What does it profit a man to gain the whole world but lose his soul? It's not worth it. We can have all the material things this world has to offer and still lose our soul. If the beginning of this year has taught me anything, it's that I can't make it without the Lord Jesus Christ. Being "saved" or being a "believer" does not exempt one from the trials of life. It just gives you an anchor to hold you down during those trials. Salvation is simply you accepting the sacrifice that God gave, as a redemptive power of what Adam and Eve did in the garden. The law was not powerful enough, there was no grace. We needed a Savior.                Christ laid His life down so that we could be free. Not only free from eternal damnation to hell! Oh no! His living and dying gave us power for the NOW! We have the power to tread over every serpent in our life. We have the power to have pe...

     Yall! Can we be honest today? Seriously, this self-control thing can wrestle us to the ground, count to ten and win! Shew! It has been that kind of week for me. It has been a trying week. In our daily lives, we often come face to face with distress. It may not be one big thing but a series of unfortunate events. Maybe it was an irate client or a child that is acting out. Maybe it is a co-worker who seems to have a fault against you. Maybe, there is something deeper, matters of our hearts.      Transparent moment. I had to look within myself this week and ask God to search my heart. The things that I know are wrong, I had to bring this before the Father. The heart is more deceitful than all else and is desperately sick; Who can understand it? I had to repent because honestly, sometimes I don't understand...me. I had to repent for my motives and intentions. Let me tell you, it is a difficult position to be in when you have to look in the mirror ...

     What revelation this passage provides! A startling yet simple concept of how God wants us to seek Him in every area of our lives. How He wants us to commit every area of our lives to Him. This passage shares with us the consequence of not allowing God into our everyday lives and the decisions that we make. We will not consult the Father in our decisions. The Word declares, we are to trust the Lord with all of our hearts and lean not unto our own understanding. It further declares that we should acknowledge in all of our ways, that He will direct our path.       Even during times when we feel as though we know the answer, we should acknowledge Him. Even when it is something we have done before, we should acknowledge Him. In the areas of struggle and the areas of victories, we should acknowledge Him. See, our ways are not His ways and our thoughts are not His thoughts. Even when we feel we got it right, it may not be... right . ...

     Hiding in God's pavilion, what a glorious and sometimes painful opportunity! To be "covered" and hidden all while being able to "see" where you use to dwell can be daunting.      God allowed me to be under His shadow and seemingly hidden. I battled depression, anxiety, frustrations and extreme warfare of the mind. Some nights lying in bed and crying. My husband would ask what was wrong and I had no answer. Just tears.  At some point over the last 3 years, I convinced myself that no one cared and I was wrong. Driving down the road one day, I heard the Holyspirit say, "do you remember when your prayer was, hide me in your pavilion?" It was at that moment that I remembered. I remembered those very prayers. I was under the shadow of the almighty God. When I thought purpose was over for me, I was hidden. When I was disobedient to the voice of God, he yet covered me and guided me to repentance.  When I felt alone, He comforted me. When I felt li...

     Have you ever been so overwhelmed with the tasks, that you felt miserable? It seemed to be so much to do and yet not enough time. It almost always ends in an anxiety attack for me! I felt this way just a few days before the turn of the year. I took a moment and sat down on the edge of my bed. I looked around my room at all the things I needed to do. I got up and walked around the house and saw even more tasks to complete. I went back to my room and sat on the edge of the bed.       It was at that moment that I stood up and thought to myself, the only way these tasks will be completed, is if I complete them.  As I began to complete one task at a time, I felt the presence of the holy spirit. I felt the comforter. I felt relief.  I didn't complete all of those tasks that night and I was okay with that. The holy spirit revealed me...to me. I had convinced myself, that all of these things had to be completed at one time. It was true. I...