Have you ever thought of the phrase, walking after emptiness? Recently while reading the book of Jeremiah this phrase jumped out at me. In Jeremiah 2:5 the Lord asks, “What injustice did your fathers find in Me, that they went far from Me, and walked after emptiness and became empty?” What does walking after emptiness… [Read More]
Walking After Emptiness
The Promise of Rest
Come to Me, all who are weary and heavy-laden, and I will give you rest. Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. Matthew 11:28-29 Come to me and find rest. I know this can be a difficult… [Read More]
Promise of Unshakable Peace
“For the mountains may be removed and the hills may shake, But My lovingkindness will not be removed from you, And My covenant of peace will not be shaken,” Says the Lord who has compassion on you. Isaiah 54:10 You might feel the weight of discouragement, wrongdoing, or disappointment as you face your day, but you have a God who… [Read More]
An Effective Leader is a Good Follower
When you first read the phrase, an effective leader is a good follower, does it seem like an oxymoron? Do leader and follower seem to contradict one another? The truth is, we all need to follow someone. How we lead is determined by how well we follow. The greatest leaders are the closest followers of… [Read More]
Promise of Freedom
The promise of freedom comes when you and I commit to God, resist the devil, draw near to God, and purify our hearts in the presence of the Lord. Submit, resist, draw near, and purify are active verbs that make a difference in defending our hearts against Satan’s attack on our lives. If you continually… [Read More]
Promise of Strength
Do not fear is one of the strongest and most used commandments in the Word of God but it’s possibly the hardest to keep. Why do we fall into the fear trap? Because, at times, we live in the “what if.” What if this happens; what if that happens? When you become lost in the… [Read More]
Promise of Guidance
Psalm 48:14 says, “For this God is your God forever and ever; He will be your guide to the end.” I love the thought of God as my guide. Don’t you? In the first chapter of Friendship Sisters for a Journey, I encouraged the readers to focus on the word Guidance—As I would read this… [Read More]
She Got Up Quickly
In the eleventh chapter of John is the miraculous story of Lazarus being raised from the dead. There is so much in this beautiful story as Jesus portrays Himself as the Resurrection and the Life; one of the seven I AM statements. When you look deep into this story, you view lessons of: patience, trust,… [Read More]
Promise of Peace through Right Thinking
For as he thinks within himself, so he is (Proverbs 23:7a). Period. This scripture from Proverbs is true. You become what controls your mind. Do you tend to believe lies about yourself? Maybe they are thoughts you have replayed in your mind over and over or negativity has been placed over you by others and… [Read More]
52 Promises from God, Reflections to soothe your soul
I am so excited to share with you my next writing project: A 52 Day devotional/journal from the promises of God. Last summer while reading 2 Peter 1:4, For by these He has granted to us His precious and magnificent promises, so that by them you may become partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the… [Read More]
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