believe, Bible, blessings, Exodus, faith, Genesis, God
On Sunday our pastor preached on Genesis 12. Verse 1 reads, “The Lord had said to Abram, ‘Leave your country, your people and your father’s household and go to the land I will show you.'” (The previous Thursday I taught on the same passage. ...
Bible, blessings, discipline, God, growing, Job
I don’t often have never thought to myself, “I’m so thankful the Lord is using this event in my life to correct foolishness in my heart. What a blessing!” I’m just not a take-discipline-with-a-smile kinda girl. I prefer to whine and...
blessings, God, Luke, plans, Uncategorized
I didn’t realize I was a control freak until my first child was born. Or maybe that’s when I became a control freak. Either way, I was bound and determined to do everything in my power to be the best and provide the best for my baby. That’s a noble...
believe, blessings, God, Luke, Mary, Romans
The Bible is full of all kinds of promises for believers. And as soon as I became convinced that the Bible is completely true, I immediately bought into all those promises. Never again did I struggle with believing things that were untrue. Not once since I was 16...
blessings, God, Hosea, pride
Chapter 13 in the book of Hosea is a classic example of an Old Testament rant from God. He rails against Israel because they’ve forgotten about Him despite all He has done for them. He lists their sins and voices His intense anger. He took care of them; He...
blessings, Genesis, God, Hosea, Jacob, prayer
It’s not often I can squeeze two articles out of one verse in scripture, but here goes. Last week I wrote about Hosea 10:12, which says, “…break up your unplowed ground; for it is time to seek the Lord…” I stopped there not because I like...
