Change isn't something that I necessarily love. Sometimes I totally stick my toes down into the sand and resist the waves trying to topple me over. When God wants to change me, it is for my good but how often resist instead of yielding to His loving hand on my life! Do you sit in church listening to the message week after week without responding or interacting with the Words that are falling on your ears? God's Wants to Change You How often are we like the listener who hears but doesn't DO? Our minds can wander. Our thoughts can think and plan what we are going to be doing that … [Read more...]
5 Prayers When Your Marriage is on the Rocks
Prayer isn't a magical thing that makes everything better when your marriage is 'On the Rocks' but prayer does work miracles. The Bible says that two are better than one and yet it often doesn't seem like that at all! It would seem that it is better to just be independent and get on with your life. It takes intentionality to make our marriage work because too often as women, we can be a hot mess of hormones flying in every direction. I believe we need to embrace our imperfection with grace and prayer. We need to humble ourselves before God and pray fervently (a word seldom used … [Read more...]
Using Bible Verses to Tie the Marriage Knot Tighter
If you are honest, there are times when your marriage knot is getting a little loose and you are struggling in your relationship. At least that is what I have heard from most married people I know. Do you find this to be true? Sometimes you might be tempted to be discontented in your marriage. We live in a culture where divorce is happening at an alarming rate. I don't want you to become part of that statistic but instead to work on your marriage for as long as it takes. In my case, we struggled from the beginning of our marriage. We were young and headstrong and a product of our … [Read more...]
How To Glorify God in Your Bible Journaling
If you have been reading my blog for even a short time, you will have noticed that I love Bible journaling. In fact, I try to post about it once each week. We were created to glorify God in everything we do and for me, that includes Bible journaling. I love doing a Pinterest search to bring up beautiful creative artwork in a journaling Bible or notebook. It inspires me. I also enjoy Facebook journaling art groups that are for Bible journalers. In fact, I am the owner of Jesus Journaling where people share their drawing or painting along with the Bible verse that spoke to their … [Read more...]
Do You Ever Struggle in Your Marriage?
When you get married, you never imagine you will struggle. Getting married is the dream of most little girls. To be the princess swept off her feet by a wonderful dashing prince and live forever-after is sort of the way we view marriage. Then we get married. And wake up from the dream and find real life happening as we struggle with problems just like when we were single. Sadly, too many marriages these days end up in divorce and some after 20 or 30 years. I find it really encouraging to hear that someone has been married a long long time. There is often something special the couple has … [Read more...]
5 Amazing Reasons To Put Your Hope in Jesus
Your hope is intricately tied up in expectations for the future and you might have unexpected disappointments when dreams do not happen. When you place your hope in Jesus, there is an amazing difference as your whole perspective on life is transformed. We will be looking at Hebrews 6:13-20 as we complete the Weariness to Strength Grace Study. If you are joining for the first time, there are 19 other posts that will strengthen your faith as you walk in grace. There is also a totally Free Printable for you to download which includes the Scripture passages used for each day of this Bible … [Read more...]
Creative Journaling Art Using Repetition of Elements and Color
Did you ever think that repetition would simplify your creative journaling art while bringing a stunning appearance to your drawing? When you repeat elements and color, it simplifies while making the design and colors pop! You might be new to Jesus Journaling and need ideas on how to start. Seeing the blank empty space in your Journaling Bible is overwhelming and you know there has to be an easier way! I have been journaling for years and have filled many spiral notebooks with thoughts and Bible verses I wrote out during my Quiet Time. Jesus Journaling is newer to me as I have only been … [Read more...]
Why You Need Fearless Faith
How can you have Fearless Faith when your knees are shaking with terror? Even the smallest things can cause your heart to palpitate because it seems so huge at that moment! We have been reading and looking at twenty passages listed on this Free Printable as we have been doing the Weariness to Strength Grace Study. There is only one more day in this study! You shall not be afraid of the terror by night, Nor of the arrow that flies by day, Nor of the pestilence that walks in darkness, Nor of the destruction that lays waste at noonday. Psalm 91:5-6 How is it that Psalm 91 talks about … [Read more...]
