(I wish I had written this!) “Don’t Be the Target – Be the Weapon” * by Kim Potter, Dayton, Tennessee “I don’t know about your experience, but the past several weeks have been a challenge for me. Once again, I have been personally pressing through some areas I thought IContinue Reading
“For the sense and reason of the flesh is death, but the mind-set controlled by the Spirit finds life and peace.” (Romans 8:7 TPT) Last Saturday I attended a retreat where I heard a speaker use a verse I’ve heard plenty of times: cast your cares on God. Unless youContinue Reading
Pause in his presence Everyone look! Come and see the breathtaking wonders of our God. For he brings both ruin and revival. He’s the one who makes conflicts end throughout the earth, breaking and burning every weapon of war. Surrender your anxiety. Be still and realize that I am God.Continue Reading
[Please join me in praying for our nation and world on Tuesdays this year.] “Rest in the Lord and wait patiently for Him; Do not get upset because of one who is successful in his way, Because of the person who carries out wicked schemes.” (Psalm 37:7 NASB) Sometimes it’s hard toContinue Reading
[Please join me in praying for the nation and world on Tuesdays this year.] “Jesus replied to them, “I am the Bread of Life. The one who comes to Me will never be hungry, and the one who believes in Me [as Savior] will never be thirsty [for that one will be sustainedContinue Reading
“I will refresh the weary and satisfy the faint.” (Jeremiah 31:25 NIV) What do you do when you feel just tired? Tired in your mind, your emotions, even your bones. You’ve been fighting emotional, spiritual, financial, physical, relational and other battles….or you’ve been caring deeply for others and carrying their burdens…..orContinue Reading
“But as for me, it is good to be near God. I have made the Sovereign Lord my refuge; I will tell of all your deeds.” (Psalm 73:28 NIV) This morning I was rereading my notes from the women’s conference at church last month and then happened across an online video done byContinue Reading
[Please join me in praying for young generations and families on Thursdays this year.] This weekend our church is hosting a conference for teens and early-20’s young adults around the theme of being pure. In today’s society “purity” may seem like an old-fashioned concept, but keeping yourself clean from theContinue Reading
Most of all, friends, always rejoice in the Lord! I never tire of saying it: Rejoice! Keep your gentle nature so that all people will know what it looks like to walk in His footsteps. The Lord is ever present with us. Don’t be anxious about things; instead, pray. Pray about everything. HeContinue Reading
“Glory to God in the highest heaven, and on earth peace to those on whom his favor rests.” (Luke 2:14 NIV) Does it seem like this world has gone absolutely crazy? I probably don’t need to expound upon the question, “How is it crazy?” But I will say that, unlessContinue Reading