Encouraging Women to Passionately Pursue God
What do you want out of 2025? Really. If you could have one thing, what would it be? Decades ago I would have said, finish my education, or perfect health for my child, or a closer marriage. All good things! But in recent years, I prayed for something different. My New Year’s resolution was something…
Mary needed someone who understood. God provided just the person who would confirm everything.
While God was gifting the world His Son who would offer each salvation, God also was noticing the heart of Jesus’ mother.
Mary knew the feeling of the bottom dropping out of life. She knew she needed help, not only from God, but with someone who would relate to her humanity. God knows when we need help. He knows He can provide that help and when He needs to provide it from someone with skin on.
Am I receptive to an altered agenda? I pray like Mary, I too can learn to say, “May it be as you have said.”
“Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.” Philippians 4:6 NIV Soon, those of us in the United States will celebrate Thanksgiving. We remember what the Pilgrims did, thanking God for seeing them through their first year here in their settlement. They…
“What is a Thanksgiving Box?” our youngest daughter asked our oldest. “It was a decorated shoe box we would fill with strips of paper outlining what we are thankful for. We’d fill it all year long and then open it on Thanksgiving Day.” Our seventeen-year-old recounted with a nostalgic smile on her lips. “Why don’t…
Do your holiday expectations of yourself weigh on your shoulders? What would Jesus want for us to do? How might be encourage each other to enjoy our favorite people this holiday season?
I had finally done it! I had accomplished that almost impossible goal. I couldn’t keep it to myself. I had to tell someone, anyone. Right after I told God. Oh, I know, He already knew. In fact, He’d authored it. But I had to share it with Him anyway. “Thank You Lord for this! I…
When service to others became a chore rather than an act of worship, I realized I needed to realign my heart.