About a year and a half ago, I hit a wall in my faith. Although I still prayed, read my Bible on a regular basis, and was active in the church, I didn’t feel connected to God the way I used to be. I faced constant frustration and discouragement over my lack of growth, but I wasn’t sure what needed to change. I felt stuck. Over the course of many years walking with God, he’s instilled one truth in my mind over and over: If I come to him with an earnest desire for more of him, he will Continue Reading
This is How to Speak to Your Storm
Did you know when you speak to your storm the way Jesus did, you can command the waves? Just ask Natalie Grant and Charlotte Gambill, who are professing this truth across the country at the Dare to Be conference. In a night of worship and time in the Word, they are reminding women of God that that the breath of their Creator is within them. For a long season, this truth was in me, but it was buried. Buried under distraction, lies and fear. I didn't use it. I let the waves tossed me about, Continue Reading
If You’re Afraid to Take the Next Step
“Don’t look down, Mom!” Immediately, I wish my son hadn’t said that. I can’t help myself. My eyes drift to the expanse below and my feet wobble. What was I thinking when I agreed to do this? I try to regain my composure and remember my harness. The 4-story high ropes course stretches out before me, and I know there was only one way out: through it. If you fall, the harness will catch you. I tell myself this repeatedly as I inch across a rickety bridge that seems a mile long. My son Continue Reading