Break Free from the Perfection Trap
Do you ever feel like you’re running on a hamster wheel of self-improvement, constantly striving but never arriving? If you’re exhausted from trying to be perfect, this message is for you. The Perfection Trap: A Lie That Steals Your Peace Perfectionism whispers that your performance determines your worth. It convinces you that God’s love […]
How to Know Your God-Given Purpose
A friend once asked me to look from my vantage point and tell her what I saw as her primary job in God’s kingdom. She asked me to consider how God had equipped and gifted her, and what that might say about her purpose in life. I wanted to provide a well-thought-out answer, so I […]
Mark 9:22-24 Reveals the POWER of Faith
How do you approach an impossible situation? Do you already feel defeated or does something inside you rise up in blind faith? The message I’ll be sharing today is for anyone who has encountered the impossible. Anyone? Maybe you’re in the midst of it right now. From where you stand, and the way you […]
It Could Happen
My family calls our home Still Waters Ranch, and there’s definitely no place like home. Miracles happen here. God showed up poolside the day after my CPA prayed with me for financial breakthrough. I had grabbed my Bible and journal out of the basket alongside the recliner where I usually spend time with God, and […]
The Promise of John 14:14 — Ask Anything!
The fourteenth chapter of the Gospel of John holds a remarkable promise straight from the mouth of Jesus. He said we can ask him for anything in his name and he will do it. What is it about the name of Jesus that commands such power? I can ask for anything in Jesus’s name. […]
Which comes first, the gifting or the gift?
God knows which translation to use to make His point when He speaks from the pages of His Word. God recently used three different versions of Proverbs 18:16 to speak to me. I heard from the New King James Version first. It happened in a meeting with my CPA, Claudia. We met to discuss changes […]
Getting More of God’s Strength When You’re Weak
Have you ever lifted a prayer multiple times only to get a no answer from God? You are not alone. I have countless examples of God denying my request. Sometimes His “no” makes sense later, but not always. God has his reasons for saying no. He wants me to know and understand that God’s […]
How to Find Rest for Your Soul
A word dropped into my spirit recently while I was crying out to God. Rest. I balked. That word could not possibly be the answer to my prayer. Rest? No. My situation demanded action. I pleaded with God. “Please tell me what to do.” Rest. How could I possibly rest? I needed God’s marching orders. […]
How to Keep from Losing Hope. Here’s a Prayer for You!
We all need hope. If you’re like me, you’ve been on the verge of losing hope more than once in your life. I’ll admit there have been times when I’ve teetered on the edge of despair. Are you losing hope right now? Maybe you’ve already lost hope in someone or something important you. If […]
Making Something Out of Nothing
Old miracles are great to hear about too! My friend Carrie wrote those encouraging words on one of the pages I took to my most recent writers’ critique group. She’d penned her words in red in response to a comment in my previous post lamenting the fact my quest for Mid-Week Miracle content had led […]
