“Take delight in the Lord, and He will give you your heart’s desires. Commit everything you do to the Lord. Trust him, and he will help you. Psalm 37:4-5 (NLT)
I love this verse. It has profound significance in my life. Interestingly though, I’ve noticed we often refer to the first portion of the scripture without considering the second. There is great hope and promise found in this passage, but there is also instruction. There is a call to action.
First, we are to delight in the Lord. The...
"Then God said, 'Let Us (Father, Son, Holy Spirit) make man in Our image, according to Our likeness [not physical, but a spiritual personality and moral likeness]; and let them have complete authority over the fish of the sea, the birds of the air, the cattle, and over the entire earth, and over everything that creeps and crawls on the earth.'" Genesis 1:26
Do you view yourself in light of Christ himself? When you look in the mirror, can you look beyond it to your spiritual self?
Let’s...
Is there such a thing as being too healthy? In our crazy diet and image obsessed culture, it can be easy to take a good thing of being healthy too far, and get out of balance. Whether it's to do with your weight, your nutrition, or how you exercise, it's possible for a healthy positive to turn into a negative.
Focusing on eating healthy can itself become an obsession and turn into orthorexia, an eating disorder that focuses on strict rules and fear of unhealthy food. Focusing too much on...
We’ve all heard the phrase, “Life doesn’t come with an instruction manual.” Do you know that’s not true? Life does come with an instruction manual. Not only that, but it also comes with one that gives instructions for the very best life. A holy life!
Leviticus 19 gives us a glimpse into the good, good heart of God, who gives us everything we need to live a victorious life. We don’t have to postulate how our Father wants us to live our best life. He tells us – everything from worship and...
"The people fell to grumbling over their hard life. God heard. When he heard his anger flared, then fire blazed up and burned the outer boundaries of the camp. The people cried out for help to Moses; Moses prayed to God, and the fire died down. They named the place Taberah (Blaze) because fire from God had blazed up against them. The misfits among the people had a craving, and soon they had the People of Israel whining, "Why can't we have meat? We ate fish in Egypt—and got it free!—to say...
Deuteronomy 31:6 Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified because of them, for the Lord your God goes with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you.”
From the time I was a young child I had a knowing deep on the inside of me that God loved me. It was never something I felt I had to earn or strive for. Yet there have been times in my life that in spite of knowing He is always with me, that I have felt He was distant or I couldn't hear Him as clearly.
About one year ago when I...
"Commit everything you do to the LORD. Trust him, and He will help you." Psalm 37:5
Carpe diam! Seize the day! We've all heard the saying. I don't know about you, though, but this mindset has tripped me up time and time again when it comes to healthy eating and exercise. You know the scenario. It's a new day. "I'm going to exercise and eat according to my hunger and plan today," you enthusiastically tell yourself. Intentionality, that's the name of the game for you today. That's good! Really...
Summer, you're great, but fall! Fall, you are swoon-worthy! The colors, the smells, and all things cozy! Yep, there's no doubt; fall is where it's at. This round-up of my favorite must-have fall finds gives you all the warm fuzzies. Enjoy!
1. Wood's Ghost Pepper Vermont Maple Syrup Oh, my goodness! This flavor combo blew my mind when I tried it. I love all the heat. So, this sweet heat was love at the first lick. Believe it or not, it's super tasty on pancakes and waffles. What I love it for...
The Word of God tells us, “To each is given a measure of faith.”
Now, let’s not mistake this with “saving faith.” The reference to faith here is to the ordinary, in and out, daily faith by which we live and relate to God and others. Nothing has caused me to reflect on my measure of faith more than the progressive seasons of parenting. My firstborn started high school this year. Let me promise you that fear and faith have wrestled in my heart like never before. The stakes are So. Darn. High! I...
It’s been about one month since I shared about my miscarriage, so I thought it was a good time to share a little overview of what the last year of my life has been like behind the scenes — as far as getting my hormones in order in order to get pregnant. You see, it took almost one full year to balance out my hormones - and ultimately get pregnant, (I share more about my story on my IG stories here). The journey was a tough one, but also one I am so thankful for, after learning that I was...
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