Hi! Remember me? I’m the author of this blog. It’s been so long I feel like I need to re-introduce myself. I look like this: This blog was my first, my baby, the one writing vessel I clung tightly to as I sought publication. In the last couple years as I followed God’s call…
Walking in Favor I used to think walking in God’s favor meant walking in the fulfillment of my dreams. The problem, I am a visionary, hating status quo and relentlessly in pursuit heaven on earth. No matter how many answered prayers I experience the unfulfilled ones made a larger impact; it left me feeling…
Developing a heart of gratitude As the cool weather settles around us, retailers woo us to shop and “celebrate” the upcoming seasons. We’ve been tempted to buy our Halloween candy in July and stroll through Hobby Lobby’s Winter Wonderland by mid -October. The intentional pausing of giving thanks is almost forgotten as Black Friday shopping strategies…
Win Spiritual Warfare by Giving Thanks Gratitude changes my attitude. Sometimes I forget when I pray, seeking God for specific needs, that I should be thankful first. The Apostle Paul instructed us “in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God” (Philippians 4:6). He precedes that statement in…
GRATITUDE BORN FROM SELFISHNESS I sat for a bit, pondering what I would say in this post on being thankful. Sure, I could start a long list of reasons for giving thanks, but so can anyone else. Then, it hit me. Although I have a lot of reasons to give thanks today, I didn’t…