Zealous isn’t a word that is used very much anymore. Do you know what it means? I love the definition of this word and am looking forward to focusing on living it out in my Christian life. Webster’s 1828 dictionary defines zealous as; Warmly engaged or ardent in the pursuit of…
What does it mean to be yielded? Do we merely stop and look before we proceed full speed ahead? How does a Christian live a yielded life in Christ? Webster defines yielded as; Produced; afforded; conceded; allowed; resigned; surrendered. Did you see the last word? Surrendered. As Christians we can live…
As Christians we have reason to hope, to be expectant and look to the future. There is coming a day when we will leave this world behind and meet the Lord in the sky! Since we know what is coming and what we’re waiting for, we should be living our…
Every single person in the world has at least one similar desire as everyone else. We all desire to be wanted. Whether it is by a parent, a spouse, a child, an employer, etc. We all need to be wanted by someone. The problem is though, that we often miss…
It’s easy to feel like a failure, like we’re not good enough. The day’s difficulties can at times be enough to send you into a state of being depressed. Yet, though hard days will come and circumstances will make us feel like we’ve failed, this is not the life we’re…
There are many times when we feel like we’re walking the roads of life alone. Like it’s just us against the world. While throughout my life I have had times I felt this way, I know that I’m not really alone. Christ’s death on the cross ensured that we would…
Upon receiving Christ and being saved we begin a journey through life on which we are being transformed. As Christians our lives have been made new, but the process of transformation is not complete. 1 John 3:2-3, “Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet…
The very best gift of all from God was given through the death of His Son Jesus Christ. It was through him that we were given the choice of being saved. Without Him we are nothing, have nothing and would end up dying with no where to spend a joyful…
From the time I was a little girl I knew being a Christian meant that you were redeemed. Hymns we sang in church spoke of this truth. “Redeemed” is actually the favorite song of my grandfather. Even more recently it has become a hymn my daughter sings loudly throughout our…
God never said that life on earth would be easy, yet we are not called to live defeated, stressed or worried. God gives us the opportunity to have our fears, struggles and difficulties quieted. However, we must do something to receive this quietness. Being Quieted Requires Letting Go As children…
