What does it mean to be glorified? The word glorified means to appear more elevated or special, to be made glorious. To be worthy of recognition, admiration or fame. When it comes to God, there is nothing and no one that compares to Him. He is the Creator, the reason for it all and He deserves to be glorified above everything else. As a believer and follower of God's word, my hope is to live a life that communicates my connection to Him. In everything I do, I want to represen

What are spiritual gifts? A gift is defined as something that is given willingly without payment. It is also defined as a natural ability or talent. The word 'spiritual' is a little bit harder to define. It is used to describe things relating to the human spirit. Things of the spirit are often religious and the opposite of things found physically in nature. Which means they cannot be seen, felt or experienced in any common way. Putting these two definitions together, a spirit

A Father is defined as a male parent of a child. A man who has impregnated a woman. Or in some cases the man of the house who married a woman with a child. A father's role is to enforce rules. to provide for and to protect his family. To provide stability to the family unit. To teach his girls how a man should treat them and to show his boys how they should treat a woman. A father is important. His contribution to the family is not just financial. It is emotionally, p

I learned a new word this week and if I ever had a favorite word this would be it. Before I share it with you I want to explain. It is what I call an 'omni word'. It is a word that begins with the letters O, M, N and I. I have often tried to describe God, but my words seem to fall short. I often say that God is good. But that description is not good enough. So I try adding an adverb like so or very. Or an adjective like exceedingly or excessively but these words still

We have all heard the term's, 'being in God's will' and 'God's will for our life'. But do we really know what that means. In order to understand what it means, you first have to believe that God is sovereign. That He alone is the ruler of everything, the creator of everything, the supreme being and that there is none other like Him. We also have to believe that He is omnipotent. Which means that He is all powerful. Not only does He have the power but He is the power, t

The definition of a friend is a person that you have a bond of mutual affection with. This connection is typically exclusive of sexual or family relations. But if you are lucky you have family members that have become friends, that you can share your closest secrets with. Or you may have friends that are closer to you than your blood relatives. Either way you should consider yourself extremely blessed. You have no choice of the family you are born into but you can choose

I usually blog on Sunday but this week was different. I was really busy Sunday and when I finally got home it was late. I love blogging and sharing my thoughts about God with anyone willing to listen but this week I felt like I missed my opportunity. I did not feel motivated and just wasn't going to do it. Fact is I really wasn't sure if anyone was reading, if anyone would notice or if anyone cared. But to my surprise my coworker asked me if I blogged this week or if she

My whole intention as I write is to motivate, encourage and inspire someone's walk in Christ. I feel that maybe by sharing my own experiences, that someone out there may decide that they want a closer walk with Him too. I believe that no matter who you are or how well you think you know Him that there is always room for growth. This has been my constant goal while on this journey. I want more of Him in my life. I want to be closer to Him than I was the moment before. I

The mind is a very powerful thing. Not only does the mind control what we think. It also controls what we do. Everything we do first starts off as a single thought. Our thoughts and mindset are very important to everything we accomplish and everything that we are in life. We all have thoughts that run through our minds. I going to ask you to pay good attention to the thoughts that occupy your mind during day. Our thoughts set the base for the type of person that we are.