Have you heard people say they are down in the dumps? What they are saying is they are sad, oppressed, overwhelmed, and a few other things. Dumps is another of those D- words that we encounter sometimes. Have you been down in the dumps (Ds)? I think we have all experienced the Ds at some point. What other D-words are there that steal our joy: Depressed, defeated, doubtful, distracted, disappointed, delays, disease, disaster, and on and on those words go. But there is an answer for the Ds. That answer is FAITH. Don’t be down in the Ds (dumps, disappointed, Read More
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Mindset Mondays: Hagar and The God Who Sees
Hagar looked and saw God’s supernatural provision (Genesis 21). God has been speaking to me about the story of Hagar in Genesis 16 and Genesis 21. God looks ahead, sees what is coming, and prepares the way for you. Hagar’s experience is one of supernatural provision and deliverance. For Hagar (Genesis 16), it was a desert experience that caused her to finally understand that she was not alone. El-Roi was there watching over her. He saw her anguish and pain. He was there when Sarai told her to leave and not come back. He had a plan already in place Read More
Mindset Monday: Building Resilience through Faith
Resilience-building exercises integrate your faith principles and practices. We need resilience to continue to be strong in the Lord, especially on those days when nothing seems to be going right, and those fiery darts keep on coming. Resilience is the process and outcome of successfully adapting to difficult or challenging life experiences, especially through mental, emotional, and behavioral flexibility and adjustment to external and internal demands. Over the past couple of weeks, especially with the storms and tornados, so many people are faced with challenges in a multitude of areas. We build resilience through exercising our faith. The Apostle Paul Read More
Faith: Personal Trust and Confidence
Put your trust in God.
Mindset Mondays: But God!
But God is a Bible phrase that often marks a critical moment of divine intervention, especially when all seems lost or hopeless. The phrase, But God, represents a turning point in which God’s actions produce a positive change or deliverance and showcase His power and sovereignty over challenging situations and circumstances. Instead of staying in the position of terror and fear because of the situation in which you find yourselves, you must embrace the But God moments in the Word. It’s time to renew your minds to what God’s Word states, not what the enemy is threatening to do. The Read More