by Jodie Stevens | May 21, 2018 | Choices, Fear and Anxiety, Happiness, Thankfulness |
“As pharaoh approached, the Israelite’s looked up, and there were Egyptians marching after them. They were terrified and cried out to the Lord: “Was it because there were no graves in Egypt that you brought us to the desert to die?” (Exodus 10-11) Moses tells...
by Jodie Stevens | Apr 29, 2018 | Choices, Emotional Difficulties & Addiction, Forgiveness, Happiness, Hope, Love, Thankfulness |
One definition of ‘trade’ reads: “To exchange articles of more or less even value.” I traded in: Addiction for freedom; anger for peace; loneliness for love; self-pity for empowerment; emptiness for fulfillment; shame for honor; failure for success; aimlessness for...
by Jodie Stevens | Apr 25, 2018 | Choices, Happiness, Hope, Love |
“Now to Him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us” (Ephesians 3:20). I was on a hike with some friends a while back when I tried to catch a photo of a beautiful butterfly but I wasn’t fast...
by Jodie Stevens | Apr 24, 2018 | Forgiveness, Happiness, Hope, Love |
A Grant study done over a 75-year period determined that love is the secret to a fulfilling life, which probably comes as no surprise to you. In fact, one man named Godfrey went into the study with bleak prospects for life satisfaction. He had the lowest rating for...
by Jodie Stevens | Apr 19, 2018 | Fear and Anxiety, Hope |
When we were in Israel we sailed across the Lake of Galilee. It was glorious! Rays of sunlight glistened through the clouds creating heavenly beams of light that illuminated the water. I couldn’t believe I was in the same place where Jesus calmed the wind and waves....
