Is there an area in your life that needs changing, but you just can’t seem to get a breakthrough?   I’ve been there.   I used to have a long…

Do you realize that when you have a revelation of your worth according to God’s value system, life and people can’t shift or change your belief about yourself?   Seriously.…

I opened Acts 27 at random. My eyes locked on the beginning of verse 13, “The Storm.”   As I was reading, I was imagining what it actually felt like…

Deep thoughts and my morning cup of coffee with Jesus:   I disagree with the ministries that charge for something Jesus already paid for, leading the masses to believe they’re…

Before Jesus came and paid the ultimate sacrifice, there was an inner room in the temple called the Holy of Holies. It was separated by a large curtain that was…

It’s easy to go to God and list all that’s wrong, but have you connected with how you feel afterward?   Do you feel lifted?   At peace?   Strengthened?…

A recent comment on one of my mini-video messages ached my heart. The video was about spiritual maturity and how it’s not measured by what we know, what we can…

I was led to Philippians where the familiar passages leaped off the page and caused me to pause and reflect yet again…   “Now I want you to know, brothers…

Unhealed trauma repeats itself.   Don’t let your past traumas become someone else’s.   If you live triggered, with emotional responses to life or others, chances are, you have unhealed…

Getting counsel and wisdom from others when you’re facing a difficult situation is not a bad thing, but sometimes, it can create more confusion than confidence.   Here’s the truth:…

Where you put your trust will determine whether or not you experience God’s peace.   It’s true!   Are you struggling to experience a constant well of peace?   Believe…

Do you feel pressure to do more to feel accepted?   Do you feel a constant weight that you're never doing enough?   Do you feel like you’ll get judged…

Do you realize that continually praying about your problem will weigh you down?   I know what you’re thinking… “Shouldn’t I be praying about my problem? Isn’t that what my Bible…

Strongholds are not just the obvious evil and sinful thoughts as many may believe.   Strongholds can be very subtle and hard to detect. They can range from thoughts of…

One of the components of grace that we often miss is the ability to live by God’s power. This gift is what enables us to live a Spirit-empowered life that…

We have access to a supernatural power through the gift of grace. We need to realize what we have, and grab hold of it!   Think of it this way.…

It’s common to believe in the power and presence of the Holy Spirit but still have Him in a box that’s left for a church or worship service, and never…

We’ve fallen into the enemy's trap.   We’ve allowed the way of our world to come in and pollute the call of the church by buying into ideas that cutting…

When our minds are not submitted to the Word of God, without realizing it, our prayer life can become a list of complaints that feed into our negative thoughts and…

Stop buying into the labels that this world and culture create, and simply walk with Him as He transforms you — taking you from glory to glory, becoming more and…

Have you ever stopped and checked in with your own heart to see what’s going on in your mind and the pit of your belly to see if you are…

Do you have a habit of looking around at what others are doing, comparing your life against theirs?   The enemy loves it when we look around and lose sight…

Are you unsatisfied with life, experiencing dips of depression, but unsure why? Perhaps you’re caught in a cycle of distractions and fillers with an overstimulated mind. We hunger for joy,…

The enemy wants to use you to repeat the negative experiences you had as a child, keeping you in a prison Jesus already freed you from. These are the generational…

Ministries will not transform us —   Praying harder will not change us —   Serving MORE will not make us like Jesus —   Having the correct answer, prophesying,…

I just reconnected with my pastor, who established the church plant my family was a part of twenty years ago. When we left that state, life was painful with my…

As believers, the Word is clear; we have access to peace and joy regardless of what’s going around us. So, how do we get there when anxiety seems to have…

The purpose of my instruction is that all believers would be filled with love that comes from a pure heart, a clear conscience, and genuine faith. -1 Timothy 1:5 (NLT)…

If you look for Me wholeheartedly, you will find Me. -Jeremiah 29:13 (NLT)     God wants us to go deeper with Him so He can take us higher. He…

Last night, I went to the worship service held at my church. Two of my kids are a part of the worship team and they were both up there along…

What I’ve observed from so many who genuinely love Jesus is they can talk about God’s love, sing about His love, yet wrestle internally with acceptance. Not just from God,…

Worry — Fear — Anxiousness — Stress — Living this way reveals the areas where we are not putting our confident trust in the Lord, living by faith, but allowing…

Are you living with an empty pit in your stomach with a deep longing for more out of life? You’re not alone. Many are living empty and unfulfilled, longing for…

We live in a culture where our minds are so overstimulated with apps, social media, busy schedules, life demands, and everything in between and we have to recognize how destructive…

“My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me.” -John 10:27 (NKJV) I’m so thankful for God’s voice in my life. I saw something recently that…

“If you look for Me wholeheartedly, you will find Me.” -Jeremiah 29:13 (NLT) It’s simple: if I’m not finding Him, I’ve not sought Him wholeheartedly. I grew up in a…

As Jesus was walking beside the Sea of Galilee, He saw two brothers, Simon called Peter and his brother Andrew. They were casting a net into the lake, for they…

When we get a revelation of the overwhelming love from God, it cannot be contained or remain hidden in our human shells. It’s too big! When His love fills us,…

The “wait” is only hard when your focus is on where you wish you were instead of where God has you and what He wants to do in and through…

When we read God’s Word, we discover what being a follower of Jesus Christ looks like, but somewhere along the line, we have crossed over from following Jesus to following…

Then He said to the crowd, “If any of you wants to be My follower, you must give up your own way, take up your cross daily, and follow Me.”…

“Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will…

Am I now trying to win the approval of human beings, or of God? Or am I trying to please people? If I were still trying to please people, I…

Let your eyes look straight ahead; fix your gaze directly before you. Give careful thought to the paths for your feet and be steadfast in all your ways. -Proverbs 4:25-26…

“And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love Him who have been called according to His purpose.” —Romans 8:28 (NIV)  Do we…

Be alert and of sober mind. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour. -1 Peter 5:8 (NIV) This scripture is not talking…

The Spirit of the Sovereign Lord is on Me, because the Lord has anointed Me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to bind up the…

Do not merely listen to the Word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says. Anyone who listens to the Word but does not do what it says is like…

Do you struggle to forgive those who have hurt you? I’m just going to go straight to the truth here and not dance around this command… Withholding forgiveness in your…

You were taught, with regard to your former way of life, to put off your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires; to be made new in…

Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here! -2 Corinthians 5:17 (NIV)  If the old is gone and the…

  “I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in Me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from Me you can do nothing.”…

“Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.’ The second is this: ‘Love your…

I opened to Roman’s this morning and stopped at 5:5 [b]… “God’s love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, who has been given to us.” Think…

Several years ago, I was out on a run, praying and bearing my hurt before the Lord. My heart was aching from the many interactions I had with several different…

And He said: “Truly I tell you, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the Kingdom of Heaven.” -Matthew 18:3 (NIV) Two of the major…

I was chatting with the youth pastor at my church last Sunday — we got on the subject of being honest with our hurts and feelings with God. I shared…

“But the Holy Spirit produces this kind of fruit in our lives: love, joy, peace…” -Galatians 5:22 [a] The fruit of the Holy Spirit supernaturally flows out of us when…

For Christ’s love compels us, because we are convinced that one died for all, and therefore all died. And he died for all, that those who live should no longer…

All these people earned a good reputation because of their faith, yet none of them received all that God had promised. For God had something better in mind for us,…

I woke up with the words, “Train your mind.” Our mind is the driving force behind every belief, action, and even our perception of life. If we are not intentional…

Don’t copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. Then you will learn to know…

At that time many will turn away from the faith and will betray and hate each other, and many false prophets will appear and deceive many people. Because of the…

Whoever says, “I know Him,” but does not do what He commands is a liar, and the truth is not in that person. But if anyone obeys His word, love…

Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding,…

God promises to bring us comfort beyond anything we have ever known as we learn to trust Him. If we reach for other things (or people) to bring us comfort…

Those who live in the shelter of the Most High will find rest in the shadow of the Almighty. This I declare about the Lord: He alone is my refuge,…

“The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners…

Very truly I tell you, whoever believes in Me will do the works I have been doing, and they will do even greater things than these, because I am going…

But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s special possession, that you may declare the praises of Him who called you out of darkness into…

And the church is His body; it is made full and complete by Christ, who fills all things everywhere with Himself. -Ephesians 1:23 (NLT) Have you ever walked into a…

He then began to teach them that the Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by elders, the chief priests, and the teachers of the law, and…

My youngest daughter casually mentioned she wanted a cozy pink chair in her room. So, I put my treasure-hunting skills into place and went on Facebook Marketplace. Honestly, this type…

Much of our Christian culture is under the impression that we need to learn from trained professionals or scholars about the Bible. In many ways, we’re led to believe that…

I visited a local church a while back after a season of leading a home church. It was a really special season of intimate fellowship, but we felt God moving…

Trust in the LORD with all your heart; do not depend on your own understanding. Seek His will in all you do, and He will show you which path to…

I went through a very long season of God leading me in ways that created judgment from my brothers and sisters and even rejection. The way He was leading me…

“I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in Me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from Me you can do nothing.”  -John…

In a culture that makes you feel like you’re never DOING enough, we (as a church family) need to send a clear message to the broken-hearted and show them it’s…

For who has known the mind and purposes of the Lord, so as to instruct Him? But we have the mind of Christ [to be guided by His thoughts and…

“For My thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways My ways,” declares the Lord. “As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are My ways higher than…

Imitate God, therefore, in everything you do, because you are His dear children. -Ephesians 5:1 (NLT)  The goal as a Christian is to become the mirror image of our Father…

Years ago, I was wrestling with a question pressing on my heart about deliverance. I wanted to know why so many people go through deliverance ministries in various forms but…

Consider it a sheer gift, friends, when tests and challenges come at you from all sides. You know that under pressure, your faith life is forced into the open and…

We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ. -2 Corinthians 10:5…

I want to take you back... It was sometime near the end of 2009 — life felt heavy and overwhelming. The divorce from my abusive husband was final, but I…

“Are you tired? Worn out? Burned out on religion? Come to Me. Get away with Me and you’ll recover your life. I’ll show you how to take a real rest.…

What’s going on in your life that’s hard and heavy? We have to remember that as we face the mud pits of life, there is also a battle unseen to…

Do you live with knots in your stomach, heaviness in your chest, and thoughts of insecurity and worry? Jesus came to set us free but are you actually living free?…

Do you realize when you’re living to please others to feel good about yourself, whether it be through social media, your career, or maybe even your church community— whatever environment…

  Do you have a habit of looking around at what others are doing, comparing your life against theirs? The enemy loves it when we look around and lose sight…

Do you know that you can prevent yourself from moving forward? Our thoughts are the driving force behind everything. If we continually allow our minds to trail back to yesterday,…

As believers, the Word is clear — we should be filled with peace and joy regardless of what’s going around us. So, how do we get there when anxiety seems…