Seeing His hand

Photo taken by me! February 14 th is the pronounced date for lovers to shower their spouse in the finest flowers, chocolates, and foods. February 14 th is also the day that many singles spend wishing and thinking “what if”. Some singles begin to possibly wish they were still in a previous relationship, even if it was a bad one. Others wish that they had someone special in their life to share this romantic day with. For many, it is hard to see couples walking around on this particular day because it becomes a reminder of what they don’t have. However, there is one thing we can do during this single season, pray for our future spouse. The Lord states in Jeremiah 29:12, “Then you will call on me and go and pray to me, and I will listen to you (NKJV)”. Prayer is key to talking to God. We use prayer to ask for a variety of things, but how often do we use prayer to pray for our future spouse? Ever since I was about sixteen years old I began to understand the importance of prayin...

2017 is here!   The year is wide open with endless possibilities.  As December came to an end, I kept seeing posts on Facebook about how many people didn’t like what this past year held for their life. Many people wanted it to be 2017 already so that this last chapter could close and be over with. 2016 was a crazy historic year for many people, especially with the presidential election, but you know what? Every day of last year shaped this year. We may have wanted last year to end so badly that we forgot to live in the here and now, and the motions of everyday became more routine instead of doing everything with a purpose. However, each day should be lived intentionally. As the body of Christ we have so much to give this world. We have a joy that not many people have access to. We have a hope that has come and redeemed us from the road of destruction we had been traveling before we were saved (Matthew 7:13). We have an indescribable love of a father that won’t leave u...

This semester has been a whirlwind, and honestly I can’t believe it’s November. Where has the time gone?!? Even though this year has gone by quickly there has been a statement that has been popped up a few times, “Make sure to use wisdom in the situation”. The other version I have been hearing as well is, “It sounds like you have been using wisdom in the situation”. I know as christians we often hear those two phrases or something closely parallel to them, but what exactly is “wisdom”? Dictionary.com defines wisdom as “the quality or state of being wise; knowledge of what is true or right coupled with just judgment as to action; sagacity, discernment, or insight”. However, I am still scratching my head when I read this definition, so I took time to look up what God has to say about wisdom.  As I used my study Bible to do my research I realized that the Bible has a lot to say about wisdom. Proverbs 3:13 says, “Happy is the man who finds wisdom, and the man who gains understand...

How is it that you created this world that spins endlessly? That you chose to breath life into a body of  shame  and scars?  Of emptiness? These eyes lost in the sea of life, With memories that haunt and mock.  A heart that feels mangled by hopelessness. Yet, the crickets burst with song,  Praise adoring your name.  Butterflies soar with  majestic  beauty,  The skies radiate with clarity,  The sun rains down its warmth,  It doesn’t seem right,  That w retchedness  has life.  There is a sense of adoration that fills the air,  Love envelops this worthlessness in worthiness.  Why?  Did this body deserve it? These hands of disrespect.  Feet of treachery.  Voice of shame.  A body full of regret.  This worthlessness has…. life? How? You walked a rugged road,  Died without a fight.  Were rejected and scorned....