Ideas to Be More Prayer in Bible Study At the end of a crazy day as I get ready to hop into bed, guilt overwhelms me because I realize I haven’t stopped to read my Bible one. Single. Time. All day long. Somehow, even though I talked to Jesus on occasion, my day slipped by without me spending time in the Word. Ugh. Besides guilt over not opening my Bible, I know that if another … [Read more...]
5 Things to Do When You’re Lonely in Grief
Lonely in Grief I knew that grieving would never be easy, but I wasn’t prepared for how lonely in grief I was and how hard it was to move past that feeling. Have you lost someone close? Our relationship with our passed loved ones is unique. No one else knows that connection completely and so no one else grieves in the same way. This can make it seem like we’re totally alone. Have … [Read more...]
9 Ideas for Being Intentional in Faith Every Day
How to be Intentional in Faith Every Day In a perfect world, we’d feel Christ with us every moment. Hm, that perfect world would be Heaven, right? But now, while we’re still here on earth, there are many times when we don’t feel His presence. That doesn’t mean Christ isn’t with us. I feel confident about that. My confidence in His constant presence comes from my knowledge of how … [Read more...]
16 Scriptures about Joy for a Women’s Retreat
16 Scriptures about Joy to Use at a Women's Retreat or Ministry Event with a Joy Theme Flipping through the pages of my Bible to find my favorite scriptures about joy brings me such...joy. Funny how that works, isn’t it. :) I was listening to a Christian podcast today as I drove home from visiting a friend in Oklahoma, and one of the topics covered was how although we learn so much and … [Read more...]
10 Best Worship Songs about Joy
Worship Songs about Joy for Your Women's Retreat I want to share with you my favorite worship songs about joy. These songs all go along with the Joy in Jesus retreat theme that I recently shared here on the blog. You can also check out 16 Scriptures about Joy to find supplemental verses to use at your retreat. For every retreat, music sets the mood; the songs you pick for your … [Read more...]
4 Ways to Help Keep Your Emotions Under Control
Ways to Help Keep Emotions Under Control For God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self-control. ~2 Timothy 1:7 I react. When my husband runs late and doesn’t call, I panic. By the time he finally walks into the door, I’ve convinced myself he’s been laying in a ditch somewhere. I greet him not with the relief and joy I have because he’s home but instead with … [Read more...]
How Quiet Time in the Word Can Make You a Better Mother
Spending time in God's Word Can Help You Be a Better Mother As the busyness of a day overwhelms me, I can quickly lose my patience with others. So many times, this lack of patience appears most strongly with my children. This has been the case since they were little. Now that they are young adults, I still find that when I'm stressed due to other circumstances in my day, frustration and … [Read more...]
Revelation – Part 4 of the New Testament Overview
The Book of Revelation It's always just a little scary going into Revelation. It's confusing and kind of dark. Like I sometimes do in a novel, I often want to skip the book and go straight to the happy ending. As long as everything turns out okay, then why do we need to know the details, right? The book of Revelation causes controversy because it's so full of symbolism. That … [Read more...]
Free – Finding Joy in Jesus Women’s Christian Retreat Theme
Women's Christian Retreat Theme - Finding Joy in Jesus Joy in Jesus We often overlook what it means to have true joy in our lives. It’s easy to confuse happiness with joy and then in hard times when we feel unhappy, we believe joy eludes us. Knowing Christ gives us that joy we think we’re missing. Joy comes from the depth of knowing how much God loves us and understanding what it … [Read more...]
The General Epistles – Part 3 of the New Testament Overview
Welcome to the General Epistles - Day 3 of our New Testament Overview Writing about the General Epistles has opened my eyes to a whole new understanding of the New Testament. I have faith it will do the same for you. Our goal is to not only have the knowledge of how to apply the Bible to our every day lives but to immerse ourselves in it so that we can't help but reflect the … [Read more...]