It wasn’t until my mid twenties I truly grasped the meaning of this statement. I realized life Isn’t the fairytale we see in movies as kids. I realized it truly will knock you on your butt & leave you there if you allow it. Perfect fairytales are impossible with imperfect people. But we still have the ability to boldly declare “It is well with my soul.”  We already know how this story ends. It ends with our souls united with our Savior in our forever home in heaven. We weren’t meant to live for this world. We were born to live in the grace & mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ. We were ..read more

I personally am not a very patient person. I want what I want & I want it as soon as possible. The wait for me is torture. I do have to say I have more patience now than ever, so that’s a plus but I still have a long way to go.  Unfortunately or fortunately, our plans don’t always line up with God’s plan. Us humans love control don’t we? We love acting like we are the supreme beings. Truth be told, we have very little control. God the Father spoke this world into existence & has reigned ever since. He holds ultimate control but how easily we forget this. If He has the control, the ..read more

If I speak in the tongues of men or of angels, but do not have love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal. If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move mountains, but do not have love, I am nothing. If I give all I possess to the poor and give over my body to hardship that I may boast, but do not have love, I gain nothing. Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking ..read more

This world is becoming something else. Anyone with me? 2020 has been a rough one for many. Holla to everyone jobless like myself. I started 2020 out in the most amazing way, at Passion 2020 in Mercedes Benz Stadium. It was the most moving & life changing experience of my life. Needless to say, I started the year out on a pretty high note. The year progressed with life altering events ~ Covid19 crisis, loss of jobs, loss of friends & family, broken relationships. I could go on but we get the point, 2020 hasn’t turned out to be the year we were expecting. But here’s the thing ~ In our we ..read more

Matthew. Anyone know him? You know, Jesus’ disciple . . . The tax collector . . . The guy who had Jesus come over to a house full of sinners. Ringing any bells?  Well for those of you who don’t have any bells ringing, Matthew is the writer of the first book of the New Testament. He was known around town as a thief. He had a reputation of being anything but a saint yet he is the one who ushers out the silence that seemed to last forever since the book of Malachi, which is the last book of the Old Testament. The thing Matthew was most known for was his occupation: public tax collector.  ..read more

“The greatest single cause of atheism in the world today is Christians who acknowledge Jesus with their lips and walk out the door and deny Him by their lifestyle. That is what an unbelieving world simply finds unbelievable.” ~ Brennan Manning This is one of the most disturbing quotes to me & has been for many years. It makes me incredibly sad that the people who are supposed to be expanding the kingdom of God are actually hindering His kingdom. What has been even more sad, is seeing this quote played out over & over & over again. It wasn’t until about 6 or 7 ye ..read more

Whatever happened to being a woman & being proud of it? Why are we pushing to be equal to men? Why are we trying to do the “mans work”? Last time I checked God created both male & female & He created each with unique characteristics & for a particular purpose. God doesn’t make mistakes.  There is nothing sexist about the fact that woman typically tend to be the caregivers, nurturers, toilet cleaners, etc. (Any woman out there wanna listen to a man wine & cry in disgust while cleaning a toilet? Didn’t think so.) Or the fact that men are typically the grass mowers, build ..read more

Anyone else been watching all the controversial shows on Netflix? Documentaries uncovering some hidden skeletons that have been in the closet. Anyone? Well I sure have been. The last one I watched was “Athlete A”. This particular documentary uncovered some dirty secretes USA Gymnastics had been hiding. One of the doctors for the USA Gymnastic Team had been molesting young athletes for years. The organization tried to cover their tracks which resulted in the victims being ignored for a very long time.   This is just one example of the many corrupt organizations in this world. Let’s be the ..read more

“For I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God that brings salvation to everyone who believes: first to the Jew, then to the Gentile. For in the gospel the righteousness of God is revealed – a righteousness that is by faith from first to last, just as it is written: ’The righteous will live by faith.’”   ~   Romans 1:16-17(NIV) These two verses could pass as Paul’s thesis statement for his entire ministry in my opinion. If you know anything about Paul, you know his life as a Christ follower was anything but easy. Paul is writing a letter to the church in Rome. Up ..read more

God. Jericho. Joshua. 7 Priests. 7th Day. 7th Round. 7 Trumpets. Shouts. Victory. Let’s talk about those Jericho walls. We all have them. Jericho walls come in all different shapes & sizes.  If you are unfamiliar with the story of Joshua & the Jericho walls, let me fill you in a bit. You can find the story in Joshua 5:13 – Chapter 6. In short, God handed the city of Jericho over to Joshua. In order to take the city, the Lord commanded Joshua & his men to march around the city. On the 7th day, the Jericho walls came crashing down.  A short & simple story, yet one of my ..read more