Some days, this world tells you that you are nothing. A nobody. Nothing will ever change — you will never achieve that dream and transform your life. Some days, the voices of nothing want to erase your hopes and eradicate your dreams. If you listen to those empty voices, you end up depressed, defeated, and…
Photo Credit: akaak19, via Free Images Last night the power went out at 6 PM. We live in Florida, and it felt close to 100 degrees in the house, so we immediately vacated the premises. Our air conditioned vehicle transformed into a safe haven on wheels. We had time to kill — the automated voice…
…walk in the way of love, just as Christ loved us and gave Himself up for us as a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God. Ephesians 5:2 I am sharing “Fragrant Offering” and joining like-minded sisters at Still Saturday and Give Me Grace. Photo Credit: Gaby Stein, via Pixabay
The daylight called me out of slumber. I crawled out of bed, wiped the sleep off my eyes, and squinted at the alarm clock. I was running late. Again. The urgency crawled up into my stomach and lurched me into motion. I spent the morning spinning — rushing to work on the turnpike, typing frantically…
Photo Credit: Ryan McGuire, via Pixabay I realized that the deepest spiritual lessons are not learned by His letting us have our way in the end, but by His making us wait, bearing with us in love and patience until we are able to honestly to pray what He taught His disciples to pray: “Thy…
Yesterday, I attended an outdoor church service. We got up before the break of dawn and gathered together under the open sky. The clouds created a fluffy blanket that covered the blue expanse and created a gloomy atmosphere. The dewy chill of early day lingered, and I grew cold. Just as the call…