I will climb up into my watchtower now and wait to see what the LORD will say to me and how he will answer my complaint. Then the LORD said to me, “Write my answer in large, clear letters on a tablet, so that a runner can read it and tell everyone else. But these […]

I’ve been coaching people on finances for many years now, and it still amazes me how long it takes most to change certain financial habits. Most are willing to admit, right off the bat, there are changes to be made. I mean, who goes to a money coach, gets oodles of advice and then walks away saying, “I […]

“The LORD is my shepherd, I shall not want. He makes me lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside quiet waters. He restores my soul; He guides me in the paths of righteousness for His name’s sake.” – Psalm 23:1-4 NASB God is the restorer of your soul. He is also the restorer […]

“Restore to me the joy of your salvation, and make me willing to obey you.” – Psalm 51:12 NLT Have you ever had one of those days where you feel like you’ve let the Lord down? Where you’ve made consistent decisions over a period of time that have led you to be separated from God […]

“The LORD says, ‘I will give you back what you lost to the swarming locusts, the hopping locusts, the stripping locusts, and the cutting locusts. It was I who sent this great destroying army against you.’” – Joel 2:25 NLT The book of Joel speaks of a great locust plague that came upon the land. […]

“Then He said to the man, Stretch out your hand. And he stretched it out, and it was restored as whole as the other.” – Matthew 12:13 NKJV In the passage of scripture preceding this verse, Jesus has been asked by the Pharisees whether it is lawful to heal someone on the Sabbath. He says to […]

“Brethren, if any person is overtaken in misconduct or sin of any sort, you who are spiritual [who are responsive to and controlled by the Spirit] should set him right and restore and reinstate him, without any sense of superiority and with all gentleness, keeping an attentive eye on yourself, lest you should be tempted also.” […]

A while ago, a friend of mine got me thinking about the importance of helping my kids grow in favor with God and with men. Luke 2:52 says “Jesus grew in wisdom and in stature and in favor with God and all the people.” The original Greek word used for “favor” in this scripture is […]

In 2009, I gave birth to my second son via emergency C-section. I then spent the better part of a year battling severe postpartum anxiety. It was a runaway train I didn’t see coming and it was the sort that hit me on any given day without any notice. It left me exhausted, disoriented and […]