“When the angel of the Lord appeared to Gideon, he said, ‘The Lord is with you, mighty warrior.’” … “Pardon me, my lord,” Gideon replied, “but how can I save Israel? My clan is the weakest in Manasseh, and I am the least in my family.” -Judges 6:12, NIV Professional athletes sometimes play on a one year “prove it” contract or … Continue reading “Mighty Warrior, God believes in you!”
Category: Encouragement
Celebrating a dear friend getting married!
He who finds a wife finds what is good and receives favor from the LORD. -Proverbs 18:22, NIV Today, I am standing up with a dear friend as he gets married. I am so excited to celebrate this day with my friend! Marriage is such a gift. It is a true blessing to be married … Continue reading “Celebrating a dear friend getting married!”
Editing, editing, editing…DM Book Manuscript
And further, by these, my son, be admonished: of making many books there is no end; and much study is a weariness of the flesh. -Ecclesiastes 12:12, KJV Edit, edit, edit. I am excited to be digging into the edits for my forthcoming book. Pieces are starting to come together. I am the odd duck who thoroughly enjoys the … Continue reading “Editing, editing, editing…DM Book Manuscript”
God lends His strength when we need it!
3 Strengthen the feeble hands, steady the knees that give way; 4 say to those with fearful hearts, “Be strong, do not fear; your God will come, he will come with vengeance; with divine retribution he will come to save you.” -Isaiah 35:3-4, NIV Discouraged. Depressed. Ready to quit the call. These are how I felt these last couple of … Continue reading “God lends His strength when we need it!”
Battle-Tested Warrior Words
7 The Lord is my strength and my shield; my heart trusted in him, and I am helped: therefore my heart greatly rejoiceth; and with my song will I praise him. 8 The Lord is their strength, and he is the saving strength of his anointed. -Psalm 28:7-8, KJV When my life was falling apart, God sent a servant who was … Continue reading “Battle-Tested Warrior Words”
A Prayer–Trusting God
May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. – Romans 15:13, NIV I would encourage you to use this verse as a prayer. Put your own name in the “you” slot and … Continue reading “A Prayer–Trusting God”
DM Book Copy-editing Back!
Last night, my copy-line editor sent back copies of her work on my book manuscript. The book is one more step closer to becoming a reality. I am leaning towards doing one final title change since I do not want people mistaking this book as a memoir. It is not. This is a pastoral care … Continue reading “DM Book Copy-editing Back!”
Pastors need to say it aloud!
“From the least to the greatest, all are greedy for gain; prophets and priests alike, all practice deceit. They dress the wound of my people as though it were not serious. ‘Peace, peace,’ they say, when there is no peace. Are they ashamed of their detestable conduct? No, they have no shame at all; they … Continue reading “Pastors need to say it aloud!”
To Feel God’s Presence – A song that helps me
When I was in the pit of adultery discovery and the divorce discard, I was attending a church that regularly played a song with true spiritual power. It is a song that lifted and lifts my eyes from my circumstances and places them on God who is holy and perfect. The song is a version … Continue reading “To Feel God’s Presence – A song that helps me”
Giants? What is God then?
“The land we traveled through and explored will devour anyone who goes to live there. All the people we saw were huge. We even saw giants there, the descendants of Anak.” -Number 13:32b-33a, NLT Choose to trust God or give into giant-fear? When going through divorce, many issues look insurmountable. We can see the loses. … Continue reading “Giants? What is God then?”