Ephesians 2:10 NIV “For we are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.” I love this verse! This is one of my favorite verses in the Bible for two reasons. Let me share them with you now. The word workmanship can better be…
“Praise the Lord, O my soul; and my inmost being, praise his holy name. Praise the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits – who forgives all your sins and heals all your diseases, who redeems your life from the pit and crowns you with love and compassion, who satisfies your desires…
“Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.” Hebrews 13:9 I sat down to write this post with Orlando weighing heavy on my mind. I asked the Lord to give me a word to share today with you. As I prayed I opened my Bible randomly to Hebrews. My eyes fell on the little…
“From the fullness of his grace we have all received one blessing after another.” John 1:16 NIV I was reading John 1 the other morning and this short verse jumped off the page. That’s typically a good sign that I should blog about it. The process I go through to write a Worship Wednesday post is quite…
More mornings than not, I wake up before my alarm clock and the list begins. You may be familiar with it, the list of everything I have to do that day. I haven’t even opened my eyes and it’s running through my mind. I look at the clock and decide if I should get up…
Luke 17:5 NIV “The apostles said to the Lord, ‘Increase our faith!’” I have been reading through the book of Luke and came across this curious verse. The Lord is teaching about forgiveness, radical forgiveness. The disciples respond with this verse, “Increase our faith.” I love their reaction to being stirred to a deeper walk. …
Psalm 147:1 “Praise the Lord. How good it is to sing praises to our God, how pleasant and fitting to praise him!” Are you feeling down? Or afraid? Or maybe uncertain of what the future holds? There is one answer that scripture shouts to us…praise the Lord. I am a firm believer in praising the…
As you know, we are working our way through the beginning steps of Organize Your Life. Yesterday, we looked at the importance of a good girlfriend, or as I like to call her, your Bellissima Buddy. Having that accountability partner can help us be successful on our journey to be free. We will spend the…
As I have been praying over what to blog about in November, the Lord has been directing me toward some topics and away from others. A few years ago, I was on a field trip with my students. We went to a huge museum that required a lot of walking. Because I can’t walk too…
Deuteronomy 31:8 NIV “The Lord himself goes before you and will be with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged.” Isaiah 41:13 NIV “For I am the Lord, your God, who takes hold of your right hand and says to you, Do not fear; I…