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
How hard after GOD are you intentionally looking? Is it a daily, all hours intentionally looking? Do you see HIM in your surroundings where others do not? I remember when I was a little girl, my sweet Dad was always pointing things out to me, showing me where GOD’S hand was. I wonder if I … More INTENTIONAL LOOKING AND REBUILDING
I must confess that lately I have been wavering between hope and grief. Grief is different for everyone for sure and so is hope. When our hope wavers there is only ONE to turn to. ROMANS 4: 18 “AGAINST ALL HOPE, ABRAHAM IN HOPE BELIEVED AND SO BECAME THE FATHER OF MANY NATIONS, AS IT … More NEVER WAVERING
I often wonder: LORD, are things supposed to be this hard? Is life really this excruciatingly hard? I’m sure you have been there too. Why is there disease, strife and brokenness? PSALM 23:1 “THE LORD IS MY SHEPHERD; I SHALL NOT WANT.” When you look at the world today and see all the evil and … More IT’S NOT SUPPOSED TO BE THIS WAY
If you think about it, most of us don’t hand over ourselves to anyone here. And why? Mostly because we guard our hearts from being hurt. There is a fear there and a trust issue. But there is only ONE who we can fully trust with all our being and it is the ONE who … More SUNDAY REFLECTIONS
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
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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