He calls us to forgive
Without an acknowledgment of wrong from the one who hurt us,
Without repentance or contrition from the one who wronged us,
Without an apology or a promise to do better from the one who offended us,
We are exhorted to forgive just as freely as we were forgiven.
Women, Know Your Place!
The fight was never intended to be man vs. woman. The fight was intended to be man AND woman vs. the darkness.
I Will Fight For You
In my head, I wrote a logical yet somewhat angry case for my position . I logically laid out my demands with just a whiff of sarcasm and a smidgen of condescension. I was ready to go into battle and fight for what I felt I needed; what felt I deserved.
Corrected by Jesus
Today, as I was sitting at my desk with anxiety raging, I heard the song, “Be still and know I am God,” playing in the background. I had to laugh. Jesus was saying to me, what He said to Martha.
“Melissa, Melissa, stop the fretting. Stop making a fuss over the temporary. Be still and enjoy my presence.”
Fight Like Captain America
At that moment, my numbness ignited into passion. My anger into indignation. My disillusion into faith. The enemy had over played his hands!
Fashioned
She was fashioned.
Not from his head to rule over him.
Not from his foot to rule under him
But from his rib to rule beside him.
Hopeful New Year
Father we ask that 2023 be a year of breakthroughs, miracles, open doors, and salvations.
We declare, 2023 will be a year of freedom - freedom from the lies of the enemy, from past hurts, and bitterness.
I Need Hope
For minutes, she held me tightly and sobbed in my arms. I hope she felt seen by God. I hope she felt loved by Jesus. I hope she knew when I hugged her she was being hugged by the Father.
Pot-Stirrer
Peter caused unrest with the Jewish community by preaching Jesus and healing. He caused unrest with his fellow believers by eating with and including Gentiles in the salvation plan. He was beaten, jailed, threaten yet he continue to stir the pot.
The Named and the Unnamed
You are the little child Jesus loves. And regardless to your status in society, you are free to go boldly into His throne room of grace. Jesus is no respector of your position, your bank account, your number of Facebook followers. We all have equal access to Him regardless if we go to church twice a week or if we haven’t dawned a church our entire lives.