by Jodie Stevens | Apr 18, 2016 | Choices, Emotional Difficulties & Addiction, Fear and Anxiety, Happiness, Love |
I know it doesn’t sound very holy, but sometimes I chuckle in church when I’m singing worship songs like I Surrender All because I know how difficult it is to surrender anything. I usually surrender my will after I’ve tried it my way a thousand times, proving the...
by Jodie Stevens | Apr 14, 2016 | Hope, Choices, Emotional Difficulties & Addiction, Happiness, Patience |
“…We rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, and endurance produces character, and character produces hope…” (Romans 5:3-4) When I experience difficulties I admit I don’t always rejoice in them. However, I do see...
by Jodie Stevens | Feb 11, 2016 | Choices, Emotional Difficulties & Addiction, Love |
Every day I ask God to teach me to love better, because I think in general I don’t do it very well. If I’m going to love someone well, I have to be mindful of what’s best for them. Sometimes that means telling people things they don’t want to hear....
by Jodie Stevens | Jan 11, 2016 | Choices, Emotional Difficulties & Addiction, Fear and Anxiety, Hope |
“O our God, will You not judge them? For we are powerless before this great multitude who are coming against us; nor do we know what to do, but our eyes are on You.” (2 Chronicles 20:12) In this amazing story King Jehoshaphat commanded the people of Judah...
by Jodie Stevens | Dec 21, 2015 | Choices, Happiness, Hope, Love |
How would Jesus want us to celebrate His birthday this Christmas? How about pulling our hair out because our calendar is too full? Agonizing over finding the perfect gifts? Maxing out the credit cards buying them? Living in a state of dread awaiting the January...
