Walking with God

“Show me your ways, Lord, teach me your paths. Guide me in your truth and teach me, for you are God my Savior, and my hope is in you all day long.” – Psalm 25:4-5 My hope isn’t “all day long” unless I start my day off in His truths. Lord, thank you for Your truth, for...

“I am the true grapevine, and my Father is the gardener. 2 He cuts off every branch of mine that doesn’t produce fruit, and he prunes the branches that do bear fruit so they will produce even more. 3 You have already been pruned and purified by the message I have...

When I read the parable of the Ten Bridesmaids in Matthew 25:1-13, I couldn’t help but get a sense of urgency. Over the past few months, those last four words from the previous sentence have been on the forefront of my mind often. “A sense of urgency”. Recently, my...

“And why worry about your clothing? Look at the lilies of the field and how they grow. They don’t work or make their clothing, yet Solomon in all his glory was not dressed as beautifully as they are. Matthew 6:28-29 I love spring time. The flowers are clothed...

Oh Happy Day! In life, you will have delays, opposition, struggles, weakness, and a plethora of other obstacle words you can conjure up, in order to halt you from accomplishing a task. But…when God is in it, you will win it…through Him. We are reminded of this in...

Don't let others hush you when crying out to Jesus. As Jesus and the disciples left the town of Jericho, a large crowd followed behind. Two blind men were sitting beside the road. When they heard that Jesus was coming that way, they began shouting, “Lord, Son of...

Can you visualize it? You’re holding a stick in a fire, maybe roasting a marshmallow, and the stick (or marshmallow, for the delicious s’mores) catches on fire. You react, and snatch it away from the fire. You saved the stick from becoming ash in the pit, or the...

Friendship. I am so blessed to have a variety of friends.  Growing up, my mom made sure that I was involved in various activities in church, clubs in school, hobbies, etc.. Within these various groups, I was able to forge meaningful friends and appreciated...

There are so many stories in the bible that make me think, “Are we so different?” Well, in today’s chapter, this question arose again. Friend, I want to encourage, challenge, you to read God’s words…Old and New…to discover the lessons we can learn from those in the...

I’m on to my next minor prophet, Zechariah, who has some major lessons. If you’re following along, I mentioned that I’m going to be a bit unconventional and work my way backwards in the Old Testament to learn about the minor prophets. Should I continue posting all my...

Malachi 4: I’m a Florida girl. There is just something about putting my toes in the sand on the beach, getting on our boat and being on the water, and/or walking in woods and enjoying the nature around me…all that sooth my soul and bring peace to me. The sun shining...