Grown in Faith

Don’t let another’s brokenness, make you a quitter Don’t let their meanness, leave you bitter Anger doesn’t heal, it only further separates Only love, can drown out hate Instead of anger and retaliation May we remember, His grace and salvation Humans cannot fully repay an error Only God can do that, I see it clearer…

As a kid, I thought my mom had all the answers. That she just naturally knew how to answer every question I had. I believed that once humans hit a certain age, it is ingrained in us to have all the answers. I was almost astounded when she did not! Then, I became an adult…

Do you ever look back at certain points in your life and think; “Clearly God was with me?” I know I have. Especially now that I am older and have grown to become wiser. There have been many times where I have done something reckless in my past or something that could have happened to…

   I can be critical sometimes. In my fear, I sometimes assume the worst. It is not one of my favorite traits. My husband is the opposite and often assumes the best. I love that about him. Though there is nothing wrong with seeing the big picture; including the good and hard, we must remember…

  It is easy to be self-sufficient at times. We think we can do everything all on our own. We are so concerned with wondering if we are doing enough or we are too confident or prideful. My husband reminds me of this often. I will be doing a task and even though he is…

Everything I know will work out just fine Lord, I’ll trust you, in the meantime When answers cannot come right away I will continue to trust, and to pray Knowing that all will be answered, just when meant to be That you have planned, the best for me I will trust you with the not…

  When I was a kid, I never understood how adults found so much joy in watching the children have fun. Now that I am older, I get it. When I watch my children enjoying themselves, my heart feels full and I am just as much joyful as they are. My oldest recently attended a…

When I was a teenager, I was coming home from youth group. At that time, the youth group wasn’t too terribly far from my home; however, there was a long stretch of road very little lit and fairly desolate. That day I did not responsibly fill up on gas and I found myself later regretting…

   I am okay with not being the smartest, the richest, the most popular. I just want to be wise in my faith; thus, shaping my actions in the choices I make, my attitude toward others and my understanding of His word. For those are the things in which matter, as those are the ones…

I had a bit of a rough morning the other day. A neighbor of mine messaged me something I was not expecting. She messaged me, “Let’s keep Jesus with us today.” I don’t know how she knew to say those words, but somehow, she did. Maybe it was the Holy Spirit, but those were the…