20 I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me. Galatians 2:20 NIV I just may have found my new go-to worship song for the season. Sister, if you’re needing a song to express your faith, or perhaps you’re wanting one that will remind you of who you are … come and listen to this upbeat gospel song. It will speak truth into your soul. If you’re like me, you occasionally hit those potholes in the road and fall headlong into the co ..read more

15 No longer do I call you servants, for the servant does not know what his master is doing; but I have called you friends, for all that I have heard from my Father I have made known to you. John 15:15 ESV Friend. We each have at least one ~ I hope. And more than just knowing a person’s name, we have a relationship with them, that extends beyond, “Hi, how’s it going?” That’s an acquaintance. The Oxford dictionary defines friend this way: a person whom one knows and with whom one has a bond of mutual affection, typically exclusive of sexual or family relations ..read more

13 Brothers, I do not consider that I have made it my own. But one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead, Philippians 3:13 ESV 12 He has taken our sins away from us     as far as the east is from west. Psalm 103:12 NCV No, I didn’t change the day for Lift Your Spirit praise and worship ~ I simply ran out of steam. Fatigued to the max. At the end of that long day, I collapsed in a heap on my bed. But I had to share this praise song with you, because it lifted my spirit. And the Lord knows I needed that uplift. So ..read more

How great is your goodness     that you have stored up for those who fear you, that you have given to those who trust you.     You do this for all to see. Psalm 31:19 NCV Taste and see that the Lord is good.     Oh, the joys of those who take refuge in him! Psalm 34:8 NLT Has it been one of those weeks, Friend? Yeah, me too. Perhaps you were watching the days as many watch the clock, just hoping to slide into Friday just a little bit sooner. Because you knew that if you made it to Friday, you miraculously survived the d ..read more

14 if My people who are called by My name will humble themselves, and pray and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin and heal their land. 2 Chronicles 7:14 NKJV Division comes as the result of arrogance rooted in pride. The Bible even warns us of the consequences. 18 Pride goes before destruction, And a haughty spirit before a fall. Proverbs 16:18 NKJV How can we ignore the fact that this points us to the events that occurred in Eden? That’s how long we’ve been going off course. My g ..read more

“See now that I myself am he!     There is no god besides me. I put to death and I bring to life,     I have wounded and I will heal,     and no one can deliver out of my hand. Deuteronomy 32:39 NIV Perhaps you’ve lost sleep over what has been preoccupying your life in recent days. Troubled thoughts seem to overwhelm your days and the worry continues to snowball with each passing day … there doesn’t seem to be any relief in sight. I’m praying for you. It’s a hard place to be, Friend. There are many of us here in the same room ..read more

When the day of Pentecost came, they were all together in one place. 2 Suddenly a sound like the blowing of a violent wind came from heaven and filled the whole house where they were sitting. 3 They saw what seemed to be tongues of fire that separated and came to rest on each of them. 4 All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit enabled them. Acts 2:1-4 NIV If someone told you that something phenomenal was on its way, you’d certainly want to be in on all the details ~ because we are creatures that don’t want to miss out. Just the mere ment ..read more

40 He answered, “I tell you, if these were silent, the very stones would cry out.” Luke 19:40 ESV When we’re excited about our favorite sports teams, we’re in the stands but we’re not sitting down ~ we’re hollering at the top of our lungs, jumping up and down like a person who has lost her mind. Win or lose, you’ll hear our voices cheering them on. As a “track mom,” my mission was to let the entire team hear me call out their names to motivate and show support. My son’s relay team mates testified to hearing me on the opposite side of the track ~ calling out each name as they ..read more

11 If the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, he who raised Christ Jesus from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through his Spirit who dwells in you. Romans 8:11 ESV It’s no secret that the circumstances of life can feel so heavy that we prefer to just pull the covers over our head and let the world pass us by. I’ll be the first to break the silence here and raise my hand to having felt that way for years. As if hiding beneath my comforter (almost ironic moment) I would find some sort of solace from the pain and agony of another d ..read more

Jesus Appears to Mary from Magdala 11 Mary, however, stood there and cried as she looked at the tomb. As she cried, she bent over and looked inside. 12 She saw two angels in white clothes. They were sitting where the body of Jesus had been lying. One angel was where Jesus’ head had been, and the other was where his feet had been. 13 The angels asked her why she was crying. Mary told them, “They have removed my Lord, and I don’t know where they’ve put him.” 14 After she said this, she turned around and saw Jesus standing there. However, she didn’t know that it was ..read more