Grieving the loss of a loved one just never seems to grow so old that you forget the pain that remains as a result of the absence. On this day, after attending the funeral service of someone in our local church whom I did not have the privilege of knowing well, I find myself sitting […]
Category: hope
Lift Your Spirit – “Holy Forever/How Great is Our God”
And one called to another and said: “Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of hosts;the whole earth is full of his glory!” Isaiah 6:3 ESV If I may say this song is the Christ Follower’s anthem. There’s very little that I can even say to bring this worship song to you. Once you quiet your soul to […]
“God Works Your Pain Into Purpose” – Lysa TerKeurst
15 For we do not have a high priest who is unable to empathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who has been tempted in every way, just as we are—yet he did not sin. 16 Let us then approach God’s throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our […]
“Follow God, Not the World” – Lisa Harper
Lisa Harper gets straight to the point in these few precious minutes. She sets us on the path right from the start: follow Jesus. Period. Nothing else should precede Him. Join me for a moment to listen to this message that will leave you re-evaluating your priorities and draw your eyes up to Him. Hit […]
Lift Your Spirit – “Paul and Silas (at Midnight)”
25 About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the prisoners were listening to them, 26 and suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken. And immediately all the doors were opened, and everyone’s bonds were unfastened. Acts 16:25-26 ESV To choose to worship GOD in and through all […]
“Discipline Yourself to Trust God Over Your Idols” – Jackie Hill Perry
If you’re anything like me, you have the tendency to look to external sources to help ease the burden of the daily grind. And while these external things may not appear on the surface to be necessarily harmful, nonetheless, they are not in our best interests. I’m a do-er kinda gal — love to set […]