When You Feel Unappreciated and Taken for Granted
It’s an act of surrender, releasing your pain into God’s hands and trusting Him to bring justice in His time.
It’s an act of surrender, releasing your pain into God’s hands and trusting Him to bring justice in His time.
Our children are not ours to keep; they are souls on loan, entrusted to us by the Creator Himself.
You, too, are anointed by the Spirit of the Lord. You, too, are called to proclaim good news, bring healing, and release those in bondage.
Jairus approaches Jesus with a heart full of fear and hope.
It is a humbling experience to see how God uses our trials to minister to the hearts of those who need encouragement.
Jesus warns us of the danger of empty words and religious pretenses.
Our spiritual growth requires us to be deeply rooted in the Word of God.
In a world often filled with hurt and division, kindness is a balm that soothes and unites.
Our words should be reliable, reflecting the trustworthiness of our Father in heaven.
When we take a Sabbath rest, we acknowledge our dependence on God.
Marriage is a covenant that requires sacrifice, grace, and unwavering commitment.
These virtues, are not simply admirable traits but essential components of a life lived in accordance with God’s will.
As women of faith, we are called to delve into the depths of Scripture, seeking understanding and guidance.
God is making a way where there seems to be no way.
Sarah remained unafraid, for she knew that the Lord was watching over her.
He is not a distant God who is unaware of our struggles.
Let us take refuge in God’s presence, finding peace and strength in Him alone.
The only real hope is a person and His name is Jesus.
The universe revolves around the leadership of a lamb, a wounded lamb.
True fear of the Lord realizes we can NOT ever run from God.
Instead of merely counting the days as they pass, we should make every day count.
I will lie down in peace.
It’s a wonderful day when God shows us the ugliness of a sin that has been indwelling us and prompts us to tackle it.
The Lord wants you with Him.
This kind of friendship recognizes that God has great plans for each person.
I receive your hope, love, faith, joy, your goodness, trueness, wisdom, power, and strength.
Solitude and silence bring to the surface our inner conflicts, distress, and longings.
The beauty around me still exists but my eyes don’t recognize it.
Even when we feel like we will never escape the pit of emotional distress, God sets our feet on firm ground and promises never to let us go.
Make Him your first thought, your first desire, your first breath, your first everything.
We can think nobody will understand, but God always understands.
With Christ at the center, nothing is lost—only an eternity of blessings that are freely ours as His children just by asking to receive them.
God is calling us to co-labor with Him in His garden – our hearts.
Holiness is an attribute of God that distinguishes Himself and His creation.
Every word we speak has the capacity to bring a smile and contain life or sink to the bottom where there is nothing but darkness and loneliness.
He will make our load light and easier to carry, but we must be willing to give it and let it go.
They are close enough to the light to feel its glow, but they are still outside looking in.
Perhaps before we invite people to Jesus or invite them to church, we should invite them to dinner.
I now bring the authority, rule, and dominion of the Lord Jesus Christ over my life today.
God is actually very specific about the things He hates.
I had spent so much energy on my own perception of loss that I had forgotten to look to the Lord.
God makes everything good. He can’t do it any other way.
We are called by God to be willing to serve, willing to love, willing to believe, and willing to forgive.
In our fallen human nature, complete and total forgiveness is only something that the Lord can provide.
We can pursue and live holy lives that declare the greatness of God, display the gospel of Jesus, and demonstrate the Holy Spirit’s power in us.
It’s our responsibility to take the time to do what feeds our soul – first.
At the heart of His desire is for us to have our hearts entwined with His love and devotion for all of us.
When your heart spills over, what flows out? Praise or cursing?
We must rely fully on God to get our light. We can only reflect.
Our responsibility to represent Jesus matters immensely more to Him than the reasons we find to argue and dispute.
The people who were supposed to show up and be there? Sorta —- sometimes… aren’t.
Sometimes it takes being broken to build beauty, to be refined, to be MOLDED.
So, in the same way, we are called to keep gathering good thoughts which lead to good actions, which leads to the willingness to believe, serve, love, and forgive.
Like the star that led the wise ones from the east to seek the Christ Child, a light bulb went off in my head.
A few months ago, I took another beginner’s knitting class. It brought me so much peace.
We can trust the seasons of suffering to Christ’s great purpose in our lives: to identify with and become more like him.
If you, like the Israelites, need to be reminded of God’s goodness, this is a good day to do some stone-collecting.
I remember pulling and imagining my worry being replaced with peace, my fear being replaced with courage, my doubt with trust, and my anger with self-control.
Start focusing on giving gratitude to God for what you have and not what you perceive to be missing.
God always provides a tree for shade if we are willing to walk under it.
What do you want to yell from the mountain top for the world to hear?
Our faith speaks to our mountains and it is our faith that keeps us rejoicing.
Paul lived courageously from his heart, from the core of his being, the center of all his thoughts, feelings, and passions.
Patience is rooted in the confidence that God is sovereign.
The things He allows to become ash are resurrected with a new life and a transforming nature.
He reminded me I will have seasons of growth and seasons of reflection.
One of the most important lessons God ever taught me was the lesson of sisterhood.
I realized I did not have to try to climb. Simply because the ladder was Peace.
If we are followers of Christ and true believers, we don’t need resolutions. All we need to do is follow Him.