Could submitting to God be as simple as drawing near to God?? If I draw near to God: as in spend time with Him, listen to Him, talk with Him, do things together with Him, perhaps even “affectionately scooch on over closer” just to be near Him …. well, wont I (read more) Continue reading Morning Sips: How to submit to God
…it has taken me several decades to both learn and unlearn. For example:
It’s not enough to learn about the love of God … I also had to unlearn fear.
It’s not enough to learn to trust His love … I also had to unlearn rejection.
It’s not enough to learn to hope in His word … I also had to unlearn doubt….. (read more) Continue reading Morning Sips: A Renewed Mind
You feel a stir in your spirit, or perhaps you receive a promise through the Word of God, and you set out on an adventure of faith with great hope and expectation for the “new and good thing” that you are expecting to happen as a result of this prompting or promise. But time drags on. Discouragement begins to weigh ….. (read more) Continue reading Morning Sips: The Other Side
Have you ever been hoodwinked? Of course you have! So have I! Generally, “hoodwinked” isn’t a term used in the context of something positive. But when GOD is doing the hoodwinking…. Here’s how I got hoodwinked by God! Continue reading 2018: A YEAR FOR HOPE! (closing post)
I distinctly remember the day (February 2018) when the Lord knocked my off my feet with this revelation … allowing me to ‘hear’ for the first time the full weight of the power and authority assigned to His Word, and even when it is spoken out of my mouth instead of His (or more accurately, my mouth … Continue reading A YEAR FOR HOPE! (Week 50)
And how did I get weeds in my garden? I think familiarity has a lot to do with it. Several years ago, when I was learning about the power of words … and more specifically the power of speaking Gods Words out of my mouth, I was ….(read more) Continue reading A Year for hope (wk 49)
My Pastor had recently preached a message and in it asked “What gets you up in the morning? What keeps you up at night?” He encouraged us that the answers to these questions would help provide insight into the way God had wired us individually to serve God and serve others, and were often were indicators for the profession God had uniquely equipped (read more) Continue reading The Garden Spot of the Soul (AYFH wk 48)
The following Monday, I grabbed my ipod and went for a walk around the neighborhood -listening to Podcast after Podcast teaching on the principals of speaking words of faith over fear, saying what God says about any given situation, and the power of God’s words spoken out of my mouth with believing faith. I’d walk and listen until my faith was built up sufficiently to swallow up feelings of fear and anxiety-and then .. (read more) Continue reading The Garden Spot of the Soul (AYFH wk 46)
Putting Hope To Work 