Category: Encouragement

I have had the book of Genesis on my mind lately so I believed the Lord wanted me to press in.  I’m going to start in chapter 1: 26 And God said, Let us make man in our image.  So here we see God begin the first process to man’s creation. Scripture states “make man in our…

I want to talk about just what the title says, “Taking Charge of Your Faith”. Sunday Pastor Ivey brought a wonderful message, but the thing that spoke the loudest to me was when he said we have been given the charge to walk out our faith.  So let’s look at a couple of things, first, let’s look…

Have you ever felt you were just going through the emotions of the day, going back and fourth unable to make a sound decision. Why do we do that?  I never really thought being double minded had anything to do with faith, even as clearly as it is written into scripture, I still didn’t compute. …

I was listening to a song this morning titled “Throne Room” by Kim Walker-Smith. In it, she references the only thing she could do was fall on her knees and sing holy, holy, holy. Not sure why it took me back, but as I listened, I went back to the days of my grandfather. I…

I know, I know…right….Patience is not something any of us strive to keep at the forefront of our minds, however, it is truly a necessity.  This week my thoughts take me to ponder over three words: What do they really mean to our lives?  Webster dictionary describes them this way: When I pray, I always…

This morning I saw a post about “Jelly Roll” making an appearance at a hospital where he sat and visited for 3 hours with a little boy who had been battling loneliness.  Before I go any further let me just mention, for those who may not know who “Jelly Roll” is, he is a music…

It’s been a few weeks since I’ve submitted a Thought to Ponder but I am working towards getting back on track.  As many of you reading this know life happens, and when life happens we can get sidetracked, or sometimes we can become repositioned which can cause our life to become still.  This morning my thoughts…

Fear is an obstacle that will hinder one from receiving Gods Grace. There was a period in time when I would send my grandchildren and a few of their friends weekly devotionals.  With it I would include a question or two and a small prayer of confession. One particular devotional was specific, it was to…

In Psalm 119:105 it reads:  “Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, And a light unto my path.” ‭‭ Have you ever wondered why such a word might show up in your life? What does it really mean?  It’s my thought it will reveal itself when doubt becomes big in our life or if we are…

I saw a post this past week that read, “I serve a God that shifts things suddenly”. As I pondered over it, the keyword that stood out to me was “suddenly”. So I began my short investigation into it.  I am no stranger to the word, there are times when I do things without giving…

To trust in areas where we think we cannot trust God is the ultimate test of our willingness to follow Him. There comes a time in every believer’s life God will require one to step out into the unknown, to take a leap of faith, to go out on a limb, it’s in these occasions…

Last October I had an unusual spot show up on my back. In November I noticed it had grown and considered I needed to go and have it looked at as to which my Doctor referred me to a specialist in Houston. In December the diagnoses came back as stage 1 Melanoma skin cancer. The…