Love and encouragement from an imperfect mom and her fun teen daughters. We welcome you to live life with us.
blogs that talk about the Bible and our Christian faith
Many people struggle to have patience, a wonderful fruit of the spirit (Gals. 5:22-23). So why is patience such a hard virtue to master? I mentioned patience and its connection in my last post “The Sneaky Pride of Flesh.” I used to think I had become a very patient person until my daughters got a … Read more Patience for others and ourselves
While there are good forms of pride, our sneaky flesh resists humbling itself before God and others. Our flesh is infested with self pride (“Look at wonderful me, not you,”) and zero God-pride (“Look at our wonderful God; let me love and serve you.”) We need to resist our pride yet not condemn ourselves, because … Read more The Sneaky Pride of Flesh
At times we might question our faith, because we seem to “lose” our peace often. In fact, we could be exactly where God wants us, but Satan (via his demons) is attacking us so often, we mistake our temporary distress for a lack of spiritual faith. You might even be doing many great things for … Read more Not Finding Peace or Relentless Demonic Attacks?
A friend of mine asked me to pray for her to re-discover her passion for God. She felt dry in her Christian walk, despite being a Christian for decades. Another friend, also a super strong Christian, told me this would be a great prayer for her. Both of these women attend church faithfully, read their … Read more I Don’t Feel Close to God: Veteran Christians not feeling that passion
Why does God make us wait so long, often with no specific idea about what God is planning or the exact process we should follow. We call this “blind faith,” meaning we trust God, but we are blind about exactly how things will turn out. For example, God rarely (if ever) says, “Wait for this … Read more Patience: Waiting on God is Hard
I don’t know any other way to begin this post than to reaffirm this title, “You Matter!” Every woman and younger gal out there matters. But what happens when a gal is working so hard, she is taking care of everyone but herself? What if she has a family member (son or daughter, sibling, husband … Read more You Matter: God says so, and so do your loved ones!
“Does anyone need to fast?” some Christians wonder. They know some people should not do a completely food-free fast, such as young children, pregnant and lactating women. Some people have either hypoglycemia (low blood sugar) or diabetes (high blood sugar), and they need to be careful and work with a doctor before fasting from all … Read more Why Should Christians fast?
I’ve so enjoyed sharing with you all about prayer, I decided to talk about prayer journaling. I’ve kept journals since I was a child, and often I wrote prayers in them. Yet I never followed any formal method of prayer journaling until a bit over a year ago, when Pastor Charles Stanley taught me his … Read more Joy in Prayer Journaling
In my 3 earlier posts* (*their titles shown at the end of this), I talked about the power behind the special prayer called “A.C.T.S” (Adore, Confess, Thank, Supplicate). I discussed the first three parts of that prayer and briefly introduced the fourth part when we supplicate or ask of God. We might ask for help … Read more Redeemed Requests: Powerful Supplication
In my last post (“Encouraging Hurt Believers through God’s Praise”) I talked about why we normally praise God before asking for help when we follow the A.C.T.S. prayer (Adore, Confess, Thank, Supplicate). We don’t have to follow this model to pray to God, and in urgent problems, we cannot follow such a formal style. But … Read more Why We Confess Our Sins before Asking for Help