Grown in Faith

God was beside me. When trials came and I wondered how I would survive God was with me. My safe place, my hope in which to abide He was with me, when my mountains in this life seemed too high He was with me, when I felt helpless, how could I survive God stood with…

Sometimes I go back to those places in my mind where memories are stored Of old memories of loved ones passed, that I adored I think of their smiles and I try to hear their voice and laughter The sound of them, is what I am after I find old pictures, of their faces etched…

My youngest recently got his gratitude devotional book in the mail. He eagerly opened it before bed and started writing in it. The book had given a scripture verse and asked about three blessings of the day. He wrote his blessings as; his family, being blessed and being loved. He also wrote that he would…

Every detail, every intricate design You were exactly what He had in mind From the color of your hair, eyes, skin Everything so beautifully woven The shape of your nose, your sweet grin Everything planned, right from where it began Your body shape and your height, perfectly planned Your gender, whether woman or man Like…

There is hope in the broken. Not from this world, but from the one in which made it, God. Being born again and staying in His word; is an opportunity to be new and made whole again. This world has a tendency to toss aside people. With God however, He tosses out sin, if we…

One of the biggest regrets to find Is the loss of peace for our soul and mind To run around aimlessly with no direction To doubt God and Jesus and His resurrection To go about life, on our own conceit Or to have someone make us ‘feel’ complete As the world tries to find peace…

There are choices in this world that I do not agree with. Choices that I know are against God. I have people in my life that do things that are not aligned with the Bible. Things that go against my faith. I still love these people. I may be disappointed, concerned and hope that someday…

Perspective. One person’s lackluster, may be another’s precious jewel. One person’s junk, may be another person’s treasure. While some things my seem useless to one, is a prized possession to another. Like some things that get tossed aside or taken for granted; we do not invest in those things and their use in our life…

In the quiet, I still know, God is by my side Meeting my need, as His love is supplied Fighting battles, even those I cannot see My God still fights for someone such as me In the quiet, I can still feel Him here Whispering, that I have nothing to fear Sometimes God works in…

We were at the bottom half of the game. The other team was up a good number of points and our boys had the looks of defeat written all over their faces. The fielders struggled and fumbled the ball, the pitchers were walking the players to first base and our boys were striking out. This…