How well do we hear from God? In today’s climate, hearing from God can be difficult. Many times we are bombarded by political events, racial injustices, police brutalities, and the murder of mankind just to name a few. The scripture says, “My sheep know my voice, and a stranger they will not follow”. (John 10:5)

Believers in Christ often wrestle with discouragement and shame over past sins. This could then prompt doubt about God’s love. They may feel unworthy to be His child. Their guilty feeling then weight them down, sap their energy, dampen their hope and draw them away from the Lord. Both conscience and the Holy Spirit produce

Every day we are bombarded with words. We hear the words of our loved ones. We hear the words of our bosses. When we go to our various churches, or listen to our services via social media, do we really listen to God’s word? Are we hungry for God’s word? Do we listen eagerly with

We would all like a deeper relationship with Christ. Are we willing to do what is necessary to attain it? There is no shortcut to attaining a closer relationship with Christ. We must set intentional time and put in effort to go after God with all that we have. It takes private, intimate time with

We are constantly getting messages of love on our phones and in our emails. We also get messages of love from music we listen to, books we read and from conversations we have. As believers, we must remember that God’s love is always available to us as well. God expressed the depth of his love

How many times have we been told to told someone to follow their heart? I know I’ve said this many times and been told this more times than I can count. That is very misleading advice.  Why would I say this?  The scripture says. “The heart is more deceitful than all else and is desperately

With all that is going on today, it is easy for us to get discouraged. This pandemic has caused  us to have to be physically separated from our friends, family and other loved ones.  We may feel as if we are alone and feel powerless and defeated. When the feelings of hurt and defeat come

Once we accept Jesus Christ as our Savior, we are called to minister. When people here the phrase “called to minster”, they immediately say that they are nobody’s preacher.  The word minister does not mean to preach, it literally means to serve. We’ve all been called to a life of service. You may never mount

Having recently celebrated birthday, I realize that this physical body has definitely aged. However, I have chosen not to get old. Old is a state of mind. I’ve decided that I will not allow my mind to catch up with my body. I will eventually work on this body as well.. but I digress. (lol)

While working toward a goal that seems good, you realize that reaching them will require a choice of decisions that upset your spirit. Whenever that is the case, it’s safe to say, this hasn’t been approved by God. The Lord will not give you thoughts or goals that are contrary to His will and His