by Christi Vander Voort | Oct 12, 2020 | 2020, Anxiety, Control, Daughter of the King, Encouragement, fear, Joy, Trials, Trust
In the morning when I rise, give me Jesus. I hear the two-toned call of the mourning dove, sharing her lament with all who will listen. I know her kind – I have been her. Shamelessly telling, recounting my woes to my people. The story more elaborate as I build...
by Pat Estes | Oct 4, 2020 | 2020, Control, Encouragement, Spiritual Walk With Jesus, Trust
The one lesson I feel like the Lord keeps speaking to me about is my wanting to be in control of my own life. I’m often feel like the little girl when her mom asked her to sit down in church, she did so but responded, “I am sitting down on the outside but I’m...
by Jen Elgersma | Sep 28, 2020 | 2020, Children, Devotional thought, Encouragement, Goals, Legacy, Love, Prayer, Spiritual Walk With Jesus
I grew up listening to Steve Green, a popular Christian music artist in the ‘80s and ‘90s. My parents would play his music in the car and at home so it didn’t take long before I had all of his songs memorized. “Find Us Faithful,” one of his most popular songs, was...
by Mel Anderson | Sep 15, 2020 | 2020, Anger, Anxiety, Encouragement, fear, Forgiveness, Freedom, Grief, Healing, Marriage, Prayer, Trust
I often wrestled with whether or not to leave my husband during the many years we limped along through his addiction to pornography. One night, after yet another interrogation, I threw my wedding ring across the bedroom at him, believing I could not sit through...
by Donna Durham | Jul 22, 2020 | 2020, Anxiety, Encouragement, fear, Home, Hope, Joy, Patience, Perseverance, Spiritual Walk With Jesus
At the beginning of this odd COVID season I listened to a message by Kris Vallatton from Bethel Church in Redding, California. One of his major points was, “God often shows up as the opposite.” When the Israelites were in the wilderness He showed up as a...
by Jillian Combs | Jul 22, 2020 | 2020, Encouragement, Family, Freedom, Healing, Home, Hope, Joy, Parenting, Patience, Perfectionism, Perseverance, Prayer
Do you ever just feel like you simply don’t have what it takes? Maybe for a friendship, motherhood, your job, marriage, or something else? I burn the candle at both ends sometimes to prove to myself and others that I DO in fact have what it takes! We currently...