Nehemiah Chapter 6Nehemiah 6:3 So I sent messengers to them, saying, “I am doing a great work and I cannot come down. Why should the work stop while I leave it and come down to you?" Nehemiah 6:8 Then I sent a message to him saying, "Such things as you are saying have not been done, but you are inventing them in your own mind."Nehemiah 6:11 But I said, "Should a man like me flee? And could one suc...  Read More

Life-Giving Words to Bring HealingThe centurion was a man of authority. He knew that when he gave his subordinates orders, they acted - immediately. So, when he approached Jesus for help, he understood a principle the people around him had missed. Jesus has far more Authority than the highest-ranking military official on Earth. He commands the armies of Heaven and controls the entire Universe. Whe...  Read More

Life-Giving Words for Bringing RestorationLife-Giving Words for Bringing RestorationAs her friend sat across from her at the table staring directly at her, she realized she was in trouble. Carelessly, she had had a conversation with someone else the day before in which she’d let slip out the secret her friend had confided in her. And now her friend knew—and had her cornered in confrontation.What d...  Read More

Life-Giving Words for the DisappointedThe forecast called for a 100 percent chance of snow overnight. In the deep South, where snow rarely happens, a flurry of activity at the local grocery stores ensued, as people prepared for the great winter storm. Schools and businesses were closed. Everyone waited.And then it happened: The storm came and went without leaving a trace of the promised winter glo...  Read More

Life-Giving Words for the AnxiousShe couldn't put her finger on the source, really. She just started to notice it creeping into every crevice of her life: at work, when she knew the meeting was coming up; on the drive home, with all the crazy drivers; with the way she felt when she opened the mailbox and saw another bill. At every turn, the anxiety meter just kept creeping higher and higher. She c...  Read More

Nehemiah 5:14-19Moreover, from the day that I was appointed to be their governor in the land of Judah, from the twentieth year to the thirty-second year of King Artaxerxes, for twelve years, neither I nor my kinsmen have eaten the governor’s food allowance.  But the former governors who were before me laid burdens on the people and took from them bread and wine besides forty shekels of silver; eve...  Read More

LIfe-Giving Words for the UncertainCareer paths. Dating options. Even endless food options in the grocery store... Life, on a daily basis, is simply full of choices—decisions to make, both large and small. How do we know where to go and what to do?Some of us just like to fly by the seat of our pants, going in whatever direction feels right in the moment. Others of us like to calculate with more pr...  Read More

Life-Giving Words for the LonelyYou know how it feels because you've been there yourself. Sometimes in life, our souls ache for connection, for being seen and known in a way that our casual and often hurried interactions can’t touch. Feeling alone even when surrounded by many other people can cause the deepest hurt, though we rarely ever mention it.But occasionally, desperation gives voice to the ...  Read More

Praying for Loved Ones gives God Authority to use you to be the Answer to your Prayers One of my favorite scriptures to speak on is 1 Peter 3:1-2. This scripture changed how I showed up for my loved one’s. When I realized that my actions influenced the atmosphere in my home, my efforts reflected God's peace. I stopped being hostile. I stopped using words to scare them to change. I started allowing...  Read More

Prayer allows you to put your loved one’s salvation in God’s handsI don’t know if you’ve ever tried to help God with your loved one’s journey. Acts 9 shares with us the conversion of Saul to Paul. The scripture clearly reflects how God speaks and draws His children back to Him. He didn’t need any help. Saul thought he was doing a good thing, but God met him on Damascus Rd. for an encounter that on...  Read More

Nehemiah 5:8-9I said to them, "We according to our ability have redeemed our Jewish brothers who were sold to the nations; now would you even sell your brothers that they may be sold to us?” Then they were silent and could not find a word to say.  Again I said, "The thing which you are doing is not good; should you not walk in the fear of our God because of the reproach of the nations, our enemies...  Read More

Day 3God is love! (1 John 4:8) Everything He did, He did because of love. (John 3:16) God SO loved the world, that He gave. While we were enemies and still sinners, Christ died for us. (Romans 5:8–10)Remember, the most important thing about YOU is what you believe about God. Not just believing in Him, but what you believe He is actually like—His nature—His heartbeat—His attitude towards you.Knowin...  Read More