Grief and sorrow are a natural part of life. Especially when someone you love dies. People react to grief in many different ways. There are emotional, physical and even psychiatric responses to grief. Most of these are normal and positive because grief is a process that we all have to work our way through. But if you are not careful you can get stuck and your grieving process can become unhealthy. I have seen people who have been grieving for years, refusing to move forw

A couple weeks ago I wrote a blog about the fruits of the spirit. When I initially decided to write that blog I had one goal in mind, to share a break through I received from the Lord. But as I wrote that blog it went in a totally different direction. I would still like to share and today I will do my best to stick to the point and hopefully this will help someone else as much as it has helped me. I speak a lot about experiencing God and encounters with the Lord. Compare

The fruits of the spirit come with the baptism of the Holy Spirit or receiving the Holy Spirit. People describe this experience in many different ways but it is that moment when you become that new creature in Christ that the bible speaks about. This is an event that you will not be able to second guess or question. No one will have to tell you and it will not have to be verified. You will know because it will be life changing. For me this was an experience that I had no

(This is a letter I submitted to Alley Muse (www.alleymuse,com) as part of a 'Dear Fear', encouragement contest, I LOVE their pens- hopefully I'll win some:)) Dear Fear, We have had this binding relationship for far too long. Over the years I have depended on you to keep me safe, but at the risk of stunting my own growth. You have always been there for me and you have never let me down. Every time I wanted to do something too risky or too exciting, you were right there, pu

I am going to share an experience with you. An experience that if I had not had it, I do not think I would have fully understood what an atmosphere changer really was. If you are not familiar with the term I am going to share a story with you that will make the idea clear. Last year, I was invited to a friends house. She was having a gathering of her friends. This was something that they did monthly. Rotating whose house they gathered at. I wasn't sure what we were goin

Growing up, I was always fascinated by the supernatural. I couldn't get enough of ghost stories and psychic encounters. I would buy all kinds of books and watch every TV show. I have even wondered how I could get a reading with one of the famous psychics that I had read so much about. And there was even a time or two when I had my palm read or the tea leaf thing but each of those experiences were very underwhelming. This may be hard to understand but I would watch these s

What is prayer? The dictionary says that it is an earnest hope or wish. Personally I believe that prayer is so much more than that. Another definition I came across is, a solemn request for help or expression of thanks addressed to God or an object of worship. This definition is more in tune to what I think. But to put it more simply, prayer is our conversations with the Lord. It is beneficial for us to talk to God. It is one of the most significant things we can do as

I find myself in a place where I just want to be used by the Lord. It doesn't matter when, where or how. I just want him to use me. I can imagine myself as a small child with my hand raised, jumping up and down, anxiously saying ooh, ooh, ooh Lord pick me, choose me, I'll do it. Not knowing what the task is or what it would require of me, just eager to do something for the Lord. This also makes me think of what it could've been like to be with the Lord before our lifetime

When I hear others say that they are saved, I ponder just a bit because it sounds so complete and final. Like they have made it to the finish line, it sounds like they are safe and their job is done. It makes me think about the games that we played when we were little. Games like kick ball and baseball. When you made it back to the home plate you were safe and they couldn't get you out any more. That was the final destination and you could finally breathe a sigh of relie

Every year me and my friends get together for a marriage retreat. This is a time that we seek to be closer to God, closer to our spouses and closer to each other. We all look forward to this annual event. For a chance to reconnect with friends, have fun and participate in daily bonding sessions. Where we not only bond with our spouses but with each other. And we always leave this retreat with our marriages strenthened in some way. For the last two years my friends have t

For this title I am replacing the word peace with love because today I want to talk about God's love. I have been on this journey, my walk with Christ for just a little over two years. I have learned a lot. During this time God has revealed so much to me, things about myself and things about him. But the one thing that I learned that I am one hundred percent sure about is that God loves us, so very much. He loves us to a degree that I am not sure if I will ever fully be a

This is about a message I received yesterday morning. Now before I tell you what the message was I want to tell you what I prayed about the night before. Before I went to bed I talked to the Lord about a lot of things. But specifically I spoke to him about me being so distracted lately. Every since I finished my book, I have had so much on my mind Everything from posting videos, to managing a website, this blog, my job, my family. I just got a lot going on right now. S