Be Still And Know
Life is full of movement. If we are moving, we are living. Yet movement can also be exhausting—physically and mentally.
In some ways, movement can be paralyzing. We can feel stuck because though we’re moving all over the place it might not seem like there’s any real direction or meaning behind it. We know we’re moving, but we wonder if we’re really getting anywhere.
Finding Some Kind Of Joy
Finding Joy can be a challenge for alot of people. Especially during a year long pandemic when nothing has been normal. But when I talk about joy, I’m not doing so from the perspective of a bubbly person who never seems to have a bad day or questions WHY! Many of us think that joy means feeling good all the time. That’s impossible! Even for those who are naturally upbeat and optimistic, that’s impossible.
Honoring My Friend Who Was Just Killed in a Plane Crash!
On September 8th, mine and Anita’s precious friend Lieutenant Colonel Shelli Huether was killed in a plane crash here in TN, along with 2 other airman. Shelli started her military career in the Texas Air National Guard as a Navigator and has deployed five times. Her current assignment was with the 118th Airlift Wing in Nashville TN. Shelli had a servant’s heart and spent countless hours volunteering with the USO, Operation Stand Down, and many other charities and non-profit organizations
God Can’t Redeem What We Will Not Release
Often we hold on soo tightly to things in our lives or our own way of thinking because we don’t want to change or it’s just soo hard to let go.
But God can’t redeem what we will not release.
Maybe we forget that He still holds the power to heal and to set free.
I Need Something New
Life is full of broken dreams, heart ache, challenges, mind blinding circumstances and plans that feel like they keep falling short. It can feel at times like we’re living in the wilderness of self-defeat with different shades of pain and numbness. For many, we lose the hope to believe in the place called tomorrow or a new beginning.
In spite of these difficulties, God’s word stands solid as an anchor to take you to your promised land. God does not want you to remain where you are if you’re feeling hopeless.
What To Do With This Fear, Worry, and Anxiety
I know many of us might be carrying an extra load of worry, anxiety and fear right now. Especially as we face so many tough situations, changes and unknowns. Sometimes it’s easy to choose to rely upon our own strength rather than upon God and His Word. If you’re anything like me, then you know that we can often forget that God can handle ANY problem. Or perhaps we think we can do a better job handling the situation ourselves. Either way, when we choose to lean on our own understanding instead of God’s promises, we are placing ourselves, or the overwhelming situations we are facing, “before” the Lord.
Happy 25th Ministry Anniversary, Tammy
t has taken me days to process everything that happened last Monday night here in Nashville.
It was truly the biggest surprise of my life time. I had no idea that “girls night out” with my best friends was actually a planned for months “set up” surprise gathering at the elegant and luxurious Sambuca with some pretty amazing people that mean the world to me.
When It Hurts
There’s probably no deeper sadness that ever comes over the mind than the idea that we are all alone in this world. That no one cares, that no one sees us or hears us, that no one is concerned about anything that might happen to us, especially if we’re hurting and in pain.
I think that deep down inside all of us, is a desire to be loved, wanted, carried, held, valued, seen as equals, to belong and to be with others that make us feel safe.
When things aren’t adding up, start subtracting!
We all have had people and “things” in our lives that feel important to us, but when something or someone is toxic and damaging to our lives we HAVE to consider removing it in order to achieve more…to keep moving forward.
So decide what it is that stops you from changing, what it is that has been keeping you in one place for months or years possibly, what it is that holds you back from ALL that God has for you!
Waiting is SO Hard
Waiting on God has two really important components. A complete dependence on God AND a willingness to allow Him to decide the terms, including the timing of His plan.
While we wait, some times we have to hold on tight and some times we have to let go. But we must always do so with hope filled expectation and trust, knowing that God is not making us wait just to see how long we can “take it.” But there are times I believe God delays His answer, and we will wonder why He seems so reluctant to intervene in our situations.