There are things in life we know to be good and yet we don’t always follow through on those good things: sleep, exercise, prayer. It’s easy in our minds to say these three activities are important, but are our actions verifying those beliefs? Are we being hypocritical? Think about sleep….
Consistency
We continue our discussion this week on the movie, The War Room. This movie shows the viewer about the strategy of prayer in fighting our battles against evil, against those who hurt us, in our circumstances, and in those around us. How often do we use prayer in this manner, though?…
The War Room came out last weekend in movie theaters. It is a movie based on the power of prayer in our lives and how we can use prayer as a weapon to fight our battles. I highly recommend this movie to you if you have not already seen it. For…
Life has a funny way of throwing you a curve ball. You read your Bible, you pray, you seemingly do all the right things, and then one day, out of left field, here comes a ball you were not expecting. Some times you shrink back in fear and at other…
Nazarene Youth Conference is going on right now in Louisville, KY. This is a place for teens in high school to experience a time of teaching and service for a week. The teens come from all over the United States and Canada to gather together to the tune of about…
Yes, I’m still processing my trip to Israel. It really messed with my mind! I’ve told you before how I felt I was truly limiting myself in my Christian walk. I wasn’t living empowered enough to “heal the sick” and “cast out evil spirits” of this world. The blog “Sorry,…
Diligently. This word struck me funny today during my devotions, so I took a moment to look up Scripture on being diligent. The one I liked the best was Hebrews 4:11 (NASB), but let’s also include verses 9-10: “So there remains a Sabbath rest for the people of God. For…
This is the saying of my kids and husband: “ever since Israel”. They are referring to the fact that things have not been the same for me since my return home. I’m not quite as uptight as I used to be. Things I once thought so important are not nearly…
It seems too good to be true. This Jesus story seems inexplicable. How could a baby be born to a virgin? How could a man of that day, Joseph, still accept Mary, a pregnant girl, who was carrying a child who didn’t belong to him? How could the Savior of…
Life happens quickly. Before you know it, you’re tired, exhausted, and feeling alone in your endeavor. Then it hits you…I’m empty. At this point, I turn to God and ask the “Job” questions of “why”. Why am I feeling this rushed and bombarded with life when I thought the activities…