Total solar eclipses do not happen often, but did you know that the city of Carbondale, Illinois, is beloved as the Total Eclipse Crossroads of America? Carbondale is the largest city (around 25,000 in population) within the ‘X’, where the 2017 and 2024 solar eclipses cross paths. The geographic center is a small village just south of Carbondale, known as Makanda. During the total solar eclipse, on Monday, April 8th, Carbondale will see four minutes and nine seconds of totality — which is double what occurred on August 21, 2017. Check out the map below. ‘X’ marks the spot. Regardless Read More
Category: God’s plan
Following God’s plan for you life instead of your own
Fun Facts Friday: The Color Green
The color green is associated with many things, including growth, money, nature, and St. Patrick’s Day. As I pondered a topic for fun facts Friday, I kept coming back to the color green. God chose this color to represent growth. As I sit looking out my window, I can see green grass and the trees, and all of my plants are starting to turn green. In nature, the color green is often associated with nature, renewal, and growth, symbolizing the vitality and fertility of the natural world. This association with growth and renewal can also extend to personal growth, development, Read More
Mindset Mondays: Hanging Out in the Wilderness
Are you still hanging out in the Wilderness, the place of punishment? After the ten spies came back and gave a bad report, God gave them 40 years of wandering in the wilderness until all the men 20 years old and older were dead. He gave them one year of punishment for each day they spied out the land. Numbers 14:34 – According to the number of days in which you spied out the land [of Canaan], forty days, for each day, you shall bear and suffer a year for your sins and guilt, for forty years, and you shall know My displeasure [the Read More
Imposter Syndrome: A Distorted Image
Imposter syndrome is defined as a behavioral health phenomenon described as self-doubt of intellect, skills, or accomplishments among high-achieving individuals. If you are a Christian, then let me assure you, you don’t have imposter syndrome; you have a distorted image of yourself based on the lies of the enemy. You have failed to recognize your true value, your identity in Christ, and your predestined purpose. Once upon a time, I was this person. I lacked a sense of value and had a distorted image of who I was in Christ. It was through immersing myself in the Word that I overcame. Read More
Acceleration: It’s Happening Now
Acceleration means the rate at which velocity changes with time in terms of both speed and direction. Have you noticed that things are happening much more quickly now? There is definitely acceleration. I wrote a post a few years ago entitled Suddenlies, read it here. God is quickly answering prayers and moving on behalf of His people. As the definition states, both speed and direction are involved. God may be making things happen quickly and also changing direction to bring you into alignment with your purpose. Learn to trust God in the process. My friend, Delphine Riley, included this powerful Read More
Thirsty!: Come and Drink
Thirsty is an interesting word. It has so many meanings, from needing a drink to being eager. I was reading something today that reminded me to drink more water. Then I started thinking about how thirst can cause our minds and bodies to fail. The same is true in a spiritual sense. If we do not quench our spiritual thirst, we will never experience the life of purpose that God planned for us. What a wasted life! John 7:37 tells us that Jesus stood and called out [in a loud voice], “If anyone is thirsty, let him come to Me Read More
