Rejoice in the Lord Always; Again I will say, Rejoice
What do you do when you’re faced with something so out of your control? Is your response to go into “fixer” mode, spiral in anxiety, feel hopeless? Is it to complain and think “woe is me!”? I think we have all felt a range of those emotions. But what if we stop ourselves and remind ourselves of who our God is? I pray this testimony serves to uplift you, to encourage you and to ultimately point you to Jesus and to honor His name. Let’s back up to the end of 2024. I was trainin
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It Is Well
When peace like a river attendeth my soul When sorrows like sea billows roll Whatever my lot, Thou hast taught me to say It is well, it is well with my soul It is well with my soul It is well with my soul It is well, it is well with my soul Have you heard the story behind this hymn? Horatio Spafford had lost his only son to the Scarlet Fever, lost all four of his daughters in a shipwreck and lost most of his property holdings in the Chicago Fire. All of these tragedies happen
Apr 14, 2020
Bless the Lord, Oh my Soul
“Bless the Lord, oh my soul, and all that is within me, bless His holy name!” Psalm 103:1 What a wild couple of weeks it has been! Sometimes I feel like I’m in a post apocalyptic movie and other times I feel like I’m a zoo animal stuck in its cage. Don’t get me wrong, I love spending time with my family, but all six of us in the house makes it a little difficult to keep the peace sometimes. I don’t like that I am being told what to do. I don’t like that I can’t drive up the r
Apr 2, 2020
Expectations: not guaranteed
Let’s talk about expectations. Everyone has them. They may be that you expect to get your dream job, you expect to make a lot of money, you expect to get married at the time you want. You may think to yourself, “I am a good person, so shouldn’t I get the things that I have worked so hard for?” But let me tell you a truth that may sting: God didn’t promise you your dream job, dream salary or dream boy. I remember the first time that I heard that, and it hurt real bad. I rememb
Nov 13, 2019
Psalm 37
“Trust in the Lord, and do good; dwell in the land and befriend faithfulness. Delight yourself in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart. Commit your way to the Lord; trust in him, and he will act. He will bring forth your righteousness as the light and your justice as the noonday. Be still before the Lord and wait patiently for him; fret not yourself over the one who prospers in his way, over the man who carries out evil devices! Refrain from anger, and for
Oct 24, 2019
A little about me and Jesus
Originally posted March 13, 2017 and edited October 22, 2019 I have been surrounded by Christianity my whole life. My parents were strong believers and my church in my hometown is pastored by my uncle. In fact, he started Abundant Grace Fellowship in my family’s living room! I was homeschooled through the fifth grade based on a biblical curriculum and finished my education at a Classical Christian school. I taught children’s church while I was high school, so I knew all of t
Oct 22, 2019
joy vs. happiness: choose joy
originally posted February 1, 2019 Joy and happiness are words that people use interchangeably, myself included. Lately, however, God has been showing me that these are not only two different words, but two different actions. Happiness is circumstantial, while joy is a choice. Happiness is the expression of something good happening, while joy is a state of being that you have to consciously choose. “That which we have seen and heard we proclaim also to you, so that you too ma
Feb 1, 2019
Pursue
There has been one thing that has been on my heart over the last couple of months and that is the word “pursue.” You can pursue and you can be pursued, but the confusing part is who to pursue and who is worthy to pursue you!! This, my friend, is where a lot of heartache and pain happens. You begin to believe that who you’re pursuing is worth your time and emotions. Or you may let someone pursue you without Godly intentions and through that, be fed lies. The past few months I
Nov 25, 2017
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