang?’ If you say yes, this article is for you. I once experienced my laptop freezing in the middle of writing some articles. Boy, I tell you that if your computer gets stuck when you’re in the middle of your job you’ll be very frustrated. You get irritated and impatient, even probably tempted to manually restart your computer by pressing the reset or power button. It was during…
So you’re frustrated in your job, ministry or organization. I believe that many people leave their jobs for the wrong reasons. In fact, I think many people leave before their critical breakthrough. And I strongly believe that people who don’t persevere never break through the wall that most limits their personal growth: themselves. Staying somewhere for five years or longer forces you to change the only thing left to change after a while: you. So I believe there’s tremendous benefit both personally and organizationally in long term tenure. And please know I write this from a place of bias. I’ve been working…
Don’t let the noise of the world keep you from hearing the voice of the Lord. Here are 7 Signs God is Talking and You Aren’t Listening…
Have you heard the saying “your attitude will determine your altitude?” I believe as Christians our attitudes can block our blessings. It can block us from growing. Our attitude in the wilderness showcases our faith and how much we trust God. We have to understand that God is who He says He is and will do what He says He will do in our lives. God does not change because we doubt Him. He is the same yesterday, today and forever more. He says, “heaven and earth may past away but my word will remain the same,” Matthew 24:25. When God…
Are you at a really frustrating place in your life? Are you not sure which direction to go in your life? Here are 3 Things To Do When You Are Not Sure…
Our prayers don’t have an expiration date. While you’re saying “it’s too late”, God is saying “watch Me work”.
Here are six habits that will draw you closer to God. Submitting to God James tells us, “Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded” (James 4:7-8). Step one is to submit to God and to His Word. Then resist the temptations cast at you by the enemy, …and finally he will flee from you and you won’t be as easily influenced by the demonic habits that so easily beset you. Being Broken…
Since I have grown up in the church and accepted Christ as my Savior at a young age I cannot tell you how many times I have heard the following passage found in 1 Corinthians 6:19-20: … “Do you not know that your bodies are a temple of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your bodies.” With the aid of the Holy Spirit I was able to understand what this passage meant. I understood that what I do…
Whatever situation you’re dealing with today, Not only can God fix it, He can make it better than it was before.
“I wanted healthy communication, true love, and God in my relationship, but my actions lead me to the opposite.”
Most conflicts can be solved rather easily, but unfortunately most conflicts are exaggerated or blown out of proportion just as easily. What may start out as a small disagreement, can easily turn into pure utter turmoil if we’re not careful. So before you allow conflict to ruin a relationship, take a look at these five helpful ways to handle conflict: 1. Get a grip on your emotions Emotions can be deceiving as Jeremiah 17:9 reminds us, “The heart is deceitful above all things and beyond cure. Who can understand it?” It can ruin relationships easily once you allow your negative emotions to control you.…
