Jeremiah poses a surprising question to God just moments after being appointed as a “prophet to the nations.” ““O Sovereign Lord,” I said, “I can’t speak for you! I’m too young!”” ‭‭Jeremiah‬ ‭1:6 Fill in the word ‘young’ with anything that has crossed your mind before.  What is in your blank? I’m too busy. I’m not perfect. I am not as smart as others. I’m a new Christian. I’m worried about what others will say. And this is how God responds: “And don’t be afraid of the people, for I will be with you and will protect you. I, the Lord, have spoken!” ‭‭Jeremiah‬ ‭1:8‬ Why does God first warn…

A little hump day encouragement as we head to work today!  We must remember that God is in control and never changes  – yesterday, today, or tomorrow.  This consistency should give us such hope!! We live in a world invaded by sin – suffering WILL come to the good and bad alike.  Keep an attitude of love and kindness as you go into work today and especially if you are facing any problems. Also keep Romans 8:28 alive in your mind and heart if you are in any type of turmoil at work… “And we know that God causes everything to work together for the good of those who love…

This past week our family enjoyed an amazing vacation at our favorite North Carolina beach. On Thursday as I was out for my morning walk, I was thinking about how thankful I was for this time together after the journey we’ve been on. As I was walking the song Gratitude popped up on my playlist. I don’t remember when I added it but as I listened the lyrics stopped me in my tracks. I repeated the song and kept soaking it in. “Every song must end, but you never do. So I throw up my hands And praise you again and again Oh come my soul Don’t you get shy…

Many times in life when we fear something we run from it or hide. But not with our God, we need to run towards Him and stop hiding!! Fear of the Lord will give us a foundation of knowledge. Think about that!  Fear is not running or hiding, fear of the Lord is to honor and respect God and to be in AWE of his majesty and power! (Read that again)! If you are searching for knowledge and wisdom, then have fear of our Lord!  Really respect and honor Him, love Him, obey His Word & have strong faith!  Make God number #1 in your life!! Faith in our God…

Read Romans 5 today, it will fill you up! Faith in our Jesus Christ brings joy!  We all must believe this even if you are having a “bad” week, a “bad” month or “bad” year….We as Christian’s can enjoy the PEACE that comes from being made right with God even when we face our daily “bad” problems. These problems that cause suffering will allow us to grow in our faith, to become more like Christ. So to anyone discouraged out there by your “bad” problem, remember to rejoice!  We are children of God!! God loves us no matter what! “Because of our faith, Christ has brought us into this place…

“If someone says, “I love God,” but hates a fellow believer, that person is a liar; for if we don’t love people we can see, how can we love God, whom we cannot see? And he has given us this command: Those who love God must also love their fellow believers.” 1 John 4:20-21 These verses in the Bible have come alive for me over the last year of my life. I know within the secular work world we may run into non-believers who don’t know God’s love or don’t love God at all…but, I thought within churches people who say “I love God” would also love each other. If…

When we see heart shapes we often think of love!  I know when Heather and I create our graphics we often add hearts when relating to love. Love is something that is a feel good word, we want to be loved and we love to be around family and friends who love us!  Reality check…for us working women, a majority of our time each day is spent at work and around co-workers and clients!  As we go to work each day, do we have love in mind?  How much do we love what we do, do we love our co-workers, do we create a loving atmosphere? As Christian women working…

There will be times in your career where doubt and fear will start to creep in.  You may even start to ask yourself, “why am I here?” Trust me! It happens! I love what John C. Maxwell writes in his book Developing the Leader Within You: “At such times I do not feel competent enough, experienced enough, strong enough, faithful enough, wise enough, or qualified enough…I must acknowledge my weakness, ask God and others to help me, and summon the courage to take action.” Ephesians 6:10 “Finally be STRONG in the Lord and in his MIGHTY power.” Courage can come only from God and the power of the Holy Spirit…

It’s been a messy year. There have been times of stillness and searching. But I have continued to press on because I know God’s ways and God’s thoughts are higher than my own. Over the last month I’ve continued to feel my Spirit saying, “go back, go back to the beginning. Go back to where you first found Me.” It’s been a journey of the heart as I went back to 2017. The first book of the Bible I ever read was Matthew. So that’s where I went. Back to the place when I started reading my Bible in the mornings and amazing truths were revealed. Back to following the…

When going through something in life that causes much grief, oftentimes we want to just give up. I know I have been there before…Can I get an AMEN?! In the story of Job, he was grieving due to loss that seems so completely unbearable to grasp, the pain was incredibly real. Many of his friends came around and gave their opinion of why such terrible suffering had happened to him. One blamed it on some sin he must have done and was being punished by God. I am so thankful for the book of Job. Not all suffering is caused by sin we did. There are many different reasons we…