There have been times in my life where I have felt all alone. Most of the time I wasn’t really alone but instead was deceived by the enemy, but the aloneness felt so real. In those moments, especially, my spirit hungered for truth while my flesh was in anguish. Where was my comfort? Where […]
Doing the good work our Father in heaven prepared for us to walk in can be very draining. When you invest in the lives of others and bear their burdens, the potential exists for our bodies and minds to take a beating. We must make sure that the fuel for your ministry isn’t […]
Recently, I reinjured my back. The last time this happened, I was down for over 10 months. The longevity was mostly due to ignorance and loss of hope. While I firmly believe that that every test comes with a blessing, it gets harder to hold on to that truth when you are living in pain […]
As a parent to 22 children, I can say I’ve seen a squabble or two. When you have broken people from eleven different families merged together, plus your own brokenness, there’s bound to be conflict. Recently my two boys were wrestling on the trampoline. It got a little rough; one of them ended up getting thrown […]
These were the first two verses of scripture I memorized. As a matter of fact I memorized them because that’s what I thought being a Christian was about; performing, memorizing and impressing others. Years later, I saw that God was preparing me for healing in the midst of great trials and that He was using […]