Every morning we wake up and often in our own strength we try to do better…….we try harder at home, harder at school, harder at work. But in our own strength it can be exhausting and even trying to be better people seems to not work out right either. There is always something missing or … More WHAT YOU COULD NEVER DO FOR YOURSELF
Pip: HEAVENSREEF is a site that asks you to slow down, kneel a little, and listen — which is a countercultural act in the age of the algorithmic self. Mara: Today’s episode covers two territories from Heavensreef: what genuine humility looks like and where it comes from, and how a single word from Scripture can … More Podcast Episode: Words And Humility……In Case you missed it!
When we obey the Holy Spirit there is a yielding of our own spirit involved. It is a submitting of spirit and temperament. Sometimes this feels very hard to do, especially when we want our own way. We are a selfish people most of the time and we have made ourselves our top priority. But … More YIELDED AND TRUSTED
There are one life-giving words chosen for you each day…..did you know? GOD has a word or words just waiting for us to see and embrace for the day to come. GOD highlights the word for you, you need only to be still and listen. Because I read and write so often, I am always … More ONE LIFE-GIVING WORD
I would say right now we are in the dog days of summer. It’s our very hot season here in Arizona with temps reaching between 115 and 120 degrees. So we spend a lot of time inside in the air conditioning. The sun and heat has a way of zapping every ounce of energy out … More LOOK…..STOP…….LISTEN
Even if……all fails, GOD is still worthy did you know? When things, people and situations you were counting on fail, it sure leaves us disappointed doesn’t it? But as Charles Stanley says in his “30 Life Principles” book: DISAPPOINTMENTS ARE INEVITABLE, DISCOURAGEMENT IS A CHOICE. Some of you like myself may be looking back on … More EVEN IF ALL FAILS
Each of us carries a type of broken inside us……we carry it around and sometimes the weight of it is hard. It’s a comfort to me knowing that GOD sees my heart and comes near, knowing what I have endured and yet with HIS help I am still standing and still searching. Some people search … More BROKEN BUT STILL LOOKING FOR PEARLS
I live in a sweet neighborhood where everyone who passes by in a car waves, or people out in their front yard speak to you. When I walk I have a usual route to take my pup Emma, but today as I walked along I decided to walk on the opposite side of the street. … More WALK ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE STREET
I often go into a grocery store thinking of what I actually need…..coffee, milk, eggs let’s say. But then I walk by a shelf with something yummy on it and I think oh I need that, it looks so good. Then I get up to the register and realize oh, I only have a 20 … More NEEDY
If you are like me, the noticing type, then you will agree that people these days are just downright mean. And it’s getting to the point where you must put on all the armor of GOD to go and leave your home. Sometimes I am taken back by what I hear people saying to one … More NOURISH YOUR SOUL TODAY
