Ever feel like like you've gained a victory with the Lord, only to be revisited by the same issue or temptation a few months or even years later? It can feel so discouraging to think you have overcome something only to find yourself struggling, once again, with that same issue. A few years ago, the Lord enlightened me on this process and His beautiful revelation eased the sadness in my heart. You see, I was so devastated that I was wrestling with an issue again. I truly thou

We all want to know who we are and why we are here. For me, having a sense of purpose is everything. I am the type of person that needs a "why" to what I am doing. However, not too long ago, the Lord brought to me a realization that identity was not as much about doing as about being . Identity can be given in many ways. To list a few: God, the world, others and self. Let's start at the end of this list and work our way forward. Self The words we use toward ourself have more

Before bed each night I read one chapter of Psalms and one chapter of Proverbs. Since starting this, I have read through Proverbs two or three times now. Reading through the book in its entirety is very interesting. There are many, many times the book of Proverbs warns about being ensnared by the prostitute. My mind wondered at this several times. We know Solomon gave us most of the Proverbs, and he definitely had some issues with sexual sin. So, I suppose he would intimatel

I'm going to start by stating that the only true freedom is found in Jesus. There are many things we are free to do in the United States. Freedom tends to be what we eat, sleep, and drink. And, we are very aware when one of those freedoms is threatened. Sometimes we are so arrogant about our freedom, we actually don't realize when we don't have true freedom. And as Christians, especially, we tend to throw this word around a lot . My question is, "Are we truly acting in that

I have been asked in the past, why I pay attention to the Jewish calendar, the Hebraic months. While there are so many reasons, the simple answer is... Timing. I believe there is something uniquely special about being in the "right" timing. And I am betting there is no better timing than God's timing. Take birthdays for example. We can celebrate our birthday whenever we wish. Many times, due to schedules, we celebrate on a different day. If it's during the week, we may opt to

What is a dawn breaker you ask? That is a great question with so many ways in which it can be answered. For today, let's look at the essence of a dawn breaker. Simply by reading the two words, dawn breaker, you can begin to understand that a dawn breaker is one who brings light to the darkest places. This can mean he/she is one to bring the light to the dark places of the world, but also a dawn breaker brings light to the dark places in oneself and others. We are always on a

Ok, I'm going to be honest with you right up front...I have no idea what to right! Yep, no idea. I decided to completely revamp my website - switched providers, gave it a clean fresh look, and saved all the posts that I had previously written. My plan was to take all the posts I had written before and release one a week for a while. That way, I could restart my blog without actually having to write. (And, I would look awesome, becaue I was consistent!) The problem is, I'm not

Right from the start, I will say I have a slight passive aggressive streak. If there are a bunch of people doing a new trend or jumping on a band wagon, I am likely going to not want to do it. The Lord has worked with me on this and I am much, much better. How does this play into this post? Well, a few years ago there was a big trend to pick a "word" for the new year. Everyone was asking, "What's your word for the year?" I didn't have an answer for that, nor did I care to p

Let’s talk about rest, shall we. One way God creates, works, and expresses himself is in patterns and cycles. This is the very structure...

We are now almost two weeks into the month of Iyar. It is crazy how fast, and yet slow, time is going right now. The month of Iyar has...