Encourage your soul

If this was God’s plan to bring the Messiah to earth, the most important birth EVER…..what do you think God might be doing in your life?

What if you were meant for so much more than who you are right now? I think that is true for every single one of us. I truly believe that no matter where we are today, we are to continue to grow and impact the world around us MORE each and EVERY day. Don’t

“The Second Day of July 1776, will be the most memorable Epocha, in the History of America. I am apt to believe that it will be celebrated, by succeeding Generations, as the great anniversary Festival. It ought to be commemorated, as the Day of Deliverance by solemn Acts of Devotion to God Almighty. It

Are you too broken? Do you ever think you are too broken for anything good to come from you? I think we all have moments where we can’t imagine a time when we will overcome the difficulties of our past or current circumstances. We just can’t see any possible way that anything good could

Isolation is meeting with the devil, solitude is meeting with the Lord. – Ben Courson How often do you just want to run away? I used to feel like this A LOT, it is less frequent these days but I still have my moments. Today, the culture seems so toxic as if everyone is

This is a Boundaries teaching I presented for Celebrate Recovery. It resonated deeply with many people. I wanted to record it so that you could benefit from it too! Enjoy! Click here to view the Boundaries video Join Me Facebook Share To: 

Do you see God as a dispenser of your wants or is being in relationship with God enough? Have you ever prayed for something that was good and worthy, but God didn’t answer? Sometimes it is easy to feel like God never even heard you pray and has turned his back on your needs.

Comparison is the thief of joy – Theodore Roosevelt How many times have you compared your life to someone else’s and come up feeling like you got the short end of the stick? We can be so content with our life until we start looking around and wishing we had what others have. Why

What in Your Life Will Withstand the Fire Test? My mom recently passed away and as I sift through her treasured belongings and papers it is never so evident that EVERYTHING has been left behind. It seems so hard to grasp that someone’s life-long collections may not have much value at all to anyone

Do you ever feel so distant from God that you feel completely separated from his presence? You long for the connection you once felt to him or the fire that you see in others around you, but it feels like God is so far away from you. Guess who else felt this way? Jesus!

Aren’t we supposed to ENJOY life? A friend of mine having a particularly frustrating day, texted me to ask “Aren’t we supposed to ENJOY life?”. I honestly was completely unprepared for the question, but it made me stop and think. Are we really here to ENJOY life? Is that why God has us here?

Sometimes we get way more concerned with the part of our Christianity that “shows” and not what actually lies beneath in our mind, heart and soul. An iceberg seems like it could be a fitting visual of our Christian walk with only 10% of the average iceberg peaking above the water. Icebergs range in

I sat in church last Sunday with all that is in the world rattling around in my head. I was desperately trying to focus on worship and the sermon. I knew our Governor was announcing new Covid restrictions on activities at that very moment. I was wondering about how this would affect the small

As you ramble on through life Brother, Whatever be your goal, Keep your eye upon the donut, And not upon the hole. Margaret Atwood This was a cute, little rhyme I came across that reminded me how easily we focus on our lack instead of our blessings. You may not spend any time thinking

Would you be praising God for being unjustly prisoned and tortured? The story of imprisoned Chinese Pastor Chen Min Lin is the most powerful example I can think of to show us how to be thankful in the most desperate of circumstances. Pastor Chen was sentenced to 18 years in a brutal Chinese prison for