Success
Each Friday my writing stems from a word prompt. Five minutes, one word prompt. The prompt this week is … Success. "Success" can be defined as achieving one's goals. Joshua was given this word by his predecessor, Moses: "This book of the law shall not depart from...
The God Dare
It's been a few days in which I've been reading about Joseph and his brothers. Joseph shares his dream with his brothers, who become filled with jealousy and conspire to get rid of him. Sold off to slave traders, he ends up purchased and in the home of Potiphar....
Of Sacrifice, Stripping Down, and Shadowboxing
It is amazing how quickly these weeks pass. The mornings are dark when I now get up and the sun is setting earlier, sure signs fall is surely here. Week five in the study "God. Move. Plan." brought us into thinking about how we plan. ~*~*~ In 1 Corinthians 6:19-20,...
Breaking Anxiety’s Grip
Scripture tells us: "Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus"...
Our Unbreakable Spiritual Lifeline
Hope. It’s the feeling things will turn out for the best, or what one is desiring will be obtained or achieved. “We who have run for our very lives to God have every reason to grab the promised hope with both hands and never let go. It’s an unbreakable spiritual...
The Only Choice
"Get rid of all bitterness, passion, and anger. No more shouting or insults, no more hateful feelings of any sort." (Ephesians 4:31, GNT) "Oh, the gradual grasp of hatred. Its damage begins like the crack in my windshield. Let me be very clear. Hatred will sour your...