How To Find Your Strength in God’s Defense and Mercy
When fear grips my heart, my strength slips away and my knees shake and I feel faint. On the outside, I probably look courageous when really I am not. Today we are looking at Psalm 59 as we continue our Weariness to Strength Grace Study. David was surrounded by King Saul's men who had surrounded his house with the intent on killing him. If there were men hiding out in the dense woods around my house, I would be extremely scared. It would give me the panicky feeling that it was impossible to escape. Even if you are the kind of woman who responds with strength and courage, wouldn't … [Read more...]
Are You Going Deeper With The Cross Of Christ?
I love this question because we should daily be asking ourselves if, "We are going deeper with the cross of Christ?" If you claim to be a Christ-follower and miss the significance of the transforming power of the cross in your life, you have totally missed the point. In the Old Testament, we read account after account of directions the Israelites had to perform in order to make a blood sacrifice for their sins. These days we have lost the significance of animal sacrifice and too often we get so caught up in our fast-paced life that we forget the impact the cross can have on our … [Read more...]
Do You Pray for Your Children’s Safety?
I am sure that you pray often for your children's safety, right? Why wouldn't you? You love your children dearly and you would never want to see them hurt or suffering. I am the same way with my children. Praying for the safety of your children is natural. Today we are looking at Psalm 57:1-11 in the Weariness to Strength Grace Study where we have three more passages to consider out of a total of twenty. Are you in the middle of raising your children? The task seems daunting and never-ending. The year when your child will turn eighteen seems like it will never come. And then it … [Read more...]
5 Reasons To Praise God When Life is Difficult
Praise can be the last thing you think of doing when life is difficult and that's why I'm giving you 5 reasons to start praising God today! Today we are going to look at Psalm 48:1-14 as we continue in the Weariness to Strength Grace Study. We are nearing the end of this study with only four passages left to consider. This is a wonderful Psalm to meditate on when your life is difficult. This chapter in Psalms has nothing at all about trials or problems that the psalmist is going through. It is all like a poem or song giving praise to God. Great is the Lord, and greatly to be … [Read more...]
Using Journaling Art Templates To Learn How To Draw
Using journaling art templates for your Bible journaling art is the answer when you don't know how to draw! Would you love to draw in your brand new journaling Bible but don't have the courage? You have so much respect for God's Word that you don't want to make a mistake on the beautiful pages! Templates can be expensive through Pinterest and Etsy!! I was shocked at what was being charged for one page!! It is less expensive to purchase an adult coloring book and cut it apart to use as templates. I would much rather do that than use it as a coloring book. I have an adult … [Read more...]
How To Make God Your Refuge
You feel bombarded on every side and then you read in Psalms that God is our refuge and strength. You are living in the moment, in the present, and you are experiencing a whole lot of trouble! How do you NOT fear when you feel like the whole earth is shaking beneath your feet?! Psalm 46:1-7 is filled with drama that brings alive the struggle we so often have when we are feeling weary from what life keeps dumping into our laps. That is why I have been writing and sharing my heart in the Weariness to Strength Grace Study during the last couple months. God is our refuge and strength, A … [Read more...]
When Life Gets To You, Pray and Be Thankful
When life gets to you, the last thing we often think of is to pray or be thankful! I know that can be so true about myself! I am usually strategizing and overthinking the issues in my life and trying to find answers. But . . . Where is God in all of this? Why am I not doing what David did and praising God right from the start? Today, I am continuing through twenty posts for a 'grace-study' on Weariness to Strength. We are looking at Psalm 9:1-12 and following the readings in a chart that you may DOWNLOAD for FREE HERE!! How David Starts Psalm 9 When David sat down to pen … [Read more...]
