Biblical guidance

I read this passage today from “My Utmost for His Highest” by Oswald Chambers and I wanted to share it with you.  I hope it encourages you today. “Jesus does not ask me to die for Him, but to lay down my life for Him.  Peter said to the Lord, “I will lay down my…

Have you ever felt that God has called you to a certain ministry that you were ill-equipped and unqualified to serve Him in?  Perhaps you have felt that someone else might be better suited for that particular task of ministry.   Maybe you don’t have the skills or abilities to do the job at hand, or…

Recently, my family and I were given tickets to the movie, Courageous.  Not knowing much about the film other than the fact that it was made by the same folks who produced Facing the Giants and Fireproof, I was really looking forward to seeing it. After watching this wonderful, phenomenal, God-fearing, and biblically accurate (according…

Since you are reading this post, I could betcha a dollar that you too, have felt the sting by another Christian woman.  Boy, the knife sure goes down deep in the heart on that one! Let’s read, what I will refer to as, The Stinging Sisters List, shall we? Betrayed Criticized Condemned Talked about behind…

Today I was in the process of grabbing food from my refrigerator so I could make lunch for my family.  Sounds like an ordinary afternoon, right?  However, my refrigerator is not in my house but in my friends’ garage.  I quickly became distracted by all the stuff that was surrounding me and unfortunately, I immediately…

I was slightly immersed in one of my favorite books, My Utmost for His Highest, by Oswald Chambers, as I looked on at the kids splashing in the pool today.  I wasn’t sure at first what they were playing.  Kids on either side of the dividing line (pool sweep hose) while throwing objects at one…

Sometimes I just want to close my eyes and pretend I am not living this life because this is not what I had expected, yet, this is what I prayed for. From being sick for so many years and now this?  The home being lost, again! Why on earth would the Lord ask me to…

Those were not the words that I longed to hear from my children a few weeks ago, yet, based on how I acted, it certainly was a possibility! Stressed was an understatement.  HI hollered at my kids.  Not only did I yell at them but I also slammed the kitchen cupboard doors and drawers as…

So, after my last post on despair and denial of the Lord, I figured I would address another elephant in the room amongst Christians. I often wonder why we don’t share about certain topics because who better to understand our fragility, brokenness, sin, failures, and hard times than another sister in the Lord, after all,…