Peace In The Storm

Andrew Murray’s advice about trusting God through trials: In times of trouble say, First: He brought me here ; it is by His will I am in this strait place: In that I will rest. Next: He will keep me here in His love, and …

Our Theology, Exposed.

What we believe about God affects how we live. And how we live exposes exactly what we think about God. We pride ourselves in correct theology: we know and say all the right things. But do we live out our beliefs? Or do our actions …

Do You Like Your Husband?

“Train the young women to…love their husband.” Titus 2:4 Titus 2 gives us a checklist of seven good things that older women in the church are to pass along to the younger women in the church.  The first in this list of things to learn …

Meekness or Weakness?

“The meek shall inherit the earth” is one of the most familiar statements of the beatitudes, but so few people are truly meek. I think that is because most people assume that meekness equals weakness. In our day, the word meek conjures up images of …

Trusting God

A Guest Post by Christina Wenzel Trust: 1. Assured reliance on the character, strength or truth of someone or something, 2. A basis of reliance, faith or hope   3. a confident hope   4. to place confidence in someone or something,   5. To …

Wise Words, Wounding Words

This week I have been meditating on words. I am studying Proverbs and am constantly amazed at how much it speaks of words and the lips. What we speak reveals what we are all about. It shows our heart. Someone has quipped “The tongue is …

Let’s be Reasonable!

by Rebekah Beals No one wants to be called unreasonable. When was the last time that someone told you that you were being unfair? When was the last time you were in a bad mood? And (I love this one) how long has it been …

Your Heart in Hard Times

We all have them. Bad days. Unexpected problems. Things we didn’t sign up for. Things that are totally out of our control. Maybe it is financial hardship or a loss of a job. Or maybe someone who should be doing you good is doing you …

Love Is Kind

I recently heard an older Christian woman speak on kindness. She spoke of things that  hinder kindness in our lives, such as envy, anger and bitterness. She also brought up the sin of “sinful, uncharitable judgments.”  Charity is the old English word for love; hence uncharitable …

Honoring God With My Priorities (plus a Printable Weekly Planner)

Life gets busy and before you know it, if I am not careful, I can be swept away in its tide. So, in order to live intentionally  I sit down on the weekend and plan my entire week. I know that God has given me …