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What is Hope?

Cindy2019-12-19T05:33:32+00:00

Are you or a loved one passing through a season of suffering? Perhaps you’re wondering, “Where is God in all this? Why do innocent people suffer? Why do bad things happen to good people? If God loves me, why is He allowing me to go through this?” Sometimes, it’s hard to understand why we experience hurtful, painful experiences – even when we love God and are wholeheartedly serving Him. Without trying to minimize your pain, I want to encourage you that suffering does not just randomly happen in our lives. God does not bring suffering our way – it comes because [...]

What is Hope?Cindy2019-12-19T05:33:32+00:00

Perseverance: How Do I Persevere and What Happens When I Do?

Cindy2019-06-11T16:41:18+00:00

How do we persevere through those times that just don’t make sense – when there’s grief when there are questions when there’s hurt? We know where to be on the alert because our enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour (1 Peter 5:8). We literally live in a war zone, not against flesh and blood, but against the spiritual forces of evil (Ephesians 6:12). We don’t want to live in fear of persecution, but we need to be prepared and built up spiritually so we’re not destroyed by it – instead, we are [...]

Perseverance: How Do I Persevere and What Happens When I Do?Cindy2019-06-11T16:41:18+00:00

Persecution: How Do We Respond?

Cindy2019-05-29T17:28:57+00:00

Sometimes, discussing the topic of persecution is like feeding spinach to a baby. The baby is happy to get banana, but with spinach, you just have to keep putting it back in! As Christians, we love hearing about the good stuff, but we have to realize that there’s going to be hard times as well. Are we prepared to go through the suffering of persecution? And are we ready to persevere? The more we grow in God, the more our light will shine in dark places, and the more noticeable we will be. It’s like Isaiah 60:1-2 says, “Arise, shine, for [...]

Persecution: How Do We Respond?Cindy2019-05-29T17:28:57+00:00

Persecution: Where Does It Come From?

Cindy2019-05-21T15:16:43+00:00

We all love an underdog story – a Cinderella story – where someone climbs to the top, overcoming all kinds of circumstances. We love that! And, when we’re watching a sports event – we secretly do not cheer for the team or person who is the ten-time champion – the ones that have been on a roll for ten years or whatever. We’re saying, “Where’s the underdog that’s going to topple these people?” And when that underdog shows up, we’re all rooting for him or her! Why? Because we all identify with the suffering. We identify with the struggle. Everybody [...]

Persecution: Where Does It Come From?Cindy2019-05-21T15:16:43+00:00

Persecution: What’s Happening and Why?

Cindy2019-05-06T18:21:15+00:00

On Sunday morning, November 5, 2017, worshippers at Sutherland Springs First Baptist Church heard shots ring out in the parking lot, and looked up in horror to see a man in the doorway, wearing black tactical gear and wielding a semi-automatic rifle. He began systematically shooting virtually everyone in the pews. When the massacre was over, 26 men, women, children and babies lay dead or dying, with another 20 injured. The killer was from our nearby community of New Braunfels, Texas. As I was praying over my brothers and sisters, God reminded me of the thrill of victory and the [...]

Persecution: What’s Happening and Why?Cindy2019-05-06T18:21:15+00:00

See! Advance! Shout! Advancing in the Presence of God

Cindy2019-03-04T11:37:33+00:00

Do you have a stronghold in your life? Perhaps you need a physical or an emotional healing? Perhaps there’s some problem that blocking the fullness of life in your marriage, your family, your career or ministry. Or perhaps the stronghold is in your mind – negative thinking that is preventing you from moving forward – that needs to be taken captive. Joshua had a literal stronghold – the great fortress city of Jericho. And God had given him three keywords on how to take the city: See! Advance! Shout! What did God mean by “see?” “See! I have delivered Jericho into [...]

See! Advance! Shout! Advancing in the Presence of GodCindy2019-03-04T11:37:33+00:00

Kingdom Character: Growing in Peace

Cindy2019-03-10T17:37:58+00:00

If you turn on the television or radio or observe social media, much of what you’ll see is trouble, heartache, and fear. Peace is something that people desire to have down deep inside, but it’s not easy to achieve without God. Jesus knew that we would face trouble in this world when He said to His disciples: “These things I have spoken to you, so that in Me you may have peace. In the world you have tribulation, but take courage; I have overcome the world” (John 16:33). We can count on His peace to sustain and comfort us during difficulties. [...]

Kingdom Character: Growing in PeaceCindy2019-03-10T17:37:58+00:00

Give God Your Burdens

Carol2019-03-14T17:13:42+00:00

Faith is trusting that Gid will settle the accounts with those who have been unjust and unfair with you. The psalmist David wrote: "Cast your burden on the Lord, and He shall sustain you; He shall never permit the righteous to be moved"(Ps. 55:22). No one travels the road of life without being affected by injustice at one time or another. But the worst thing that can happen to you is to develop victimitis. Victimitis is carrying your grudge and nursing the hurts. This only produces a whole new batch of emotional demons to torment your soul! Resentment, anger, self-pity and [...]

Give God Your BurdensCarol2019-03-14T17:13:42+00:00

5 Levels of Faith

Carol2019-03-14T17:16:21+00:00

As we wrap up this series on faith, I want to share with you the various levels of faith that are demonstrated throughout Scripture. Jesus loves every ounce of faith we have, and he responds to all levels of faith…even the smallest, most meager display of faith. Tenacious faith: The woman with the issue of blood battled the crowd and dared to touch the edge of Jesus’ garment – Jesus’ prayer cloth. The tassels on his prayer cloth represented pomegranates, which are symbolic of the promises of God. She was unclean and would not have been allowed to touch a rabbi [...]

5 Levels of FaithCarol2019-03-14T17:16:21+00:00

When Perception is Everything

Cindy2015-02-19T15:41:35+00:00

-: It's February 2015 and 6 months since my first and last blog post. Since relocating my family, life and business, it has been a whirlwind of change to say the least. And although most of the change has been really good, it has still been really hard and at times, very stressful. In general, I personally am usually okay with change. In fact, I like to create change! But I also REALLY like to be in control of it! Like anything in life, however, we are often not in control of the circumstances or the details that can arise. What [...]

When Perception is EverythingCindy2015-02-19T15:41:35+00:00