Suffering and Gratitude

God uses our suffering as a means for Him to receive greater glory, and us to receive a greater blessing. Without pain we can’t feel joy to the fullest. Without hunger we don’t enjoy as much the bounty of having enough. Without first being weary we cannot appreciate the grace of rest as we abide …

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Be Still, This Is Our Father’s World

"Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth" (Psalm 46:10) For some reason, when I was scouring my Bible app just now, this verse came up. I read the whole Psalm, but this verse caught me. You see, I realized something …

Let Down Your Walls, and Raise Up Your Light

“Little girl, little girl…let down your walls. Let down your walls and raise up your light.”

A reflection: How Jesus Soothed me with Proverbs 3.

The following is reflection from August 3, 2017 in my personal spiritual journal. Proverbs 3:19–20 “The Lord by wisdom founded the Earth; by understanding he established the Heavens; by His knowledge the deeps broke open and the clouds drop down the dew.” I was out of sorts tonight; WAS. I knew it was time to seek His face rather than …

He Always Calls Us

Hello my dearest readers. I hope you are doing well. I feel it necessary for me to apologize to you before going further. Lately I have been struggling to write anything, and so writing for you has been nearing impossibility. For this I apologize; I am hopeful that this phase will pass with me, particularly …

Why Do We Hide From God?

As I was pondering the mysteries of holiness and humanity I began to focus in on a particular matter of interest. We often tend to hide from God..."What on earth do you mean?" Perhaps you might ask. I intend to give an answer to this question, as well as establish some of the dangers of …

No Good In Us

Dear Readers, Tonight as I meditate and rest on the goodness and mercy of God to bear us up in our many infirmities, I am reminded that there is no good thing is us. Holiness is Christ in us…we have no claim to Heaven by any measure of our own goodness. Scripture is clear when …

His Plans Are Still Good…Even When You Arent

I want to spread a little kindness to you tonight from the Savior's heart. In one of the most well-known verses in scripture, Jeremiah 29:11 God says "For I know the plans that I have for you, declares the Lord. Plans to prosper you, and not to harm you....plans to give you hope, and a …

Spiritual Gifts

Hi precious blog readers! Today I want to speak with you about an important subject. Today we are going to be discussing the gifts of the holy spirit. First, consider the following passage of scripture: “4 Now there are varieties of gifts, but the same Spirit; 5 and there are varieties of service, but the same Lord; 6 and there are varieties of activities, …

God’s Concern With The Treatment of The Righteous

Dear Readers, Along with an apology for my recent absence from this platform comes a blog post. It is something that I’ve been thinking of lately, and I felt it was important to share it with you all. As with all of my blog posts, this one is centered on how precious I find the …