How Are You Doing So Far?

What new year’s resolutions did you make for 2025? And how are you doing with those so far? Have busyness, laziness or weariness brought you down? Have those habitual sins you swore you’d walk away from already pressed back in? And what about anxiety and depression? How are you doing with those? Of all theContinue reading “How Are You Doing So Far?”

Power in Surrender

What has God asked you to do this year that feels beyond your capability? Have you said “Yes” yet? Don’t decide whether or not to obey the Lord based on your perceived abilities or inadequacies. If He calls you to teach, ask Him to teach through you. If He tells you to give sacrificially, trustContinue reading “Power in Surrender”

Warmth in the Winter Seasons of Life

Have you ever experienced a harsh, lonely time in your life? Winter seasons often come unexpectedly. I had one that lasted several years, as family members and others I loved passed away one by one, and my best friends cut me out of their lives. It was an isolating time … a cold, cold winter,Continue reading “Warmth in the Winter Seasons of Life”

Blessings in the Midst of Trials

Today’s prayer is from Romans 8:28: Lord, this past year has been hard for all of us, but right now, we just want to pause and thank You for the good things You have brought out of our trials. For the ways You have transformed our hearts. For the unexpected blessings. For the joy ofContinue reading “Blessings in the Midst of Trials”

Arm Us with Strength

I love to take courage from God’s names. So many times, He has been my Healer, my Mighty Warrior, my Comforter, my Advocate and so much more. What about you? When you look back at how the Lord carried you through 2024, what names of God stand out to you? Let’s ask Him to armContinue reading “Arm Us with Strength”

Surrendering to God My 2025

Father God, I give You my life. I give You all of me. All of my relationships. My home. My marriage. My family. My career. My past. My future. My now. My hopes. My dreams. My gifts. My talents. My joys. My sorrows. My accomplishments and failures. My love. My all. My everything is Yours.Continue reading “Surrendering to God My 2025”

God’s Word for Your 2025

What did God do in your life this past year? Did you ask Him at the beginning of 2024 for a word, verse, vision, purpose, or something else He wanted to speak over the year? How did He fulfill that? Share in the comments, if you like. Last year, as I asked Him for 2024,Continue reading “God’s Word for Your 2025”

Looking Back, Up and Forward

As this year ends and the new one begins, take some time with the Lord to Please share in the comments what God lays on your heart as you spend time with Him, so we can encourage one another. For all we know, 2025 may see all the more trying trials, but in Christ thereContinue reading “Looking Back, Up and Forward”

Thankful for This Trial

As you tell God all the things you’re grateful for this Thanksgiving, is your present trial on that list? It is in times of hardship that we undergo significant transformation within ourselves for the better. And that is the greatest blessing of all — to be conformed to the image of Christ. Romans 12:1-2. But whatever were gainsContinue reading “Thankful for This Trial”

Thankful Reflection on the Past

As we step into this season of Thanksgiving, what has God done this year in your life and family? What are you thankful for? With my children and those the Lord has asked me to mentor, we love to seek the Lord at the beginning of each year and ask Him for His word overContinue reading “Thankful Reflection on the Past”