The Word of Your Testimony
Overcoming… something that can seem daunting if we think overcoming is to be done by our own strength. But there is good news!!! The Bible says that we are not to fear, as Jesus has overcome the world. John 16:33 What does that mean, if we really apply it to our everyday life? Over the years I have dug into what this word in the original language, and it means the same in Greek as it does in English, to → Read more
Changing the Course of History in the Life of Your Loved Ones This Year
As we move quickly into the New Year, it seems prudent to share something that has been on my heart for a couple of years, and now I have words for, finally. Some of you know that my tent making job is as an executive coach. I speak, train and work 1-1 with leaders in non-profit, government, private and public sectors in just about every industry imaginable. As I do those things, I have noticed a trend that troubles my → Read more
Thankful for Perseverance
We are entering into a season of Thanksgiving and Gratitude for so much – when we reflect on all God has done, what He has provided, shown us, and sustained us with…wow…it is overwhelming. When we fix our eyes on Him, gratitude overflows and in that space we can clearly see all He is doing and stand in awe of Him, praising and giving thanks. However, how do we shift into being thankful in those all-too-frequent moments of struggling, or → Read more
Do Not Lose Heart
When things are hard, and they begin to affect us deeply, what is going on with our heart? Scripture reminds us quite a few times to “not lose heart” and to be encouraged. As I have been sharing transparently about the hard journey I have been navigating, I have literally felt heaviness and a weight in my chest and gut. What is going on with this? How can the circumstances of this world (of which I am no longer a → Read more
Weakness Is Not The Same As Failure
“Be holy and faithful, Beloved, even unto death.” My Precept bible study teacher used to close out our meetings with that phrase. Over the 12 years I sat under her tutelage, I never got tired of hearing it. It served as a sober but empowering reminder that, each day, I have a mission that superintends my circumstances, my feelings and my appetites. I can recall, more times than I can count, the desire to engage in something that would be → Read more
How do I know if I am an Overcomer?
Do you love the appearing of Jesus? Such a strange question, isn’t it? However, our answer to that question is an early indicator of whether we will be an Overcomer or not. The Apostle Paul was so focused on the day of Jesus’ appearing that no matter what showed up in front of him, he never wavered from his confession of faith in Jesus. "I have fought the good fight, I have finished the course, I have kept the faith. → Read more
Jesus Makes the Impossible Possible
We are facing evil beyond what we could have ever imagine. There is darkness all around us. The Dark Web’s marketplace is filled with information that encourages people to do terrible things. Deviant behavior is running rampant. A new TikTok Lick Challenge, for example, is sweeping the world. People looking for trouble will find it and, in the process, create trouble for you and me. And then, there is Jesus! Not the Jesus who sits on the rightful throne at the right hand of God – → Read more
Standing as a Posture of Rest
Being firstborn, a high i and high D in Disc, an Exhorter with Mercy and Teaching gifts, a 7 on the Enneagram, with Ideation, Strategy, Woo, as top 3 strengths...Standing sounds too much like inaction and hard to do!! I have to be intentional to stand and the Lord has been working on me in this concept. Standing is still doing...it’s not sitting, it’s not laying down, it’s not sleeping. It is something and has significance in cooperating with the → Read more
Restoring God’s Sweet Peace
Peace can sure seem elusive these days. We are all watching the news and there is so much going on, and we see no mention of peace anywhere in our midst anymore. There is so much strife, division, fear, and even hatred being shared in the world. How do we keep walking in the Promised Land in these times we find ourselves in? It doesn’t “just happen”, but there is a way. While the Bible instructs us to cease striving → Read more
What Jesus Says About Rest
Jesus Promises Rest for our soul Matt 11:20-30 He was denouncing the cities that refused to repent and believe, for not seeing John the Baptist for the Elijah (prophet) he was and how weary some believers must have been at trying to get them to see Jesus for Who He is!!! Our soul is our mind, will and emotions, so when we are stressed and those stress hormones are coursing through our veins, we can choose to step into some → Read more
Time with Friends and Family
As we all settle into the fullness of the Summer and all it has to offer, I want to encourage you to stop and take inventory of what you are noticing each day. Summer can be a time of rest, a time of refreshing, but also a time of being very busy with all the activities we can choose to engage in. Whether you are getting ready to celebrate our nation’s Independence Day, with picnics, BBQs, time at the lake → Read more
Take Courage
When we need courage – how do we find it? What is it? How do we use it? Being brave and courageous are a part of our Christian walk – as followers of Jesus. Psalm 31:24 says Be strong and let your heart take courage, All you who hope in the LORD. There are times when we do not feel brave, but can “take courage”. I have learned this so many times in my life. I do not have to → Read more
Never Give Up
My friends, I am going to peel back the curtain even further for you into my ongoing suffering. I want you to know that I know you suffer, too. It's the way of this world. Something changes when we stop trying to escape the pain and instead, embrace God through the pain. Something beautiful happens to our faith when we stop thinking there is something wrong with God because we experience trouble and instead, invite Him into the center of the storm. → Read more
Remembering…
We get to walk in this season of Resurrection every day, forever. As Easter season has come and gone, we are perhaps apt to forget all that Jesus did and all that we get as a result of His finished work on the Cross. We move from the awe of Holy Week and the reflection of His triumphant entry into the city, fulfilling prophecy before their very eyes to that agony of the Cross and His declaration “It is finished.” → Read more
Submitting as Warfare
This seems counterculture, and it is. Submitting to God is the safest place to be. As we submit our “all”, everything we have - our plans, our dreams, our family, our children, our need for safety and security, all things, we can truly be at a place of rest and security like we could never imagine. Let me share more of this concept with you. As I have learned to submit my heart fully to the Father, I have seen → Read more
Press On, Beloved
A dear friend’s son committed suicide a year ago. Since then, she has, understandably, sunk into a deep depression.Until Saturday. What changed?I called her. I remembered her tears. I met her in her suffering.I reminded her that she is more than her suffering.The next day she woke up early! She had a little more spring in her step and hope in her heart. Just a little, but it was enough to get her through another day.Some days, some weeks… some seasons… are just like that.If you’re → Read more