We live in a world of spiritual warfare, but the real battle is your mind. Your thoughts can motivate, encourage, lift you up, but can also be destructive. Like daggers or sweet sentiments, it can break or make you.

In this week’s blog, I write on how your thoughts can keep you stuck and methods to break the pattern.

In your creative journey, you may encounter unexpected distractions or a resistance to the call of sharing your God given gifts as you’re fearful of how others may react, or the daily responsibilities leave you frazzled, turning you away from fulfilling God’s plan for you.

My blog post for this week delves deep into the reason why you may feel stuck with answers to encourage you to not walk away from the creative gifts God gave you.

To submit to the will of God is difficult as it’s outside our comfort zone. Many want to follow their dreams, have a successful career, a loving marriage, and be financially viable. This is the perfect dream. However, not everyone meets these expectations and if they do, it’s accomplished through diligence, practice, and determination.

But when you give your life to Jesus, how do you submit to what He calls you to do, as what He asks isn’t natural.

God loves every speck of you. He knows the number of hairs on your head, he formed you in your mother’s womb, YOU are His greatest joy.

Today’s blog delves deep into the benefit of rejoicing and praising for the Lord.

Friendship is essential to personal growth. If you have a few you can depend on, no matter the circumstance, they’re like family. As friends know you in a different way than your parents. They know your secrets, quirks, idiosyncrasies, shared when you have trust and confidence in the friendship. They’re a shoulder to cry on, a warm hug—and friends have a knack of saying exactly what you need to hear.

Yet would they lay their life down for you?

Do you ever question if Jesus is the Light of the World or think that God, since He is everywhere, created evil. That He is the reason for the obstacles and painful events in your life. And if He’s responsible, why doesn’t He fix it.

Today’s blog addresses this question as it was asked by a student to a University Professor. It’s a worthy explanation; however, I dig a little deeper on how searching for purpose in your life could lead you in the wrong direction.

Conformity has been our culture for centuries. It’s at every doorstep. No matter where you live or your circumstance, your heart longs to be accepted and recognized, as you don’t want to feel left out. You want to be seen, feel confident in wearing the newest trend, driving the hottest new car, and living in luxury. However, that isn’t God’s message for you.

John 8:34

“Truly, truly I say to you, everyone who commits sin is a slave of sin.”

Unfortunately, most addictions are to mask pain or trauma and can enslave you to the sin in what you do to your body or to the people who love you. It becomes second nature, where you repeat, then repeat again.

In today’s blog, I share my personal addiction and an invitation to stand together in the strength and help of God to overcome it.

Everyone knows the story of Noah’s ark but are you aware it wasn’t Noah who closed the door? To keep Noah, his family, livestock, crawling things, and birds protected—God made every effort to ensure they were protected and life, as He created, continue to thrive. With His right hand, God shut the door. This blog explores faith and God’s love for you.

To ride a bull can be similar to the ride of life. The moment you take your first breath; the journey of life begins. For some, the ride can be tumultuous, others nurturing. While there is no understanding why some suffer more than others, it’s all about the ride. The pivotal events in your life, combined with joy and pain.

Explore todays blog, to learn how you can change your life in 8 seconds.

Each of us have weeds that take root internally. Planted as a thought, seeded with increased thought patterns, then bloomed with the tongue. 

Once words are uttered, you don’t forget them, if they’re harsh or lift you up, you remember how it made you feel.

In today’s blog, I identify the danger of your words and how you can be prepared.

To decrease your needs, wants, and surrender to Jesus, allows Him to grow in you and through you to glorify God. To practice denial of the flesh and thought patterns to align with the will of Jesus, increases your will to decrease selfish patterns to your Lord and Saviour.

What is Wisdom?

When I mention the word wisdom, who do you think of? Isaac Newton? Albert Einstein? Stephen Hawking?

What I find interesting, is how often ‘wisdom’ is referenced in scripture. Its definition is a reflection to learn upon.

The miracle of Jesus walking on water took place after the sermon on the mount the same day. I don’t know about you; but after a day of ministering for more than eight hours, I’d be exhausted, yet He commanded His disciples to get into the boat and row to the other side.

Why would Jesus immediately command His disciples into a stormy sea at night.

Do you ever sit and contemplate moments in your life, periods of joy, happiness and despair. I don’t normally make it a practice; however, I came across a Christmas letter I wrote in December of 2021, and it intrigued me. It’s a revelation of a state of mind, but with determination for change and an unexpected decision.

In John 1:1-3 he writes ‘in the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God. All things came into being through Him.’

This is a powerful statement as it recognizes that Jesus has always been with the Father, and everything was created through and in Him. He is the authority over heaven and earth (Philippians 2:9-10.)

In essence, Jesus is in everything. He is omnipresent and can present Himself at any moment.

You have this beautiful invitation to pray to a loving Father through His Son, Christ Jesus. He is the gap between you and God, the intercessor, who presents your petitions to His Father. However, many people struggle with how to begin with prayer. Explore further in today’s blog to learn the grass roots of prayer and its miraculous power, especially when two or more are present.

I’ve learned the power of prayer with a tender and hopeful heart. I’ve witnessed how God transformed my heart to embrace peace when my life was falling apart. He closed the door on a challenging marriage, the emotional attachment to my home. The house sold, as well as most of my belongings at garage sales and auction, yet I have no remorse, regret, or sadness. God closed that chapter in my life. Now, I’m being prepared to start a new chapter.

The Christmas season is truly magical. But what makes Christmas special for you. Is it the buildup of anticipation for Christmas Day, visiting with family and friends, or spending the day with a new love.

For me, it’s a time of reflection of specific themes leading up to Christmas Eve, such as hope, peace, joy, and love—the advent season, which begins the fourth Sunday before Christmas.

In today’s blog, I explore each advent theme to show God’s promises and love for you.

We embark on this journey of life, believing our thoughts are our own. However, it’s the perfect opportunity for the enemy to convince you to do things you don’t want to do or believe in something that isn’t mentally or spiritually healthy.

In Louis Giglio’s book, he identifies 4 steps to help you fight the enemy and win the battle of your mind.

This is a second blog highlighting the teachings of Pastor Louis Giglio and his book Don't Give the Enemy a Seat at Your Table: It's Time to Win the Battle of Your Mind. This blog highlights 4 ways and action tips to defeat the enemy.