It has been week. My daughter in a tornado. My son in a car accident. My husband had a health scare and rushed to the ER. (He is fine. Actually the doctor said his lab results were beautiful.) The enemy has stolen a lot from me and my family this week. But I’m excited! Why? God has promised to restore double all the enemy has stolen. In my next book,...
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...
Not Me But Him
I could never pray for the sick because I …. I could never lead a bible study because I …. I could never go on a mission’s trip because I …. I could never give a prophetic Word because I … I could never hear from God because I … How many times do we disqualify ourselves because we are relying on OUR strength, OUR ability, OUR resources. When we...
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...
Do You have a Not Yet?
Do you have an impossible? Do you have an area in your life that you have given up on? You have prayed and prayed. Days turned to weeks; weeks to months; months to years until you finally resign and accept the situation as your fate? Do you have an impossible? I do. Actually more than I care to admit. I’ve found joy despite of. I’m happy regardless. My life is...
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...
I Want. I Have. I Need.
“I want a pair of red sandals,” I told my daughter. “I’ve been looking for a pair for awhile and haven’t found any.” While in Kingston we found a cute pair AND they were on sale. So, I bought them. A few days later, we were back in Ottawa, window shopping and I said, “I want a pair of blue sandals.” You see, “I Want” is never satisfied. Most of...
Plan A or Plan B?
What is God’s will for my life? Job or school? Plan A or Plan B? Should I move or should I stay? All of these questions are good and should be asked of God. However these questions, if we are not careful, can lead us to a place of fear and paralysis. Too often, as Christians, we are afraid of making a mistake, afraid of “getting out of God’s will.”...
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...