YOU ARE LOVED! No matter what has happened, you are never too far gone that He won't come to find you. You are never too broken that He can't gather your pieces and put you back together again. You are never too bound that He cannot set you free, never to rejected that He won't accept you, and never too devastated that he can't restore you. Come to Him! You have ... Read More »
Love
Too Incredible
A thought for today: Too Incredible: The idea that a virgin would be selected by God to bear himself... The notion that God would don a scalp and toes and two eyes... The thought that the King of the universe would sneeze and burp and get bit by mosquitoes... It is too incredible. Too revolutionary. We would never create such a Savior. We aren't that daring. ... Read More »
Your True Identity
I hear His whisper … “I am your identity”. I am the One who has formed you and defined you. Others gaze on your weakness and faults, but I gaze on your beauty as you are seated with Me in the heavenly realm. I have shaped you with My hands. Twice I have perfected you—once in your mother’s womb and once when you came to know Me. You are twice purified in My eyes, for you are ... Read More »
Teach Me Today To Love You More
Father God, I come into your presence so aware of my human frailty and yet overwhelmed by your love for me. I thank you that there is no human experience that I might walk through where your love cannot reach me. If I climb the highest mountain you are there and yet if I find myself in the darkest valley of my life, you are there. Teach me today to love you more. ... Read More »
How to Take a Fighting Stance Against Codependent, Self-Destructive Behavior
by Abby McDonald It was a hot, sultry day in July when the realization hit me. At first, I tried to deny it. The truth was painful. But I couldn’t escape its certainty. My family member was better off in my absence than he was in my presence. And as much as I wanted to fix the situation, I couldn’t. Consequences accumulated because of poor choices. Everyone ... Read More »
Belt It Out!
In less than 24 hours - Paul and Silas were harassed by a demon, falsely accused, dragged through the city, arrested, stripped naked, beaten, flogged, imprisoned and chained to the floor of a dark, cold, rat infested dungeon. And what did they do?!?! They threw their heads back and belted out songs of praise to their God - who COULD have kept the pain away - because ... Read More »
Never
Never am I alone. Never am I abandoned. He is with me and every season of my soul! When it is cold and dark, He is the fire that warms me and illuminates my heart. When it is scorching hot and humid He is the cool mist that refreshes my being and the sweet kiss of brightness upon my forehead. When things are changing colour and falling all around me, He is my ... Read More »
Shame & Love
Shame is a dead end, but Love is a High Way! Shame is a painful emotion that is rooted in these two lies "I am bad." or " I am inadequate." According to the Bible neither of these concepts are true, yet many of us struggle with those beliefs. In many cases it is because there was someone in our life actively communicating shame over us. Some parents believe that if they ... Read More »
