Romans 12:1-2 I confess that Romans 12 was not exactly one of my favorite verses, mainly because I couldn’t present my body as a living sacrifice to God because of my addiction to nicotine, which is a lust of the flesh. And that is sin, the sinful nature in my flesh that was too strong…
Category: Growth
Declaration of God’s Promise for the New Year
Today WORD and Prayer for the New Year Praise awaits You, O God, in Zion, and the vow shall be performed to You. O You who hear prayer, to You all flesh will come. The Iniquities of our ancestors prevailed against us, but You made atonement for our transgressions; You sent Your only Son to…
Declaration of God’s Promise for the New Year
Today WORD and Prayer for the New Year Praise awaits You, O God, in Zion, and the vow shall be performed to You. O You who hear prayer, to You all flesh will come. The Iniquities of our ancestors prevailed against us, but You made atonement for our transgressions; You sent Your only Son to…
MASH
Building Your Army Therefore, confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective. My brothers and sisters, if one of you should wander from the truth and someone should bring that person back, remember this: Whoever turns…
Today
God’s Compass I THOUGHT I WAS BETTER when I joined a DivorceCare group a few weeks ago; it’s been two years since I left my destructive marriage. However, I was still homeless; I don’t mean a building. Instead, I’ve learned that healthy connections with others are our safe home base. Dr. s Cloud and Townsend…
Dungeons and Dragons
I’ve changed the names in this story for the privacy and protection of those I write about in this blog. I’ve learned more about myself through the children I have worked with than I can say they learned from me. But we are all teachers in life, and we can learn from others how to…
Be Different, Be You
Matthew 19:14Jesus said, “Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.” One day, while serving in a children’s ministry during worship, the Holy Spirit said, See how your arms are folded. What are you protecting? Why do you hold on to…
Special Needs
“Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to Him, and He will make your paths straight.” Proverbs 3:5-6. When I worked at an elementary school with students with special needs, one of the students, Kelly, who lived with autism and was legally…
You Don’t Own Me
This is one of my favorite videos, and I thought it would be a blessing to share with you as it blesses me. So, for 2023, I will use this mantra for my Ego, Past mistakes, fear, regret, guilt, depression, religious legalism, people-pleasing, and of course, toxic people “You don’t own me.” Dr. Phil’s famous…