“And take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit (which is the word of God).” – Ephesians 6:17 Welcome to another week of our study! This week, we will be focusing on the Helmet of Salvation. I love how today’s SOAP verse, Ephesians 6:17, doesn’t ask whether
“For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.” – Matthew 6:21 Where is your treasure upon which all of your love is targeted? Your spouse, your child, money, career, or a ministry? Or is it Christ and His inheritance? I would love to tell
My whole life all I’ve ever wanted to be was a wife and a mother. In my mind, I’d meet some great guy in college, get engaged and get married the summer after graduation. Then a couple years later we would start our family and live happily ever after. That’s
“Whoever does not carry his own cross and follow me cannot be my disciple.” – Luke 14:27 I remember a time from my childhood when I really, really wanted a specific toy. I asked my mom for it and she told me I could get the toy if
In our fast-paced culture, it is hard to wait. We are accustomed to getting what we want or need at an ever-increasing speed. Fast food sometimes isn’t fast enough anymore. Our internet speeds are instant, no longer the dial-up wait times of the past. Even being able to talk or
I struggle with perfectionism in my flesh, and this often seeps into my relationships. For the longest time, I thought that I had to be “perfect” to be loved. Along with this belief, I thought that my friendships could be “perfect,” too. I can remember many times when I was
I love worship music. Some of my most powerful moments with God have been during worship, listening to the body of Christ praising His name. When I close my eyes and focus on the words I’m singing back to the Lord, I’m more aware of the presence of the Holy
In his noteworthy book Mere Christianity, theologian C.S. Lewis said: “Look for yourself, and you will find in the long run only hatred, loneliness, despair, rage, ruin, and decay. But look for Christ and you will find Him, and with Him everything else thrown in.” Jesus is the Son of
With five young kids, our house is pretty much a hurricane of chaos from the time the alarm goes off in the morning until bedtime. There is always a meal to prepare, a storybook to read, a mess to clean, supplies to be ordered, a child to correct, a fight
I sat across from a friend sharing coffee and conversation when I confessed a longing I had been hiding. After the words were out of my mouth, I almost wished I could push the rewind button and take the desire of my heart back. But the words had been spoken,