New Season

You know, one of the hardest things to do is recognize when a season, especially a good season, is over. Joshua faced this. He had been Moses’ trusted assistant and now it was time for him to lead. God’s first statement to him was, “Moses my servant is dead.” In other words, stop looking back, stop mourning what was. Closed that door because it’s time to move forward. But God...

Pray Big

I’m noticing a theme lately in my quiet time with God: “Pray and believe for the impossible.” Now that may sound amazing but to be honest, it’s a little bit daunting. Believing for the impossible requires us to risk disappointment and discouragement. Here is the funny thing. Yesterday, I was ranting to my fellow teachers how frustrating it is that parents want to protect their children from all forms of...

Mountain Moving

When I was growing up, I heard sermons using these scriptures below to explain why we couldn’t heal people today. “Well, the disciples prayed for that boy and he wasn’t healed.” “Then the disciples came to Jesus privately and said, “Why could we not drive it out?” And He said to them, “Because of the littleness of your faith; for truly I say to you, if you have faith the...

Faith in the Grocery Store

When my husband and I were a young family,  money was tight. But I was learning about the things of God and growing in my faith. I would declare God’s goodness and quote prosperity scriptures over my family. One day my husband asked me to get him something from the grocery store. I brought something similar but not exactly what he wanted because it was on sale. I’ll never forget...

Be a Rock Whisperer

Have you ever had to walk through a hard season? The children of Israel walked through a difficult place. They had no water for their community. Their livestock was in danger and they feared for their lives. They complained to Moses. Moses sought God’s face. God told Moses to “speak to the rock”. A few years ago, I was having an extremely difficult time at work. I was being lied...