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 Today has been a wonderful day. My husband and I are committed to reaching out to other ministries to establish a connection and to see if there are ways we can work together. Today we visited a ministry in Raleigh and were so blessed by the worship, the sermon, and the warm welcome of the members.  The praise team led us in singing two very powerful songs: "Trading My Sorrows" and "He Made a Way." Almost everyone was singing along and the presence of God was strong in the place. Immediately after worship the speaker began his teaching in the book of Judges with Samson and how the Spirit of the Lord came upon Samson. The speaker moved from there to show everyone other Scriptures where God's Spirit is involved in using ordinary people in producing supernatural results. The speaker encouraged us to embrace the fact that God wants to use people to demonstrate His power.  What a refreshing blessing! Indeed, God has not changed in His desire to move in and through t...

Goodness, gracious! It boggles my mind sometimes how deceptive some folks can be. You can be minding your own business, doing your best to be helpful and get to along, and BAM! Out of the blue you find out that someone you thought was being friendly was really being a frenemy! That person has been saying and doing things behind the scene to undermine you; and the whole time they have been smiling at you and inviting you to lunch . What motivates these people? Why does someone deliberately seek out opportunities to "take down" someone else while pretending to have their best interest in mind? Why not use that energy to build a true friendship? Frankly, those questions are beyond my capacity to answer. I have my thoughts but I cannot "get in their head" to really see what is going on.  Here's what I do know. I don't have to worry about folks who choose to be a frenemy. The Bible says it better than I ever could: "The gossip of bad people gets them in trou...

"The hand that rocks the cradle is the hand that rules the world." This very powerful statement was in a poem written by William Ross Wallace in 1865. At the time of the writing, women did not have a great deal of standing so it is even more remarkable that Mr. Wallace understood the value of mothers. Mothers are very influential in the lives of their children. Today I want to give a "shout out" to all my fellow Moms, Mammas, Mothers, Madres...however you say the word, the sentiment is the same. Mothers literally lay their lives down for their children. Whether you gave birth to the child, or are a "step" parent, or have voluntarily extended yourself to "mother" someone, the love you share has an immeasurable impact. So today, whether your children are small and still very dependent on you, or fully grown and stand taller than you; rejoice in the favor God has shown toward you by entrusting you to care for and nurture His precious gift (Psalm 127...

Is there someone(s) in your life who could benefit from your wisdom? But the more you offer advice, the less they listen? Things keep getting worse for them and it is stressing you out to see what is happening? The Bible has answers for this conundrum.  Sometimes the approach to the situation may need adjusting. James 3:17 says "But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle and easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy" (King James Version). If we break this down just a bit, true wisdom has no ulterior motive, seeks to establish peace, focuses on living according to biblical principles, is characterized by a humble and exemplary lifestyle, does not show favoritism, and is not an "act" (is part of the person's character). In other words, if any of us seeks to offer wisdom to someone else, we must first examine ourselves. After that self-examination, then we are better prepared to offer...