by Jodie Stevens | Jan 19, 2015 | Choices, Emotional Difficulties & Addiction, Forgiveness |
A friend once told me she didn’t think God could ever forgive her for the things she’d done. Unfortunately, many people allow their guilt to block them from God’s grace and mercy by condemning themselves. It’s like a false form of pride when we play jury and judge by...
by Jodie Stevens | Jan 15, 2015 | Hope, Patience |
There are many prayers I’ve wanted to quit praying because it seemed like answers would never come. Sometimes I would stop for a period of time out of frustration. However, Matthew 7:7 & 8 tells us: “Keep on asking, and you will be given what you ask for. Keep on...
by Jodie Stevens | Jan 5, 2015 | Emotional Difficulties & Addiction |
“Do you want to get well?” Jesus asks the invalid lying near the healing waters at the pool of Bethesda after learning he’d been in the same condition for thirty eight years (John 5: 1-15). Instead of an affirmative: “Yes I want to get well” He responds with several...
by Jodie Stevens | Dec 9, 2014 | Hope, Love |
At Christmas time we give gifts to one another to celebrate the ultimate one we have received, eternal life through our Savior Jesus Christ. It’s a gift so massive that nothing can contain it. It’s like a volcano that explodes with joy, its lava is love and out of it...
by Jodie Stevens | Dec 3, 2014 | Boundaries, Emotional Difficulties & Addiction, Fear and Anxiety, Hope, Patience |
I asked God to give me a husband and He did, after way too many years of loneliness. I asked God to help me get sober and He did, a thousand regrets later than I wanted. I asked God help me find me the right job and He did, after at least a dozen wrong ones. I asked...
