Rooted

“And give thanks for everything to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.”  Eph 5:20 Let’s focus on the word “everything!” Well I don’t know about you, but not everyday and everything turns out to be “the best day ever” types of days.  What I mean is some days I just feel down, or I am in the middle of a storm, or I have been drained of every ounce of energy and want to collapse and maybe even find a place to hide.  On these days we are to give thanks to God  for “everything?” Yes – The scripture above says give thanks for EVERYTHING! …

In the first 31 verses of Genesis we learn seven times that God saw good in His creation. And on the 6th day, “God looked over all he had made, and he saw that it was very good.” Genesis 1:31 Everything that God created from the waters, to the sky, to the stars, to man and woman, God called them good. They were excellent to Him in every way. God created all of life with the deepest love ever imagined. And this includes YOU!! But even among the beauty of God’s creation; temptation was allowed to enter the world. If you spend 8 seconds scrolling news or social media you…

In the Old Testament they had Kings that ruled the land. There were over 40 Kings of Israel and only 4 were called “good.”  Their failure was mainly because they lacked a moral backbone for God and this became the root of Israel’s problems for centuries. As we lead our teams at work it does take courage and strength to stand firm in your convictions.  We must also lead with a moral backbone for God! Strong Christian leaders must confront wrongdoing in the face of opposition. Weaker leaders will just let wrongdoing go to not upset the status quo. When we believe something is wrong, do not let yourself be…

There is a woman in the Bible that just amazes me by how loyal she is to her marriage and to God!  Her name is Abigail. Look up her story in 1Samuel chapter 25. She was given in marriage to a wealthy man named Nabal but he was crude and mean in all his dealings. Culture at this time placed a low value on women. Nabal’s household did all they could to keep him out of trouble, this influence was led by his wife – a woman he really did not deserve. (This is my opinion)! David was about to have some revenge on Nabal …because he had been good…

You all know my story.  I always went to church, had Bibles in my home but only read them occasionally.  And certainly NEVER the Old Testament! But I’ve come to understand the wisdom and truth that the Old Testament provides in how we are to live, to work, and to worship. And I just can’t get enough.  Through these early years of my Christian journey I was very much dependent on the church and those around me to provide the advice and direction that I needed.  Or I just relied on myself.  Joash was very much the same.  When he became king he was very young, but he did what…

Earlier this week Facebook shutdown for approximately 5 hours and sent the world into a frenzy. People felt lost and disconnected.  It generated fear and panic. But hallelujah we serve a God that doesn’t stop working. We serve a God that promises to never leave us.  We don’t need a phone or a social media platform to find God or to be connected to Him. If Facebook alone can cause such a ripple in our society just think what God could do if we all called upon His name for revival in this dark world.  Over and over again God’s word reminds us of these promises. God doesn’t stop working.…

Do you like making mistakes? If we are truly honest with ourselves the answer is absolutely not! It’s painful and it’s embarrassing all at the same time. Our human nature (at least mine!) is to do everything perfectly and to try and hide it when we make a mistake. “People who conceal their sins will not prosper, but if they confess and turn from them, they will receive mercy.” Proverbs 28:13. God is telling us through this scripture that it is impossible to learn from a mistake if we don’t first acknowledge that we made one. What if we shifted our mindset to look at mistakes a little differently? What…

A week goes by so fast. It’s already Thursday again! That is why God tells us life is a vapor. It never slows down. It only speeds up, which is why we are so passionate about getting working women in their Bibles. Last Thursday we posted a 28 Day Challenge for reading the book of Matthew. Our prayer is that each of you will make it a priority to get in His word and really start your journey of learning who God is and who you are to Him. This past week we’ve learned a lot: The birth of Jesus was epic and the world took notice. The Jews didn’t…

Are you USABLE by God? It is our strengths and abilities that make us useful, but our weaknesses that make us usable. I heard this the other day, and oh how true this is, when it comes to God and stories in the Bible! As leaders, our strengths and abilities will allow us to do our jobs with success but our failures and shortcomings remind us…we need Jesus in control of our lives! Does Jesus control your life? Whatever we accomplish on our own is only a hint of what God could do through our lives – but we have to give up control. King Saul in the Bible tried…

If you are a leader that creates change – be ready for criticism! Leadership is influence, nothing more and nothing less. When we lead with influence and change is at the forefront of our vision, we will not make everyone involved happy! Criticism will always be directed toward those who lead because they are out in front. They are visible and directing the teams, vision is being casted! It is super easy for someone to go against an idea or say they can do it better when they are not responsible for leading change. These are noticed as our “negative nancies” and they do exist on every team! (Sorry if…