Most people today like to plan. They plan out their lives and what they will do to achieve a certain result. The problem is that they are usually not following God’s calendar. They hold on to their plans and create a certain path they “need” to follow. They aren’t pleased when God taps them on the […]
The Art of Kindness
Today I am writing about kindness, but not because this is something I understand. I struggle with kindness, but God laid it on my heart to write about something I am not good at. As you may remember from some of my other blogs, my primary gift is prophecy, which is not the most compassionate […]
In the Center
A while ago I hiked through a creek with my brother and a friend. While I was clinging to roots hoping they wouldn’t break or walking on a log over the water hoping it wouldn’t roll, I worried about what might happen if one if us were to fall. I reminded myself that wherever I […]
Guilty
The Newsboys just published an amazing new song about standing up for our beliefs, no matter what the cost. It makes me wonder if I would be the one the standing before the jury, pleading guilty of speaking the name of Jesus. I know I should. The movie God’s Not Dead and its coming sequel […]
Whispers and Shouts
In this generation, God seems so small, and we as a nation seem not to experience miracles as much as the past times that we read about. Or so we think. God has not ceased helping us, though there are indeed not as many noticeable “miracles” as there used to be in Biblical times. God still […]
‘Twas Grace that Taught my Heart to Fear, and Grace my Fears Relieved
I recently returned from an all week mission with my youth group, and while I was there, I gathered some inspiration. This post will have a mix of topics, so bear with me. First, I realized the power of prayer. I have a coin that has written on it 1 John 5:14,” This is the […]
The Seven Spiritual Gifts
At my church I am taking a spiritual gifts class from Impact University. Throughout the course, we have learned the definitions and characteristics of each of the seven gifts. Below I will share a basic definition of each and explain a few of their characteristics. Prophecy The gift of prophecy is probably one […]
The Gift of Prophesy
I am taking a spiritual gifts class at my church and have discovered my primary gift is prophesy. I would say that the gift of prophesy is one of the rarest and most disliked of the seven gifts, which are leadership/administration, mercy, exhortation, giving, service, teaching, and prophesy. This gift is mainly disliked because of […]
The Definition of Success
For a home school language project, I asked on Facebook for people’s definition of success in one sentence, and received a variety of answers. I am going to compare a few of them with two definitions of success from the Bible, which say; “He (God) has told you men what is good and what it is the […]
Do Hard Things
I have read Do Hard Things by Alex and Brett Harris, twin brothers (like Don and I) who started an amazing website called The Rebelution. This book has changed my life, and I have read it and it’s sequel, called Start Here three times each. Do Hard Things is what inspired me to start this blog and […]