Given January 12, 2019 I was listening to one of my favorite songs. Old Church Choir by Zach Williams, (if you haven’t heard this, you need to look it up and listen), and one of the lines has stuck with me: “There ain’t nothing gonna steal my joy.” As we…
Category: encouragement
Obstacles
Given August 2018 “I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.” (John 16:33) This should be an encouraging word from Jesus but, many times, we forget it. He’s saying,…
Good Grief!
Given March 22, 2017 We’ve all heard and probably used the phrase, “Good grief!” I heard a minister speak on this recently and had never thought that it seems contradictory. The definition of grief is, “Deep sorrow, especially that caused by someone’s death.” This doesn’t seem to be good. But…
To Be Continued!
Given March 13, 2017 I know many people are going through a rough time right now. There are many things that can steal our joy and make us think it’s the end. We know where that comes from, “The devil comes to steal, kill and destroy,” (John 10:10), but God…
I’m With You
Given May 2015 As I was driving to work on this cloudy morning, I was feeling pretty down and discouraged. It had been a busy week; my mom had been in the ER, I had a doctor’s appointment, and I had a problem with my car that had to be…