I’ve written over the past few weeks about God with us and in us. I’ve never spoken to a group of women for whom the idea of intimacy with God, that kind of closeness, wasn’t scary for some, if not most. So today we’re talking about one last promise. I’ve betrayed my English Major roots and themed…
God is WITH ME. I’m hanging on tight to that promise. HE IS WITH US. That’s good news, but it isn’t the end of the story. In this season I feel God inviting me deeper. When I searched the Bible and pulled a long list of God’s WITH US promises, I saw that they are…
God is WITH us. This is gospel, this is good news. We invite people to become Christians. And we’ve hopefully responded to that invitation ourselves. But do we live the truth that believing Jesus is just the beginning? Trusting Christ opens the door to a life WITH Jesus. John says, “THIS Is eternal life, that they…
Updated to add: As promised, I’ve compiled everything from the No Fear Devotional Series into a PDF: NO FEAR: A 14 Day Devotional. Click here to get your (FREE) copy! So far 2018 has had more than enough change for me: I’ve graduated a kid from high school, registered another for middle school, quit one…
So far 2018 has had more than enough change for me: I’ve graduated a kid from high school, registered another for middle school, quit one job and started another. Every time my youngest son sits on my lap, I know it could be the last. I updated my resume and interviewed for a job for…
Over the last 5 months of Tuesdays we’ve looked at the various places where God commands His people, “Do not fear”, and seen reason after reason why we as people of God have no need to be afraid. Precious promises: God is a shield to us. He sees us. The Lord will fight for us while…
There is no telling how much hurt and heartache the Christian Church has caused because we have feared man more than God. I don’t want to be a part of that mess. The writer of Hebrews calls across the centuries,
Let love of the brethren continue. Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for by this some have entertained angels without knowing it. Remember the prisoners, as though in prison with them, and those who are ill-treated, since you yourselves also are in the body. Marriage is to be held in honor among all, and the marriage bed is to be undefiled; for fornicators and adulterers God will judge. 5 Make sure that your character is free from the love of money, being content with what you have; for He Himself has said, “I will never desert you, nor will I ever forsake you,” 6 so that we confidently say,
“The Lord is my helper, I will not be afraid.
What will man do to me?” (Hebrews 13:1-6)
A few years ago we made the decision to move from homeschooling our younger two sons and sent them to school, 3rd grade and kindergarten. This was a rough transition for both of them, but particularly (and understandably) for our 3rd grader. Like his mama, he was afraid of failing, of standing out, of doing…
As the deer pants for the water brooks, So my soul pants for You, O God. You’re probably familiar with the opening of Psalm 42: It covers the walls of Christian bookstores, often printed on a peaceful picture of a sweet fawn tenderly approaching a quiet stream. Lovely. But that’s not the picture the psalm is painting. Psalm 42…
Are worry, anxiety, and fear the same thing? I’ve never been a worrier, and hardly ever identify myself as anxious. But I’ve been afraid my whole life. I’m afraid of failure. I’m afraid of abandonment. I’m super afraid of rejection. I’m so afraid of embarrassment I don’t enjoy movies or shows with embarrassing characters (See…
Renee Davis Meyer 