Grown in Faith

He must have cried, no, sobbed. As His Son in brutal pain, hung there on that cross. Though He did it, because His love was so strong for us. Jesus’ love was deeper for us, than the nails that pierced His hands. The painful words that pierced His heart. His pain, our reward. I cannot…

When life is uncertain, as life can sometimes be I still know, that the Lord has me When things don’t go the way, I had planned I know I’m still covered, by the Great I Am When things are hard and I question what to do I know He guides my steps and He’ll see…

Grass cannot really grow much in the bitter cold. It remains dormant as to conserve its water and energy. To be able to continue to survive and stay well, until the sun comes out again. In the warmer months it continues to really grow. Adding nutrients, like glucose, and warmth so it can be strong…

“Work as if doing it for the Lord.” This phrase repeats in my mind when I am working whether at home, a project or at my job. Whatever it may be, I know that I need to always do my best to put forth my best. Truly work as if doing it for God. It’s…

I have always felt as though having kids is like having your heart go walking outside of your chest. The love we feel for them is indescribable. Even as they grow up, our love still remains the same. We worry for them and so we pray for them. We pray that they make the right…

We build our identities frequently around our kids, our spouses, our careers. So often around many different titles. When first and foremost we need to build our identities around who God says that we are. For if we know who we are as God’s children, everything else falls into place. So, when we focus on…

“I do what I got to do.” I feel like this is a common saying for many people. For sometimes we carry a heavy load of responsibilities and we just have to get through it. So, we just do our best and do what we need to. Though I have found when we pray through…

We all make mistakes and no one is perfect. It is what we do when we mess up that can make so much of a difference. The best thing we can do is hold ourselves accountable. I always ask myself, what is the next best thing? For though we cannot change our past, we can…

Listen to wise counsel. I think most of us have heard something like this being told to us at one point. I will be honest, there have been times in my life where I got myself in trouble because I didn’t listen to wisdom. There have been many times however that I did. At times…

Sometimes when things break, they can be fixed. It is usually in our favor when they can. Though, it is usually upsetting when they can’t. As humans there are times when we feel broken. We may wonder if God can fix our brokenness. The good news is that unlike things, He can always put all…