Resilience in prayer is the ability to continue engaging with God, even when we don’t feel like it or it seems like our prayers are going unanswered. Resilience is us showing up with an open heart – waiting, wrestling, or simply sitting in stillness. Resilience in prayer means we embrace God in the process because […]| Strength with Dignity
The world clamors for us to worry, strive, and focus on its chaos, but God calls us to trust Him, rest, and dwell in His Presence – a place of peace. How do we breakthrough the chaos into peaceful rest? We “enter His gates with thanksgiving and His courts with praise.” By turning our gaze […]| Strength with Dignity
Christ is the Good Shepherd who faithfully gave His life for us. But when He [Jesus] saw the multitudes, He was moved with compassion for them because they were harassed and scattered, like sheep without a shepherd. ~Matthew 9:36 WEB I am the Good Shepherd. I know My own, and I’m known by My own, […]| Strength with Dignity
Our hope is rooted in quiet confidence in God’s character, because He is Faithful to redeem and restore us to Himself. Our hope isn’t based on what He has done, is doing, or will do, but on who He is. Whether we see the manifestation of our hope now or later, our hope remains steadfast […]| Strength with Dignity
How do we breakthrough the chaos into peaceful rest? By turning our gaze from chaos to the Lord.| Strength with Dignity
Pain and suffering can shape our character, but they do not define us—God’s love defines us. God strengthens us when we are weak, gives us rest when we are weary, comforts us in our grief, and walks with us through every pain-filled valley, comforting our hearts with His Presence. Strength in Weakness When we are […]| Strength with Dignity
As Christian writers, we desire to honor the Lord and encourage others with our writings. We can face the ebb and flow in our creativity, the blank page writer’s block, and stewardship issues that every writer faces. Let us pray these ten prayers to encourage and empower us in our writing journey. #1 – Acknowledge […]| Strength with Dignity
Let us look at the Biblical passages on the two greatest commandments: “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and mind and with all your soul and with all your strength [your entire being].” ~Deuteronomy 6:5 AMP “And [Jesus] replied to him, ‘You shall love the lord your God with all […]| Strength with Dignity
Repentance is a sorrow over any word or deed we have done that grieves the heart of God. The Apostle Paul speaks of a godly sorrow and a worldly sorrow. “For godly sorrow produces repentance leading to salvation, which brings no regret. But the sorrow of the world produces death.” ~2 Corinthians 7:10 WEB Godly […]| Strength with Dignity
I hope you will take the opportunity to try audio Bibles. They are excellent resources and a great way to “read” multiple translations in a year. Audio Bible Translations Amplified Bible: Complete Old & New Testament by Promises for Life. Narrated by Steven B. Stevens. [82 hours 48 minutes] 5 stars. Stevens does an outstanding […]| Strength with Dignity