Encouraging Words, Scripture, Quotes, Poetry

Scripture, quotes, and messages that inspire the God breathed Word into life

Confidence in Jesus

Nothing shatters our confidence more than trusting the wrong words, person, or situation. It makes us second guess our abilities.  However, that only occurs if we do not trust Jesus first and foremost nor believe in His ability to know what to do. The only one who can be trusted without a shadow of doubt […]

Confidence in Jesus Read More »

Seeing Good

The way we see life is a reflection of ourselves. Need a heart change? Ask  Jesus for it. There is good to be found in our everyday lives. Seek to see everything and everyone through God’s eyes. Make that a priority, and notice how you are drawn to finding the good even in the worst

Seeing Good Read More »

Prepared for Change

There are seasons of life for all of us that are really hard, particularly sad, full of difficulties, and haunted by uncertainties. We want change to hurry up and come so we can feel good, comfortable, and at ease again. What we do not realize during those times is that in order for change to

Prepared for Change Read More »

Relationship

While you are occupying earth, do you ever ask yourself if you are fulfilling God’s purpose and destiny for your life? Without living out our God-given purpose, humans become no better than animals who live in survival mode day in and day out. Ants establish hierarchy to build their colony. Without those roles and responsibilities,

Relationship Read More »

Blessed Day

The Lord still blesses us even though life may be falling apart all around the world. Holy never leaves us without. Reach out and have a conversation with Jesus throughout this day and every day. You will find your worth, your blessings, your calm within, and your day will end in thankfulness. Shalom, in Jesus’

Blessed Day Read More »

Strong Within

The world has a way of tearing us apart day by day. Stressed people, raging drivers, death of loved ones, illness, trauma, and unwanted  circumstances take its toll turning hearts hard, cold, and distressed. It does not have to be that way. The strongest people are those who are able to scrub the world from

Strong Within Read More »

Let God

It is hard to let go and let God. In this world, we taught to make it on our own. Yet, We can not do that and follow God closely. Mary learned that lesson when Jesus stayed in the temple teaching while they began the travel home. After a day, she and Joseph realized Jesus

Let God Read More »

Success

Our purpose in life on earth can be buried under the rubble of societies expectations, cultural constraints, career climbing, and busyness while accumulating wealth and possessions. This is not success in life, for all of these can be gone tomorrow on the whim of the economy, government interference, or unexpected hardships. Success in life begins

Success Read More »

The Promise of Strength

Life is a balancing act of focus. If we focus on the pain, we miss the blessing of comfort that only Jesus can give. There are always two sides in life. Which do you choose? When life gets difficult, God will always give us the strength to get through it if we focus on finding

The Promise of Strength Read More »

Jar of Life

Each day, we have certain responsibilities, tasks, and duties to fulfill. We must ask ourselves if we go about those daily routines with the teachings of Jesus at the forefront. In essence, we are the jars of clay molded in the image of God. Don’t let your jar of life on earth become so full

Jar of Life Read More »