I’ll never forget the moment of breakthrough for me when I realized that there was nothing I could ever do…. no sacrifice I could ever make… no perfect record I could ever keep… that would make Jesus love me more than He does right now. For too many years, I was afraid to embrace that…
In my previous post about verses that speak about our identity in Christ, I talked about the power of memorizing and meditating on them. This practice has become one of the greatest weapons I have against the enemy. I have won battles in my life that before seemed impossible, just through consistent memorization and meditation…
Over the past 15 years I have worked at leaving my past behind and walking in my new identity in Christ. One thing that has been critical to this journey is surrounding myself with verses about what God says about me and my new identity in Him. The Bible is filled from cover to cover…
I remember one year when my mom received a devotional book on the names of Jesus. We used that book in family devotions, and often wrote out the names of Jesus in calligraphy, and I recall how meaningful that was. How I was forced to slow down, while carefully writing out each fancy letter, and…
Submission and authority are not a man-made structure; they are a God structure. God designed women to live in submission to their husbands, not as a way to demean and devalue women; but as a layer of protection. Submission is a step of faith, choosing to place our lives, our future, and the final word…
One of the great benefits I have experienced from memorizing God’s Word is an increase in my faith. The more I memorize and meditate on Scripture, the more my faith and trust in God deepens. One of my favorite passages to meditate on is Hebrews 11. Hebrews 11 strips away our assumption that all of…
