One Woman's Faith

Surrender

  • Messy faith is still faith!

    One morning after I made my bed, I turned to see that one of my decorative pillows was upside down. This might not seem like a notable thing to most folks, but to a woman whose faith is sometimes messy,… Continue reading

  • The Power of Prayer

    I have not always valued the art of praying as a spiritual discipline – and the impact your prayers can make on someone else’s life.  Quite frankly, I still struggle with being a true prayer warrior; however, I am a… Continue reading

  • Tantrums and Grace

    Have you ever thrown a fit when talking to the Lord? I mean, mine was more like a tantrum, but who’s comparing, right?! Anyway, the few brief moments and months leading up to my toddler outburst had been hard –… Continue reading

  • Read it All

    In a recent conversation about the harder parts of the Old Testament, someone said, “I don’t understand the point of it all – it’s so confusing – why read it at all?!?” I understood where he was coming from. So… Continue reading

  • The GRID of the Gospel

    What joyful challenge and comfort it is when the chapters and verses of the good news and message of Jesus Christ (the Gospel) run parallel and perpendicular to one another, pointing the way which I should go – the most… Continue reading

  • The Power of Prayer

    Author and speaker, John Ortberg challenged me when he stated, “Many people believe that their prayers won’t change God’s actions, so they ask themselves what the point is of praying.” It reminded me I am often much like the father… Continue reading

  • Abigail’s Appellant Faith

    “Come near to the holy men and women of the past and you will soon feel the heat of their desire after God.” Tozer’s words echoed within me as I sat down to listen as my Father introduced me to… Continue reading

  • Going in Circles

    It was a late-into-the-night kind of experience when the Lord brought me to a soul moving passage of Scripture five years ago. I remember sitting in the middle of my bed crying and begging God to speak to me- to… Continue reading

  • Day 3 on Day 1

    Last month, I opened my life up to a circle friends and asked them to hold me accountable in my study of God’s Word. I beseeched them to inquire how my Purpose Driven Life Bible study was going, and to… Continue reading

  • Kindergarten Science

    For this teacher, Kindergarten Science is often a beautiful lesson in life. Just this week, we discussed how sometimes, with temperature variations, substances can undergo reversible changes (such as with water being frozen and then thawed.) But that also, with… Continue reading