Someone I love is a smoker. I don’t live with this person, but I frequently visit a home where the air is compromised. While I am abiding in this environment, I grow acclimated to the less than favorable conditions. The smell is almost imperceptible at times, really. However, the minute I walk out the…
Winter weather can literally take your breath away sometimes. A sudden, extreme change in the atmosphere catches us off guard and a spasm of fear may overwhelm us and constrict our airway. Warm up God is sovereign over the seasons. The fire of His Word will light a fire in you that REBUILDS what the…
When the atmosphere is polluted with noise, it’s a good idea to slow down and take a breather. Turn off that television. Put the phone on airplane mode. Plug into a soundtrack that lifts your spirit and remind yourself that God is bigger than your problems. A spontaneous praise party always diffuses a ticking…
A person can survive forty days without food, four days without water, but only four minutes without oxygen. I rushed off to face the day without hitting my knees first. I immediately regretted it. I was running late, but those precious minutes entering the throne room of God make such a difference. Prayer is oxygen…
Are you slouching? Take a hard look in the Mirror. If you are standing confidently tall in the power of His might, your chin is up with shoulders back and relaxed. Your weight is evenly distributed as you stand firmly on the Promises. You may sway a little in the gale, but you quickly…
I love a good rescue story. Don’t you? A while back, my eyes were glued to the TV for days as 33 men were trapped in a mine buried deep in the earth. The world crashed in on these men, and they were literally buried alive. For 69 days, they struggled to breathe in…