When I am afraid…

… my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid. John 14:27 In the period of time that Jesus inhabited the earth, He faced temptation, opposition, hatred, misinterpretation, hunger, homelessness, pain, death threats, and abandonment. While confronting…

If I made that statement about a person, it would sound foolish. The idea that I would tie who I am to their love, would be concerning. The risk of being lost in someone else’s love is high because as sincere and invested as their heart is, they are still fallible and susceptible to the…

This is the statement that needs to be reiterated at the Enemy every single time you feel hopeless or outranked.  He can’t win.  It’s already been decided.  Meanwhile, situations overwhelm and loom large.  You may feel lost and bewildered maybe even alone and misunderstood, but this simple statement can disarm the Enemy’s efforts.  I won’t…

This mortal life will never be ours to fully direct. I have given my best effort to influence it’s course, but there are too many other variables that impact my life which are out of my control. From the start it was obvious that this is true because I did not have any power over…

Death has never been more appealing!  Jesus made this statement and because he did, mankind has hope. We have conquered mountains, space and even each other.  But man has never conquered death. Anyone who decides to follow Jesus, dies to themselves, and kills off their self interested life.  They are born again to a new…

“… For if you possess these qualities in increasing measure, they will keep you from being ineffective and unproductive in your knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. But whoever does not have them is nearsighted and blind, forgetting that they have been cleansed from their past sins.” 2Peter1:8-9   Reading the verse in its entirety,…