“Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.” – Hebrews 11:1-KJV Even though this has always been one of my favorite Bible verses, years went by before I realized the significance of the word “now” in the verse. Now is defined as at the present time or moment.  So why is the word “now” so significant in this verse?   Because it’s telling us that we need to be confident and believe that what we’re going through at the present time is going to change.   We can’t rely on our past faith, or…

Faith-driven woman of God producer, Roma Downey  follows her winning streak with “The Bible Series,” “Son of God” and “AD,” with a new show called ‘Answered Prayers‘ that focuses on the glory of God. This six-part series follows the remarkable stories of people in life-threatening situations who have experienced moments so inexplicable, so incredible that they can only be described as divine intervention. The show will deliver faith unsweetened by using a blend of heart-wrenching interviews, thrilling recreations and dramatic real footage, each hour-long episode paints a vivid portrait of ordinary people who have faced extraordinary circumstances—and miraculously lived to tell the tale. Each individual’s unwavering…

I was once told by my former boss at a previous company I was employed with “How you do anything is how you do everything”. When he told me this I didn’t quite understand the saying; he then proceeded to explain what that saying means. Once given the insight I took that saying and built my own model after it which is “Long as I have God first I shall never be Last”. No one said the walk would be easy, but as a follower of Christ I knew I would hit some bumps in the road. I work for a…

If you’re familiar with the story of Joseph, you know he didn’t have it easy. In Genesis 37, his jealous brothers threw him into a pit and left him to die, then thought better of it and sold him into slavery instead. He was taken to Egypt from his home in the land of Canaan. After a while, he thrived as the personal servant to the captain of Pharaoh’s guard, put in charge of the whole household. But when his master’s wife falsely accused Joseph of trying to seduce her, Joseph was thrown into prison. In prison, Joseph again became…

God has the power to turn your situation around. You just have to keep your faith through the process.
The goal is to remember in darkness what God showed you in the light.

In the summer of 2011 I found myself unemployed. Having had a job since I was fifteen years old, it felt completely surreal that I did not have consistent income. Immediately, I spruced up my resume and began job hunting. I had two degrees, connections, and charisma. It seemed only logical that hiring managers would flood my inbox in no time. A couple of weeks of not hearing from anyone turned into a few months. Follow up emails, calling HR professionals, and executing every networking strategy my graduate school years taught me lead me to dead ends and sheer frustration.  It wasn’t…

Now listen, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will go to this or that city, spend a year there, carry on business and make money.” Why, you do not even know what will happen tomorrow. What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes. Instead, you ought to say, “If it is the Lord’s will, we will live and do this or that.” James 4:13-15 As you get wrapped up in the business of living, it is so easy to forget these words. Easy to forget how brief our lives are.…

When you focus on God’s Promises vs. Your Problems, you can conquer anything. God had the solution to your problem long before you even knew it was a problem.

What would you change if you could go back in time? I’m sure we’ve all thought through that question at some point or another.  For me in particular, the whole area of love and relationships is one that I wish I could go back and “tweak”.  There is much I wish I would have known, much I wish I could have done differently, so many lies I wish I wouldn’t have believed.  But I can’t go back- and you know what, that’s okay. Because through the process of finding love I’ve learned a lot. My eyes have been opened to a lot…

If you’re praying about it, God cares about it! Here are 3 Things to Remember When Waiting For an Answered Prayer…

It was a serene Saturday night as I was on my way to church for a Young Adult Ministry engagement. The topic of discussion that night was: “Finding Purpose.” I was listening to a powerful song entitled, “Let It Be Known” by gospel artist, Casey J . The first line of her song simply says, “Let it be known that our God saves.” As I was chanting this simple yet provocative line, all I felt was intense and immediate impact. Before I could comprehend that another car had collided into me, I was swirling in circles several times over into…

Just when you think God doesn’t hear your prayers, He sends a reminder that He’s always there.

Relationships are hard these days whether you’re Christian or not. Here are the Top 5 Reasons Christian Relationships Fail…

If you’re hurting because of rejection, please know when God has selected you, it doesn’t matter who has rejected you.

Good morning! It’s Monday! So let’s go into prayer knowing that God is in control of all things. Have a blessed week.

We miss out on a lot of beautiful things when we worry, Here are just a few of them.

Guilt and shame are two of Christian’s biggest enemies. They slither into our lives taking our joy, our confidence and hindering our relationships. We try hard to ignore them hoping they will just leave us alone but they only become a heavier weight to bear. Guilt and shame are the voices in our heads that tells us we are not doing enough for God, for our family or job. They are the voices that scream at us telling us to believe that everything that goes wrong is somehow our fault. They spew the lies: If you only would have done this…

For most of my life growing up I struggled with depression and mental health related issues. At the age of sixteen I became frustrated with my life and my depression began to overpower my faith. I began to engage in self-mutilating behaviors and I became more enticed by the idea of death by suicide. I could never understand why this other half of me existed and I felt shameful and dirty for being what some would call mentally unfit. Being raised in the church, depression and mental health is not a topic I ever heard most pastors preach about or…

If you’re constantly waiting on that one thing to be happy, you will only make it to the top and find that it is still not enough.

Here are three things I have to remind myself everyday in order to stay on track: