Believers can learn a lot by considering 1 Kings 19:1-9:For the last few years, it seems as though I have been running at a pace with God I never have before. Now, mind you, this is a good thing, because this has not just been in ministry but in my personal life as...
Things have been extremely challenging for a number of leaders. There have been difficult situations in physical, financial and relational areas of life.These challenges hold the potential to stir discouragement, weariness and hopelessness. In some instances, the pain...
I believe we are at a point in time where we will see John 14:12 ignite within our lives: "Truly, truly I say to you, he who believes in Me will do the works that I do also. And he will do greater works than these, because I am going to My Father."It is exciting, and...
I heard the Lord say, "I am anointing my people to be spiritual firecrackers."I felt this was not just an anointing but a mantle He is placing on His forerunners. Firecrackers are not just loud; they are beautiful. People are drawn to them, and they bring light to the...
I was at a prayer meeting yesterday, and there was conversation about a friend's 10-month-old grandson trying to reach an object in front of him. This babe was crawling toward the object, and his dad kept moving it further away as he moved toward it. It got to a point...
Merriam Webster defines "fracture" this way: "the result of fracturing: break; the act or process of breaking or the state of being broken."Synonyms for the word include: break, break up, bust, disintegrate, dismember, disrupt and fragment.Doesn't this describe what...
What Is Truth?According to Webster's Dictionary, truth is "(1) the body of real things, events, and facts; (2) the state of being the case; (3) often capitalized: a transcendent fundamental or spiritual reality.It can also mean "a judgment, proposition, or idea that...
Genesis 15:6 (AMP) says, "Then Abram believed in (affirmed, trusted in, relied on, remained steadfast to) the Lord; and He counted (credited) it to him as righteousness (doing right in regard to God and man)."Righteousness is also defined as being in right standing...
I was sitting in church one day, and a sister came over to me and asked how I was. Considering I am moving through what seems to be an endless trial, I said to her, "The story is still being written."Her response to me was, "Seems like the theme for this season, for...
I learned a great lesson from an Aglow prison ministry leader whom I had years ago. She said, "Protect the anointing at all cost." Her words indicated that sin was the biggest issue with man, and that the way to protect the anointing was to avoid sin when it knocks at...
I was at lunch recently with a sister who has been through an incredibly hard year. I cannot even describe all she and her husband have been through, in almost every area of their lives.Some things just bizarre, and occurring in a seemingly relentless and often...
Recently, I ventured out for a daily prayer walk in a fine mist rain. At the end of that walk, I heard in my spirit, these are God's tears. I sensed that the waters we see and the volume of rains covering many places these days are indicative of the sorrow God is...