“ Shh!” I hear the Lord’s gentle rebuke as my urge to respond takes over my ability to reason. The better choice would be to stop talking...

Book Review - Shift:Changing Our Focus to See the Presence of God “As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul pants for you, my...

Shared from Pray With Confidence I am honored to be a contributing writer for the blog, Pray with Confidence with 30 gifted writers, we...

Overcoming the Narcissist, Sociopath, Psychopath, and Other Domestic Abusers: The Comprehensive Handbook to Recognize, Remove, and...

Guest post by Lisa Wenninger “Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sister, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that...

“give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.” 1 Thessalonians‬ ‭5:18‬ ‭ESV Thanksgiving is...

“I sink in deep mire, where there is no foothold; I have come into deep waters, and the flood sweeps over me.” Psalms‬ ‭69:2‬ ‭ESV‬‬ Swim...

"He leads me beside the still waters." Psalms 23:2 "A ripple effect is a situation in which, like ripples expand across the water when an...

“When hard pressed, I cried to the LORD; he brought me into a spacious place.” Psalm 118:5 NIV The Need to Breathe ”I can’t breathe! Get...

"She is clothed with strength and dignity; she can laugh at the days to come." Proverbs 31:25 NIV Happy Fourth of July! Another holiday...

Growing up in an alcoholic home, I developed a coping mechanism for dealing with rejection.

“Let us not become weary in doing good, for at a proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.” Galatians 6:9 Worn Out Life...

"Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see.” Hebrews‬ ‭11:1‬ ‭NIV‬‬ I have always wanted to walk...

“When anxiety was great within me, your consolation brought me joy.” Psalm‬ ‭94:19 NIV‬ ‭ An Anxious World Anxiety is a very real emotion...

“‘Don’t call me Naomi,’ she told them. ‘Call me Mara, because the Almighty has made my life very bitter. I went away full, but the Lord...

"For no one ever hates his own flesh but provides and cares for it, just as Christ does for the church, since we are members of his...

“A father to the fatherless, a defender of widows, is God in his holy dwelling. God sets the lonely in families, he leads out the...

Let them give thanks to the Lord for his faithful love and his wondrous works for all humanity. For he has satisfied the thirsty and...

"Hope deferred makes the heart sick...” Proverbs 13:12a NIV I often make the snarky comment, “If I knew how selfish I was, I never would...

“He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.” Psalm 147:3 NIV ‬Wounds hurt. We don’t like pain. We are anxious to be healed. We...