Spiritual Growth

I’m in a season of waiting right now. I heard God say, “When the time is right, I the Lord will make it happen.” (Isaiah 60:22) So I wait; expectantly and in faith. But waiting on His timing can be hard. It’s distressing when our timeline doesn’t align with His. Dealing with difficult situations brings stress, and […]

One thing that is stressed about living out our transformed life is to have “enduring patience” and “perseverance”. I wondered what the difference was between the two and how I could improve on both qualities/virtues. The more I thought about it, the more convinced I became that there is a difference in how we apply

How many times have you walked into a room and forgot what you came for? Have you ever forgotten where you put your car keys, or where you parked your car? (If you can answer “never” to these questions- just wait- your day will come!) Forgetfulness is frustrating and unnerving! But there is another aspect

When the resourceful servants in the Parable of the Talents serve their master well, he replies, “Well done, good and faithful servant.” Who wouldn’t want to hear this greeting when we meet our Master face-to-face? But having a servant heart doesn’t just happen. How do you get a servant’s heart?

We commonly use the word “blessings” as something we are grateful for.  I even named my blog with the word “blessed” in it!  But are we using this word correctly?  What comes to mind when you hear the word blessing? A favor granted by God?  Your family or friends?  Some material objects? All the above? 

If we are completely honest, we have all felt prideful. It’s not a topic that’s talked about much, but increasing our awareness of prideful ways keeps it from sneaking into our lives. But is pride always a sin? Where does pride come from? What is pride? The Bible has a lot to say about the

We’ve spent the entire month working on building up our spiritual strength and I have one more area I want to encourage you in- Bible Verse Memorization. Please don’t run for the hills! Memorizing Scripture is not a burden to add to your already busy life, but the perfect way to hide His words in

I’ve felt lately that my battles seem like attacks from the devil- on myself and my family members.  In my prayers each morning, I pray for help to resist the devil and for God to grant a “hedge of protection” around each one of us. But how do we resist? What if we don’t think the

Why do we worry? Because stress and worry are inevitable. Some days it’s the little things, other days it’s a mountain of little things. Sometimes it’s big things. Luckily, our bodies are made to deal with stress. When needed, our “fight or flight” response kicks in and gives us the physical responses we need in