Finding Life beyond the struggles
I was born with the congenital heart disease, Tetralogy of Fallot with Pulmonary Atresia and I had five heart surgeries before the age of three. In the middle of all of that, God spoke and told us that He was going to give me a new heart. I stood on that promise for twenty-two years... Continue Reading →
You know that moment when the lights in a theater go down and the entire room becomes dark? In the darkness do you ever notice the glaring red EXIT signs? What about the tiny lights placed along the pathway to lead you to safety? God's Word is a lot like those little safety lights. Your... Continue Reading →
...God does not give him His Spirit sparingly or by measure, but boundless is the gift God makes of His Spirit!John 3:34 God doesn't allot us a certain amount of His Spirit every day and if we use up the amount, that's it, no more. God pours out His Spirit without measure. Our operation within... Continue Reading →
Why does God lead us on paths of darkness and not light? Why does He allow all the destruction, the terror, and injustice that comes into our lives and those around us? Photo by Tatiana Syrikova on Pexels.com I am [Jeremiah] the man who has seen affliction under the rod of His wrath. He has... Continue Reading →
We've been talking about prayer in the small church group I'm in the last few weeks and I just want to ask you, How's your prayer life? Photo by Monstera on Pexels.com Do you pray consistently? When you pray, what are you hoping to achieve? Are you just praying to pray, because it is something... Continue Reading →
"And whenever you are fasting, do not look gloomy and sour and dreary like the hypocrites, for they put on a dismal countenance, that their fasting may be apparent to and seen by men. Truly I say to you, they have their reward in full already. But when you fast, perfume your head and wash... Continue Reading →
What happens when we call on God? Jeremiah 33:3 says:"Call to Me and I will answer you, and tell you [and even show you] great and mighty things, [things which have been confined and hidden], which you do not know and understand and cannot distinguish." We obtain things we previously could not reach. Photo by... Continue Reading →
Trouble doesn't come unexpectedly. God, Who knows the beginning and the end, knows when trouble will come and He will not leave His people clueless or defenseless. He warns us ahead of time, speaking to us and instructing us. It is up to us if we will listen, even in our security. "I spoke to... Continue Reading →
God taught me something today. Well, it's been over the last few weeks but I finally got it today. Respect for my husband. Husbands are told to love their wives and wives are supposed to respect their husbands. (Eph. 5:22-23;25) I think I do a pretty good job of that, at least in the big... Continue Reading →
Joy is a celebration. "Then the Israelites, including the priests, the Levites, and the rest of the exiles, celebrated the dedication of the house of God with joy...They observed the Festival of Unleavened Bread for seven days with joy, because the Lord had made them joyful, having changed the Assyrian king's attitude toward them, so... Continue Reading →
Above My Waves 