Go All In {Bible Study: Living and Leading Like Jesus}
Read Luke 10:25-37 Focus: Luke 10: 27, 37 27) He answered: “Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind”; and, “Love your...
View ArticleWho Is This God, Anyway?
Yesterday we talked about being fearless. Immediately God took me to His Word and to a place in my heart asking Who is this God that you would serve Him fearlessly in this crazy life and in...
View ArticleNo Ordinary Conversation
Our Father In Heaven Hallowed be Your name Matthew 6:9 My favorite way name for God is Daddy. I love to crawl up in His lap, snuggle in and chat a while with Him. He is so warm and inviting. So...
View ArticleThe Game of Life: Follow the Leader
As we headed through the hall, she wanted to lead. She didn’t know where I was going, but she felt she knew and wanted to lead anyway. For a little while she was going where I was headed but as...
View Article#1 Productivity Killer
Spending time alone with God can be a difficult discipline, because it goes against the activity addiction of this age. But it’s the most productive thing you could ever do. I am rarely doing two...
View ArticleCreation: A Love Story
The book of Genesis begins with “God created the heavens and the earth” The world—and you—are not products of blind chance and probability; God created it and us. They are here. We are here. God...
View ArticleHe’ll Bring You Back
God created Adam and Eve and placed them in the Garden of Eden to rule on His behalf. But, they chose to disobey God’s one command and through them, sin entered the world. They were banished from the...
View ArticleI Am Second: The Movement
What a beautiful picture of freedom in Genesis 2:25: Now the man and his wife were both naked, but they felt no shame…. Absolutely nothing hidden. Honesty with themselves, each other and best of all...
View ArticleThe Day We Fight Back {Unleashing the Warrior Chic}
As I held out my hands to her, I could see the grip of fear in her eyes. I was asking her to do something she’d never done before. To go to a place she’d never been. To leave her safe place that...
View ArticleReclaiming Eve: The Identity and Calling of Women in the Kingdom of God
I had the privilege of reading Reclaiming Eve:The Identity and Calling of Women in the Kingdom of God. Visit HERE to get your copy, today! To be invited in the blog tour was a blessing, but it was...
View ArticleFamily of Jesus
Like the family of Jesus, you are not forgotten. He has plans and a purpose for your life. He looks your way. -Karen Kingsbury Filed under: Bible Study, encouragement, GOD, Inspirational, Jesus, Launch...
View ArticleWith God on our side like this, how can we lose?
So, what do you think? With God on our side like this, how can we lose? If God didn’t hesitate to put everything on the line for us, embracing our condition and exposing himself to the worst by...
View ArticleHere Today, Gone Tomorrow {Study of Esther Chapter 1}
Click on over and read: Esther Chapter 1 There was some major partying going on here. And a lot of pride and showing off of the goods by the King. Queen Vashti was throwing a separate shindig for...
View ArticleChosen
Chosen is such a powerful word. Especially when you think about it’s opposite: rejected. Rejection is that thing we all fear, and we’ve all experienced at one time or another. I bet just the...
View ArticleDaddy!
Because you are his sons, God sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, the Spirit who calls out, “Abba, Father.” (Galatians 4:6 NIV) Do you know what “Abba” means? It means “Daddy Father.”...
View ArticleHave you mixed up your salt and sugar?
Be wise in the way you act toward outsiders; make the most of every opportunity. Let your conversation be always full of grace, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how to answer everyone....
View ArticleNote To Self: You’ve Gotta Go
Then he said to them all: “Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross daily and follow me. For whoever wants to save their life will lose it, but whoever loses their...
View ArticleOur Greatness Is Measured By Surrender {Live and Lead Like Jesus Bible Study}
Jesus, knowing their thoughts, took a little child and had him stand beside him. Then he said to them, “Whoever welcomes this little child in my name welcomes me; and whoever welcomes me welcomes the...
View ArticleMy Choice: My love Supremely (or how to mess up crap)
In Luke 14:25-35, Jesus is saying that if we do not love Him supremely, more than our family and more than our own lives, we cannot be His disciple. There is no half-way measure. Not all believers...
View ArticleSatisfied
It’s going on 6:30am and I’ve been sitting for over an hour and half holding a sweet sick child as she struggles with a cold. She’s finally sleeping. Due to her severe neglect she has a lot of sensory...
View ArticleIdentity Crisis
I saw this a while back and saved it. I do that a lot when I run across things on the World Wide Web. The problem is, often times, I can’t remember where I get them. I wanted to share it here with you...
View ArticleThe Need To Impress
Fear of man will prove to be a snare, but whoever trusts in The Lord is kept safe. Proverbs 29.25 The fear of human opinion disables; trusting in GOD protects you from that. Fear. Fear. Fear. The...
View ArticleThe Need To Impress
Fear of man will prove to be a snare, but whoever trusts in The Lord is kept safe. Proverbs 29.25 The fear of human opinion disables; trusting in GOD protects you from that. Fear. Fear. Fear. The...
View ArticlePublic Relations 101: the spiritual battle
As we look at Luke 20:1-8, we see Jesus rocking it out at public relations as He always did. It’s Passion week at this point. Jesus has already made His triumphal entry at the end of Chapter 19. The...
