Yvonne shared her story with me on the post a week or so ago “I said the Sinner’s Prayer – So, I’m Good with God. I’m Going to Heaven for Sure!” I believe her story may bless you. Thank you, Yvonne, for allowing me to post this. 🙂 I appreciate the focus here on… Continue reading “I Prayed to ‘Receive Christ’ – but I Was Not a Believer”
Month: November 2014
When Your Plans Fall Through
Happy Thanksgiving! I was diagnosed with walking pneumonia this past Monday. That explains why I haven’t even had the energy to attempt a run in weeks or to walk up the stairs at night to tuck our little girl into bed. I had been pretty sick the past few weeks, barely getting any… Continue reading When Your Plans Fall Through
When Your Husband Says “I’m Done”
What on earth is a wife to do when your husband says “I’m done”?
“I Said the Sinner’s Prayer – So, I’m Good with God. I’m Going to Heaven for Sure.”
If you go to an evangelical, Protestant church – there is a good chance that the pastor gives an “invitation” at the end of the service for people to “receive Christ.” People who want to make the decision to become believers in Christ go down to the front of the sanctuary and someone leads them… Continue reading “I Said the Sinner’s Prayer – So, I’m Good with God. I’m Going to Heaven for Sure.”
Helping Our Children Take Their Thoughts Captive for Christ
When I was a child, I remember telling my parents (multiple times) that “no one” liked me at school. My Daddy would sing an enthusiastic chorus of “Nobody likes me, everybody hates me, I’m gonna eat some worms. Big, fat juicy ones. Little, skinny, tiny ones. I’m gonna eat some worms.” I knew that meant… Continue reading Helping Our Children Take Their Thoughts Captive for Christ
Finding Real Joy in the Midst of a Painful Trial
James gives us an extremely counterintuitive command from God: Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything. James 1:2-4 How… Continue reading Finding Real Joy in the Midst of a Painful Trial
God Loves His Precious Lost Ones
 Silver (October 2014) ADMINISTRATIVE NOTE – I may not have a lot of time for comments this week. I appreciate your patience and understanding! You are welcome to comment, I have appreciated your comments so much this week. Thank you for your love, encouragement, support, prayers and friendship! 🙂 I have had to… Continue reading God Loves His Precious Lost Ones
“If I Respect and Honor My Husband, Then God Owes Me a Godly, Loving, Wonderful Husband, Right?”
For wives who have a history of being controlling, sometimes we  latch on to God’s commands to us to respect our husbands and to honor their headship and spiritual authority in the marriage and assume that if we do these things for God, then “God owes us,” as if it is a business transaction. I… Continue reading “If I Respect and Honor My Husband, Then God Owes Me a Godly, Loving, Wonderful Husband, Right?”
How I Journal and Conduct My Quiet Time
Some women have asked me to share how I have my Quiet Time with God. Let me say, there is not one “right way” to journal or to have a quiet time. There are many different ways of doing this, and that is ok! Usually, I try to have my time of Bible reading and… Continue reading How I Journal and Conduct My Quiet Time
Can’t I Blame Someone Else? – Part 2
WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR SIN? Gary Thomas, in “Sacred Marriage,” said “We are most tempted to sin when we are sinned against.” Sin is an archery term that means “to miss the mark.” If the arrow is 20 feet away from the target, that is a “sin.” If the arrow is 1/2 inch away from… Continue reading Can’t I Blame Someone Else? – Part 2