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Ripple Effect of Kindness: How Self-Talk and God’s Word Shape Generosity
When kindness starts in our thoughts, it ripples outward. God calls us to love our neighbors and to speak His truth to ourselves.
Choosing Joy: Honoring Christ Through Adversity
Discover how choosing joy, even in adversity, can honor Christ and uplift others. Learn how you can support authors and spread encouragement through small, meaningful actions.
A New Year is Near
As the clock ticks toward a new year, it can feel like the weight of the past year lingers, especially if your plans and hopes have crumbled in ways you never imagined. For those facing the heartache of divorce, or watching a loved one go through it, the start of a new year may feelContinue reading “A New Year is Near”
I am the daughter of the King, and I will act accordingly.
Through the twists and turns of life, you will not always be surrounded by what makes you happy. Every decision you make won’t be perfect. Not everything you set out to accomplish will end in victory. Things won’t always turn out as you expected. You won’t be able to control every circumstance. You will, however,Continue reading “I am the daughter of the King, and I will act accordingly.”
It’s easy see God in the good and thank him. But where is God during the bad times?
“In the day of prosperity be joyful, but in the day of adversity consider: God also hath set the one over against the other, to the end that man should find nothing after him.” Ecclesiastes 7:14 AMP This verse confused me until I had a season one could call the opposite of prosperous. When thingsContinue reading “It’s easy see God in the good and thank him. But where is God during the bad times?”
Seeing the Goodness of the Lord in the Land of the Living
Do you have a favorite verse or quote? Maybe you have several like I have. Psalm 27:13 is a verse that helped me in a dark season–literally and figuratively. This verse spoke to me when I learned I was losing my sight. Join me for this Overcomer podcast with host Melony Brown and learn howContinue reading “Seeing the Goodness of the Lord in the Land of the Living”
If my underlying objective is to evoke emotion in my reader, then my ultimate goal should be to awaken a yearning for God in my reader’s heart.
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Obedience to the Lord starts far before that first decision to act on His prodding
They told me yesterday I’d made a difference in their lives. Me. I don’t know about you, but those words made my full cup overflow. I am amazed at what God did with my simple obedience twenty-one years ago. Remember Amy, Joanne, and Masayo? I made mention of them in one of my first blogContinue reading “Obedience to the Lord starts far before that first decision to act on His prodding”
JOY differs significantly from being happy
1 Samuel 1:18 “[Hannah] said, ‘May your servant find favor in your eyes.’ Then she went her way and ate something, and her face was no longer downcast.” Hannah wanted a son and couldn’t understand why God didn’t give her the desire of her heart. She prayed fervently for years and became deeply sorrowful, toContinue reading “JOY differs significantly from being happy”