Be the one! Be the one who obeys GOD and goes the extra mile to help and love on your fellow humans when no one else will. Be the one who is “set apart” for GOD. Are you the one who hears the call and then obeys when others turn their nose up? Don’t miss … More ACTING ON WHAT YOU PROFESS TO BELIEVE
Are you going through something really hard right now? It could be a diagnosis, a financial hardship, a relationship gone, or a suffering of the soul. When our lives get hard and overwhelming we should stop……take a breath and look to our gracious LORD. I’ve taken a serious look at what is happening in my … More GRACIOUS CARE IN UNCOMFORTABLE FORMS
Pip: If you've ever looked around at your life and thought something important was being taken apart — heavensreef has been thinking about that too, and the answer is more interesting than you'd expect. Mara: This episode covers two territories: what it means to seek God with real intention, and what grace looks like when … More Podcast Episode: Faith, Failure, And Rebuilding
I say this, to invite someone, because it is so simple and doesn’t cost much. Your intentional act of reaching out could change someone’s life. I tend to wonder what matters most in GOD’S eyes. Is it the big things we do that everyone notices or is it the small that no one sees? We … More SMALL OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE INTENTIONAL
GOD really is the only ONE who can save us from ourselves. We might think we can save or do all the right things, check off all the boxes, make religion our priority, but only JESUS saves…….period. JESUS CAME AND DIED TO SAVE THE WHOLE WORLD Now our minds know this, but how often do … More GOD DOES ALL THE SAVING
Sometimes showing up is all GOD needs to work through us. We may feel inadequate, but GOD fills us with all the grace we need. I lead a serving team almost every Saturday at our Church. I am so very blessed and grateful to be part of this loving team. I have an app on … More SHOW UP AND EXTEND GRACE
With all our searching and strivings don’t we always seem to come up empty handed? It’s sad really, because so many are lost and so many search to fill the hole that GOD placed in their hearts. We tend to seek immediate gratification and we don’t seem to find it there either. Our phones or … More WHAT REALLY MATTERS
The scene above and where I live in AZ is a continual reminder to me to praise GOD for HIS grace and mercy. I love the saguaro cactus and how they stand tall with arms raised as if to praise GOD in all of HIS creation. Some might think the desert is ugly, but the … More SUNDAY REFLECTIONS
This past Easter I had to watch my Church online due to my recovery from surgery. I so loved seeing our choir on stage. I was able to watch people I know and serve with singing their little hearts out. Choir and singing is not my gift, but that doesn’t stop me from singing at … More FOREVER MY HEART WILL SING!
What we fill ourselves with matters. We try to take in the right food for nourishment so why not take in the best we can for our souls? We all on this planet have a need to fill a hole within us that was placed there by the Almighty GOD in Heaven. HE knew what … More SUNDAY REFLECTIONS
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