View ArticleA Boss or a Leader {Which one are you?}
Leaders remember: you’ve got to live it to lead it Just a short post today as I ponder leadership. There is a difference between a boss and a leader… Anyone can be bossy, but not everyone can be a...
View ArticleLet’s Get Our Praise On {get your feet dancing and that body moving!}
Dear child of God, sister, mother, brother, father, son, daughter, friend, family or foe, Let’s get our praise on… You are beloved of the most high GOD. The One True GOD. You are bought, paid for,...
View ArticleI’m Not Ready!
Today God is first…. “But he said to me, ‘My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness'” 2 Cor 12:9 If there is one thing that is consistent throughout scripture, it is...
View ArticleTrusting the turn-by-turns
Whether you turn to the right or to the left, your ears will hear a voice behind you, saying, “This is the way; walk in it.” Isaiah 30:21 We hear a lot about how so few are surrendering to following...
View ArticleWe Belong To Him {there’s a great joy and peace in that}
Know that the Lord is God— he made us; we belong to him. We are his people, the sheep of his own pasture ~Psalms 100:3 Shepherds played an important role in the world of Israel. Their work was to find...
View ArticleHere’s the problem AND the solution…
Jesus replied, “Your mistake is that you don’t know the Scriptures, and you don’t know the power of God ~Mark 12:24Filed under: Direction, growing, His Word, Inspirational, Leadership, life, Ministry,...
View ArticleHebrews: The Nearness of King Jesus
I’m such a Bible geek. I love studying scripture. Can’t get enough. I never tire of reading the Bible; it’s the Lord’s love letter to His children. Another thing I love is telling others about...
View ArticleThe Trade off of Thanksliving
Enter with the password: “Thank you!” Make yourselves at home, talking praise. Thank him. Worship him. For God is sheer beauty, all-generous in love, loyal always and ever. Psalm 100:4, 5 (MSG Happy...
View ArticleTwo Steps To Begin Using Influence Wisely
Influence. We all have it. We are impacting those around us all the time. This is a great thing when we learn to use the influence God has given us wisely. We start by learning the art of speaking and...
View ArticleForgiving Those Who Judge You
“After Job had prayed for his friends, the LORD made him prosperous again and gave him twice as much as he had before” (Job 42:10) Have you ever been wrongly judged? Have you ever had people assume...
View ArticleMaking A List And Checking It Twice
Dear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God. Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love. (1John 4:7-8) As much as I try or even want to love on my own strength, I...
View ArticleJoy To Your World
Joy to the world. The Lord has come. Let earth receive her King. Let every heart prepare Him room. You may have heard the Christmas story thousands of times before, but do you believe it? Have you...
View ArticleDare To Be
Then He said to them all, “If anyone wants to come with Me, he must deny himself, take up his cross daily, and follow Me. For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life...
View Article16 FREE Beth Moore eBooks! Nook, Kindle, Android, Tablet, or Computer! Offer...
There are loads of tools you need to be successful in the new year and save money doing it. Here’s a dynamite one for you: Through January 10, 2014 you can get 16 of Beth Moore’s BEST-SELLING Books on...
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We are constantly influencing those around us. Whether our sphere of influence is a church, a Bible Study group, co-workers, our spouse, children, family, online and social media community, or a class...
View ArticleSpeak.
No subject is unsuitable for discussion with GOD. Our tendency is to avoid certain subjects with GOD even though this not taught to us in scripture. It doesn’t take long when reading in the book of...
View ArticleLet God Overwhelm You Today
I am your all-seeing, all-knowing, all-powerful, and everywhere present Father. You may feel lonely, but don’t believe it. You’re never far from Me. I Am is always here – delighting in you, watching...
View ArticleWaiting For My One True Love
I am not a patient person. I want to know it all. And, I want to know it NOW! I am the girl who flips to the end of the romance book to see if they end up together. A die hard romantic. I just can’t...
View ArticleWaiting to Exhale: Forgiveness = Freedom
Hurt people hurt people We’ve all heard it said a million times. I’ve said it a million times. It’s true, hurt people do hurt people. However, not all hurt people hurt people. The cycle can be broken....
View ArticleBringing balance in our conversations
Be wise in the way you act toward outsiders; make the most of every opportunity. Let your conversation be always full of grace, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how to answer everyone....
View ArticleLove+Wisdom+Grace
“If you didn’t teach your child something then don’t assume he knows or understands it.” ~Dr. Karyn Purvis Don’t be afraid to go backwards to move forward.
View ArticleA Prayer of Belief :: Save Me Now
Jesus, I believe that only You are Lord and Savior of the world. I believe that You died on the cross for my sins. I believe that our Heavenly Father raised You from the dead, and that You are alive...
View ArticleA Prayer for Sharing the Good News::
God, thank You for Your promise and thank You for sending Jesus to fulfill that promise. I believe that every promise is “yes and Amen in Christ Jesus.” The world is so desperate to know You, and I...
View ArticleEven There, Even here, Even Everywhere…God is
Wherever you find yourself today, know that you’re not alone. You’re not stuck. You’re not without someone who cares, and who’s able to save. Thank God, there’s no escaping His presence Even there,...
View ArticleYou Belong
There’s a battle happening all around us -a battle for your heart, for your mind, for your soul. But greater is the One living inside of you than the one who is living in this world. Our enemy comes...
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