The Abundant Single Life!

How many of you know that any time is a good time to take inventory of the condition of your heart with the Holy Spirit as your guide? Often times it’s a painful situation in our lives that catapults us into cleaning out the clutter in our hearts, though. Situations like this: A romantic relationship doesn’t work out Waiting for someone to return your love Sharing your love with another and they don’t respond favorably Waiting in the desert where it seems like the blessing of God’s rain (promises) are far away Fill in the blank with your particular difficult situation  It is through these painful situations that God nudges us, perhaps sometimes even thrusts us, into the refining fire.   Surrendering to the One who places us there is key to being purified and experiencing the abundant life God has for us. There have been many times in my life that situations like the above have made me realize my own shortcomings. God gives me a choice every time I face my own ...

Have you ever been in love with love? It is driven by a deep desire to love and be loved but somehow gets twisted in the process of seeking after that love. Let me explain. Being in love with love is an obsession of being with someone, anyone, just so you are no longer single and feel a sense of being loved. Now that we are in the peak of the holiday season, I’m wondering how many singles are being bombarded with the desire to simply be in a relationship.   There is nothing wrong with this desire, but it is what we do with it that matters. Christmas time and celebrating the New Year can elicit joy and cheer, but if we’re not careful what we focus on, it can also move us into a place of sadness, self-pity, and discontentment. The question is how will we deal with the tension of having a desire that goes unmet? Will we throw away our trust in God and try to make something happen in our own strength? Or will we trust and obey the One who knows best and is working for our best...

“Forgiveness is a mighty spiritual issue. It defies human logic because it’s not about this earth. And when by God’s grace we choose, willfully, intentionally to forgive, the enemy is defeated one more time.” Sheila Walsh My last blog post  revealed the freedom forgiving others brings and how it is the key to forward movement and experiencing the abundant life God has for all of us! It is so important that I am mapping out how to forgive someone. Even though I grew up loving Jesus and receiving His grace from a very young age, I still didn’t fully understand how to forgive someone and extend the same grace I had received from God until I was in my mid-twenties. My breakthrough moment came after studying the Bible about forgiveness and having a friend walk me through forgiving others in prayer. While I can’t sit down with each of you and walk you through the same process, my prayer is that this blog post along with the Holy Spirit and the Bible, will be helpful guides for your ...

Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as Christ God forgave you.                                                                                                                                        ~Ephesians 4:32 Forgiveness is one of the most powerful tools in living the abundant life. Forgiving activates freedom to live in such a way that you can experience the impossible. I believe this is why forgiveness is often misunderstood and even opposed in our society. We settle for the counterfeit, which is a spirit of entitlement and taking justice into our own hands. Think about it. Countless songs have been wri...