Faint Not! - Virginia Harris

With the spreading of the coronavirus, it appears that there is trouble on every side. You may have lost a job or temporarily laid off. You or a family member may be sick with this virus or have some other health concern. You may have unexpectedly become a home school mom and feel unprepared or unqualified. At this point, your life may be only mildly inconvenienced, but you are desperately missing your church family, the privilege of assembling together, and are feeling spiritually weak. Though we may feel troubled on every side, God's Word says that we don't need to be distressed.

Anxiety, Faith, Illness, Life Changes, Trusting God, TrialsAmy SappApril 6, 2020Worry, Fret, Fear, Trouble, Corona Virus, Sick, Challenges

Hannah - Full of Grace - Laura Doss

Hannah is one of my favorite women in the Bible. We have something in common. Both Hannah and I begged the Lord for children. My husband and I went 21 years without children before we adopted our 3 little boys!! I understand Hannah’s heart…the countless tears that no one sees and the cries that no one hears.

Children, Christian Life, Encouragement, Faith, Trusting GodAmy SappMarch 30, 2020Children, Barren, Grace, Encouragement

Do I Rejoice? - Debbie Doll

Rejoicing in His testimonies. Wow. Do I REJOICE? Of course, I like them. I read them. I’m thankful for them. I memorize them......but do I REJOICE?!?! Rejoice like I just found unexpected money? Rejoice like I was just given $100? Do I REJOICE?? Do I rejoice when I read my Bible? Not only that, but do I rejoice in the WAY of His testimonies? Do I rejoice in the life – the path, the way – that His testimonies command and teach? Am I rejoicing in the purity of life that the way of His testimonies commands or do I complain that it’s too much or too strict? Do I rejoice in the holy living that the way of His testimonies commands or do I claim that it’s old-fashioned and out of date? Do I rejoice in the way of His testimonies that commands faithfulness to church or do I skip church whenever I can? Do I rejoice in the way of His testimonies that guides the words that come out of my mouth, or do I excuse my gossip and crass language?

Faith, Friendship, God's Will, Love of God, Trusting GodAmy SappMarch 23, 2020Money', Treasures, Heart, Blessings, Abundance

Eve Was Deceived Are YOU?? - Ellie DeAnda

There are basically two voices in the world today. One is the lying voice of Satan and the other is the voice speaking truth through the Scriptures. In this new year 2020- choose to believe the truths that Jesus spoke about you and not the lies of Satan. We must know the difference between the enemies’ lies and God’s truth! Which leads me to say, we must know God’s Word! We must hide His word in our hearts!! The Bible clearly states that the Truth will set us free but we must have that Truth in our hearts and minds. We must combate lies with Truth. The truth is found in God's holy word....Hebrews 4:12, "For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.”
James 1:19-20, “Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath: for the wrath of man worketh not the righteousness of God.”

Children, Christian Life, Faith, Loneliness, Love of God, Peace of God, TrialsAmy SappFebruary 17, 2020Eve, Deceived, Tricked, Blame, Children

Thankful - Abby Sapp

The alarm clock going off early in the morning,
just means that we get to live another day. The lady that sits behind you in
church and sings way off key just means that you are able to hear. Clothes
that are getting a little to tight just means that you have plenty of food to fill
your belly. Hearing people complain about the government just means that we
have the freedom of speech. Windows to wash, floors to vacuum and furniture
to dust just means that the Lord has given you a house to live in and He has
provided for you and has given us things that although it's not always fun, need
to be cleaned

Focus - Debbie Copeland

I suffer from a rare disease – ADOLAS. What is this you ask? It is “Attention Deficit….Oh Look, A Squirrel!” Do you have this disease also? J Sometimes I tend to lose my focus. I see something that pulls my attention away from something else that I’m reading or watching or cleaning. I’ll even get distracted mid-sentence with another thought. My husband always laughs and shakes his head when we are shopping – as I flit from one display to another until he reminds me why we went to the store in the first place.

Bible Reading, Christian Life, Encouragement, Faith, God's Will, Prayer, Trusting GodAmy SappJanuary 27, 2020New Year, 2020, Vision, Focus, ADHD, Attention

2020 Vision - Heidi Cranston

When my spiritual vision gets blurry and I realize I’m losing my joy, I ask
God to correct my vision. I ask Him to help me see life the way He sees it.
He is always faithful to bring verses to mind and clear things up for me.

Christian Life, Christian Service, Faith, Trusting GodAmy SappJanuary 20, 2020Vision, 20/20, Spiritual, Focus, Blind, God's Call, Faith

Stand Fast - Angela Southards

Shouldn't we do the same with the work of the Lord? Do we not need to stand fast and get in good position to serve the Lord? We need to stand fast in traditions, II Thessalonians 2:15 and stand fast in faith, I Corinthians 16:13. We need to be steadfast and unmovable, I Corinthians 15:58. We need to hold fast, hold that form without wavering, Hebrews 10:23. There is a race to be run!

Christian Life, God's Will, Trusting God, Friendship, Faith, EncouragementAmy SappDecember 16, 2019Stand Fast, Race, Christian, Joy, Distance

Great Faith - Wanda Cape

Can you imagine with me for a minute how it must have been in the days of Jochebed? I imagine that she faced some extremely hard times. As you will discover in the book of Exodus chapter 1, the wicked King, Pharaoh, had just instructed the Hebrew midwives to slay the male children of the Hebrew women. When Pharaoh discovered that the midwives were not killing the boy children, as he had instructed, he charged all his people to cast every son of the Hebrew women into the river.

Christian Life, Faith, God's Will, Trusting GodAmy SappNovember 11, 2019faith, Wanda Cape, Jochebed, Church, Trials

Where And How Will We Spend Our Winter? - Rachel Harkins

When it is necessary for us to “go outside and face the storm”, will we tread prayerfully and carefully while remembering that many spiritual accidents occur in the winter time through decisions made in haste? Will we remember that, just as winter blizzards can be blinding, spiritual winter times can leave us temporarily blinded to the direction God would have us take?

Christian Life, Encouragement, Faith, God's Will, Trusting God, TrialsAmy SappOctober 28, 2019Winter, Trials, Difficulties, Snow, Forecast

UNBELIEF - Kelli Campbell

If you believe in someone, you have faith in them. Faith is complete trust, confidence, conviction and belief. Trust is the firm belief in the reliability, truth, ability or strength of someone or something. The Lord our God created the children of Israel! He delivered them out of bondage, in Egypt. He promised to be their God and to give them the Promised Land. God showed the children of Israel they could trust and believe Him in so many ways. How could they, His creation, not believe Him?

Christian Service, FaithAmy SappOctober 14, 2019Unbelief, belief, faith

Trailblazing for Christ - Janice Wolfe

Trailblazing according to the online Merriam Webster dictionary is defined as making or pointing a new way!

When I look at the lives of the 3 women mentioned in Hebrews 11, I see trailblazers. Women

who faced fearful, uncertain circumstances and yet, they chose faith over fear. They chose to

blaze a trail of faith into the unknown territory of fear and uncertainty.

Christian Life, Faith, Trusting GodAmy SappAugust 19, 2019Trailblazing, Trails, paths, leader Comment

Day 1- Shelly Hamilton

We can’t see ahead on this journey. We make plans, we take precautions, we get wise counsel; but ultimately, God is the One who designs each individual road map. He knows exactly where each journey is going to begin, its length, its bumps and curves, and where it ultimately is going to end.

Christian Life, FaithTiffany MooreApril 8, 2019faith, Christian life, shelly hamilton