Your Attitude of Gratitude Raises Your Altitude (Excerpts from Grow Through It: 7 Healing Practices That Cultivate Resilience by Essie Faye) “But [as for me], I will sacrifice to You With the voice of thanksgiving; I shall pay that which I have vowed. Salvation is from the Lord!” Jonah 2:9 AMP “Rejoice in the Lord...
Humility—The Growth Factor (Adapted from “Grow Through It: 7 Healing Practices That Cultivate Resilience” by Essie Faye) “Finally, I confessed all my sins to you and stopped trying to hide my guilt. I said to myself, “I will confess my rebellion to the Lord.” And you forgave me! All my guilt is gone. Psalms 32:5...
Planted and Grounded (Adapted from Grow Through It: 7 Healing Practices That Cultivate Resilience – Essie Faye) “He shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that brings forth its fruit in its season, whose leaf also shall not wither; and whatever he does shall prosper.” Psalms 1:3 NKJV In order to...
Time for a Heart Check Have you ever found yourself teetering and tottering between trusting God and fearing for your circumstances, whether it be finances, job security, knowledge and understanding, whether you have enough? What more does God have to say about the subject of fear and His love for us? We’ve all read countless...
God Knows, Sees & Cares (Inspired by Trusting God’s Plan in the Waiting devotional) “In the middle of your wait, you may only be seeing one small puzzle piece of a much greater puzzle. Your puzzle piece or situation may literally make you feel puzzled, wondering how this will ever fit or be fixed. But...
Out of the Darkness Comes… (Inspired by Trusting God’s Plan in the Waiting devotional) God grows us while we’re yet in dark places—like a seed underground that is nourished and flourishes until it is ready to be exposed in the light. It is a place that causes us to lean fully on Him, free from...
Free Your Mind (Adapted from Trusting God’s Plan in the Waiting devotional) Guilt and fear create a false narrative that poisons your perspective. So be careful what you allow to creep into your spirit. When we are waiting, how often do we create a scenario in our minds that simply isn’t true because we don’t...
But God…. (Adapted from Trusting God’s Plan in the Waiting devotional) “No matter how bad your circumstances, if you can ask to see God’s perspective, your wait will have purpose because you will grow.” This was Joseph’s life. Even though things got really bad, he was able to stay faithful and trust God throughout the...
And the Glory Belongs To… Give God His “Creds” We know the difference between when God does something great in our lives versus us doing it out of our own strength. And yet, we sometimes lean towards taking the credit instead of giving God the praise. And God is not pleased when we steal His...
Patiently Trusting In God’s Provision (Inspired by Trusting God’s Plan in the Waiting devotional, Day 😎 Sometimes we get frustrated and discouraged in waiting and just want a get out of jail free card (you remember the Monopoly game). We inadvertently end up putting our “eggs” or trust in a person instead of God. We...
