I don’t like roller coasters. I prefer not to be surprised. I wouldn’t categorize myself as an adventurous gal. But, God would. Everyday life with Jesus is an adventure. I don’t know what He will ask of me from moment to moment, yet my heart needs to remain open and flexible to His call. I…
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The Story that Changed my Life
My first Bible was a purple Precious Moments Bible. I loved it and I loved that my name was written on the inside. I grew up listening to Psalty sing praise songs and Adventures in Odyssey play on the radio on Saturday mornings. But I was an adult before I learned the true story of…
Why we need clean hearts
We have already established that I am not {in this current season of crazy life} able to maintain the pace of a post every.single.day for 31 straight days, no matter how passionate I am about the topic. There was a time {before God got a hold of my heart} that I would have posted every…
{day 20, ahem 22?} Jesus.
My first experiences with God were in a denomination that taught a works based gospel. As a young child, I wore long skirts, didn’t eat meat, hair to my butt {always covered in church} and still didn’t feel good enough for grace. When I met Christ through a teen mom support group in 1998, I…
{day 18} Why forgiveness is so hard
We serve a God of relationships, a God that values unity. We are called to unity and the enemy is constantly seeking to destroy that in any way possible. Now instead, you ought to forgive and comfort him, so that he will not be overwhelmed by excessive sorrow. I urge you, therefore, to reaffirm…
{day 8} Rest
Life is wearing me out. Plain and simple. Good things. Bad things. Happy things. Sad things. All things sapping me of energy {physical, emotional and spiritual}. This sets up the perfect storm for a cluttered heart. Sometimes, our hearts need rest, just like our bodies. Sometimes you need a day in your pajamas, with your…
{day 4} Surrender
Her jet black hair was the last thing I saw as she disappeared down the escalator. “Bye, mama. I love you” were the muffled words that fell on my ears as warm tears slid down my cheeks. My oldest boy slid his arm around my shoulder and simply squeezed, a gesture far more comforting than…
The fruit of a clean heart
We owe the world evidence of God’s real power and love. ~ Susan D. Hill My life has been irrevocably, wonderfully, beautifully, eternally changed by the redemptive blood of Jesus Christ. If you are a believer, your life has been irrevocably, wonderfully, beautifully, eternally changed by the redemptive blood of Jesus Christ. And, we owe…
31 Days To A Clean Heart- Introduction
A good man brings good things out of the good stored up in his heart, and an evil man brings evil things out of the evil stored up in his heart. For the mouth speaks what the heart is full of. ~ Luke 6:45 Happy October, friends! I am excited to begin this month long…
31 Days to a Clean Heart
Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. Come near to God and He will come near to you. Wash your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded. Grieve, mourn and wail. Change your laughter to mourning and your joy to gloom. Humble yourselves before the Lord…
