Faith under water

Earlier this year, I had a dream that my family was underwater. I could see each of my sons underwater, along with my husband. We had our hands huddled together like a team about to play a ball game. When I woke up, I sat quietly in the presence of the Lord. Whenever I dream, […]

Contentment

By Guest Blogger: Christina Bibb I live in Detroit, Michigan, and on June 25, our city was affected by unusually, heavy rain combined with the city pump not working. As a result, our sewer backed up and caused our basement to flood. It took several days to restore our basement. The water was coming in […]

I am Loved

Dear Lord, I give you thanks today and everyday for your unfailing love towards me. Your love reaches the very depths of my inner being. When you look down at me, you don’t see me as I see myself. You see me as whole and as accepted in Christ. You see me strong and capable […]

Finding Rest in Christ

When Jesus was sleeping in the bottom of the boat, neither the winds nor therains interrupted His rest. Isn’t that amazing? How could Jesus’ sleep sodeeply in the middle of a violent storm, with dangerous waves and high winds?Notice the text did not say that he was awakened by the storm, but by hisdisciples because […]

Celebrate Your “Almost” Moments!

One day while coming home, a saw a mail truck at the top of the hill of the same one-lane road that I was driving on. Judging the distance of the mail truck, I knew that I had enough time to drive up and make a turn on the next street. As I began to […]

Healing Your Heart

Have you ever found yourself rehearsing the pain from your past? You may find yourself reliving painful events or recalling former conversations wishing you had said everything that was on your mind. We all process pain differently, but rehearsing painful memories from our past keeps us bound to what we so desperately wish to escape. […]

Be Free

When someone wrongs you, the process of forgiveness can be a painful and arduous one. You are left alone sifting through hurtful words and replaying the painful episodes of what you experienced. The injury can be so distressing that it paralyzes you and leaves you in a place where you cannot move forward. When someone […]

Becoming

Last week I listened to a powerful sermon by Sarah Jakes. She’s one of my favs! During this particular sermon, she emboldened us to not down play our anointing. We need to be fully aware of who we are in Christ. We don’t have to shy away from who he called us to be. Isn’t that […]

Faith to Pray Bold Prayers

I remember the day when my middle son was an infant at the time suddenly became ill. It appeared that he was having difficulty breathing after a feeding. I studied him and knew something was wrong. I screamed for my husband. We decided to gather our belongings to take the short drive to the hospital. […]

In Pursuit of Prayer

When we face difficult and challenging times in our lives, we must cling to God in prayer. God is our hope and the God of restoration. Psalms 34:18 reminds us that God is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit. No matter what we are going through, we must choose […]