Do you know what a squatter is? It’s one who settles on property that is not his or hers. “Squatters Rights” is a concept that someone who occupies a property owned by someone else without legal permission can eventually claim that property as their own. Our mind is part of the temple of the Holy Spirit. Before we accept Christ, our brain is open for whoever and whatever thoughts want to come in and occupy our mind. Squatters will come in and settle in your mind and try and t

Twelve years ago today, I was given a diagnosis of stage 3C cancer. I was devastated and struggled to have hope. It became one of the hardest realities in my life. It seemed God was silent when I had been living my life to please Him and yet here I was experiencing great suffering. I had no explanation for why I should go through this. Early in my Christian walk, I would stay away from the book of Job because it was scary to me what Job suffered through. He was tested to an e

n the movie, the Princess Diary’s, Mia is a young girl living a regular, normal life and going to school like everyone else. One day, the Queen of Genovia comes to visit Mia Thermopolis. She tells her she is not just Mia, but her granddaughter. She tells her she is the princess of Genovia and is in line to rule the country. She explains to her that she can help her learn to become royalty. Mia is shocked and in disbelief. The Queen says “the truth is you ARE a princess.” Mia

Why don’t we step out in faith more often? Fear of failure is often why we don’t step out. The what if I fall scares us. The “what if’s” in life scare us. The more out of the ordinary it seems, the more we question “what if”. Moses had several heartfelt “what if’s” for God. God told Moses to lead the Israelites out of slavery into Egypt to the Promised Land. Moses said “What if?” What if they ask me who I am to deliver a message from you? What if they ask me who you are? What

Do we call ourselves a “Christian”? We know every Bible verse but does our life show we actually believe every verse we can recite? Have we been on mission trips and seen God work but the lessons don’t stick? Do we know the Christmas story, the books of the Bible in order, the names of the 12 disciples? Do we taken great notes on every sermon but we put no action to what we write down? Can we quote current Christian phrases like “faith over fear.” If I was asked if I’m a Chri

“Giving brings a far greater blessing than receiving.” Acts 20:35 TPT It’s the time of the year when we receive gifts and give gifts. I know most of us love to receive gifts, but, at the same time, giving is a blessing also. I love to give someone a gift that I think they’ll “like” and it turns out they LOVE it. It brought them so much excitement, you can see the joy on their face for what you’ve given to them is truly better. The tradition of giving gifts at Christmas comes

“ I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly.” John 10:10 Often people who are not facing death, talk about not being able to wait to get to heaven. Though I faced a strong possibility of dying from cancer, I could wait. I wasn’t in a hurry. I was still enjoying life and there was still so much more to do and to taste of life. Life is a full, abundant, bountiful Thanksgiving feast. My life was a full and delicious, satisfying dinner. I was

In your life, do you have a situation where there’s an obstacle or block that needs to move or change? You need a change in your situation. Have you prayed about it and nothing seems to be happening? In John 5:1-9, there’s a pool called Bethesda. It’s where sick people, blind, lame, and paralyzed are waiting to be healed by the moving of the water. They need a change in their situation. There was a particular lame man who had been there for 38 years. Jesus asks him “do you wa

“This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything, according to His will, He will hear us. And if we know that He hears us – whatever we ask – we know that we have what we asked of Him.” I John 5:14-15 Today, when I asked Siri and Alexa for some information, it occurred to me that I may be speaking to Siri and Alexa more than I talk to God. When I call, I know they’ll answer. They respond quickly and have the information I need. When I talk or pray t

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“Then he took his staff in his hand, chose five smooth stones from the stream, put them in the pouch or pocket of his shepherds bag..” I...

Back in December, Stan and I felt like God called us to move to Indiana. There’s been a lot of flopping back and forth and struggling to...

I don’t know why a revelation of this message came to me today, but I decided it is appropriate with Father’s Day coming this weekend....

“Herod made sure that Peter was securely bound with 2 chains. Peter was sound asleep between 2 soldiers, with additional guards stationed...

“Noah obeyed all that Yahweh had commanded him.” Genesis‬ ‭7‬:‭5‬ ‭TPT‬‬ The ark Noah built was built in obedience to what God said to...

“Since we have this confidence, we can also have great boldness before Him, for if we ask anything agreeable to His will, He will hear...

This is a updated repost of my original, first blog. I have many new subscribers and wanted to share the beginning and welcome these new...