by Jodie Stevens | Mar 16, 2014 | Choices, Emotional Difficulties & Addiction, Hope, Thankfulness |
I’ve never heard a believer say that God isn’t good. Many people that don’t know Him blame Him for their troubles and all the suffering in the world. But Romans 5:12 tells us that: “When Adam sinned, sin entered the world. Adam’s sin brought death, so death spread to...
by Jodie Stevens | Mar 12, 2014 | Choices, Emotional Difficulties & Addiction, Fear and Anxiety, Hope |
A lot of churches have a saying; ‘come as you are.’ There’s a reason for this. I don’t think it’s that we should show up in pajamas or gym clothes. It means we should come in our brokenness. We bring our struggles and addictions; wounds and afflictions; illness, shame...
by Jodie Stevens | Jan 25, 2014 | Patience |
People always say: “Don’t pray for patience.” It’s because that prayer will bring about difficulties we just don’t have the patience to deal with. Sounds like a ‘lose-lose’ situation doesn’t it? By the time I’d...
by Jodie Stevens | Jan 25, 2014 | Thankfulness |
When I open the fridge and groan that there’s nothing to eat, I remind myself there’s plenty; it’s just that nothing looks good. I’m made aware of my abundance every day at the gym, surely it’s a place I wouldn’t frequent were I...
by Jodie Stevens | Jan 23, 2014 | Humor, Love |
God brought my husband into my life right about the time I made peace with being single. I was having a great time making friends in the singles ministry at church. I was enjoying everyone, except one guy who I thought was really annoying. And to make matters worse,...
