Don’t You Dare Give Up! Keep Fighting!

Romans 8:37 (GW)  The one who loves us gives us an overwhelming victory in all these difficulties. I want to encourage the hearts of those that are burdened and overwhelmed today. I know things may have been tough lately, but keep on fighting.    Financial pressures are hitting you on every side, but, keep on fighting.  …

Let It Go

  Cast your burden on the Lord [releasing the weight of it] and He will sustain you; He will never allow the [consistently] righteous to be moved (made to slip, fall, or fail).                   Psalm 55:22 (AMP)    It’s time to let it go. No, you are not perfect.  You said some things you shouldn’t…

Praying for you…

Tonight’s post is a prayer that I wanted to share with you all. Much of my posts are dealing directly with issues I have faced.  I pray that you will find healing in these words. May your ears be opened to hear the voice of the Lord even through these words. Father, I know that…

Victim Or Victor

No longer play the victim role. No, your life may not have turned out the way you want it to. Yes, they may have hurt you, used you, abused you, or even left you, but YOU have a choice in the matter. you can continue looking down on yourself and make excuses or you can…

Dealing with False Realities

Psalm 147:3 (AMP)  He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds [curing their pains and their sorrows]. As I sat at my kitchen table the Holy Spirit began to minister to my heart about false realities.  We often hide behind addictions and in a world of fantasy.   We never take the time to deal…

Proper Planning

Proverbs 16:9 (AMP)  A man’s mind plans his way, but the Lord directs his steps and makes them sure.  Our brains are bombarded this time of the year with goals, plans, and resolutions as to how to make our lives better in the upcoming year. Many are working on completing the plans that lingered from…

The Pruning Process

Fall is one of my favorite times of the year. I love to see the colors of the leaves as they change and fall from the trees. The leaves dying signifies a new beginning. A pruning of the old in order to make room for the new leaves. It is a new beginning for every…

Who Told You, You Were Disqualified?

  Instead, God chose things the world considers foolish in order to shame those who think they are wise. And he chose things that are powerless to shame those who are powerful. 28 God chose things despised by the world, things counted as nothing at all, and used them to bring to nothing what the world…

The Battle of Self-Control

By: Mary Pinckney Like a city broken into and left without a wall, so is a person who lacks self-control. Proverbs 25:28 (GW) Self- control is hard to regain when you let your guard down. It is so important for us to set up boundaries to help keep us focused. I have come to find…