There will be times in our lives when challenges and hardship or the unknown will arise. Family, friends or close acquaintances might decide to share their opinions or concerns because they don’t want you to experience pain or difficulty. Maybe it’s because they have...
Spirit-Filled Life
blog postsRelationships Part 2 – Show A Little Respect
I grew up with three brothers and eventually had two amazing sisters added to the mix in my late teen years. My twin brother and I happened to be the middle children, so we knew what it was like to have older siblings and a younger brother. In the hierarchy of...
Are You Willing To Take The First Step?
When God stirs our hearts to walk into a new season, many times, we don’t think we have what it takes to accomplish what God has asked us to do. Gideon felt the same way. He was from the weakest clan in the tribe of Manessah – one of the tribes of Israel. The...
Are Your Boundaries Being Crossed?
Have you ever felt like your boundaries were being crossed? Sure, most of us have a time or two or even on a consistent basis. Maybe you were or are currently in a dating relationship and the other person wants to take the relationship to the next level physically,...
Are You Throwing A Temper Tantrum
I have been without a car for several months and have had to rely on others to take me places. It has been a very humbling experience to say the least, especially since I have had a car for 15 years of my life prior to being without one. Not being able to hang out...
Don’t Say A Word
This morning I went to play basketball like most Saturday mornings. I am a pretty competitive basketball player, to say the least, and I love to work hard when out on the court. In the heat of one of the games, a call was made that I did not agree with. My flesh...
God Wants To Bless You
I recently arrived back from Haiti on a missions trip. It required many months of planning, painstaking labor, fundraising and team work to pull it off. Needless to say, by the time everything was done and over with, I needed a vacation. Unfortunately, my personal...
Having Eyes To See
For many years of my life, I did not see anyone hurting because I was so hurt. I thought I was the only one going through rough times and honestly, I did not care about the problems or challenges of other people. Was I a Christian? Yes, but a very carnal, self...
Are You A Channel Or A Dam?
Joseph was a man that had a dream from God to one day lead and rule over people. He had no idea how this dream was going to come to pass, but he believed that God was well able to make it happen. Shortly after God gave Joseph the dream several unfortunate...
A Healing Hand
I had been given a significant leadership role at a certain church I attended and over time, felt like God was asking me to move on from there. My role at this church was an administrative/ logistical position which involved overseeing setup and teardown for Sunday...
Where Are You Placing Your Trust?
In John 4 we find Jesus sitting at a well. The passage says that it was necessary for Jesus to go through the region called Samaria to meet a Samaritan woman. Jesus asked the woman for a drink of water because he had been on a journey and was passing through the...
Let Go
Have you ever wanted something so bad that it consumed your every thought? Sure, we all have. Sometimes it might be a really good thing and other times it can actually be something that can bring real harm into our lives. Let’s look at Abraham’s life as an example....