by Jodie Stevens | Jul 16, 2018 | Choices, Emotional Difficulties & Addiction, Happiness, Hope |
“Don’t wear yourself out trying to get rich. Be wise enough to know when to quit. In the blink of an eye wealth disappears, for it will sprout wings and fly like an eagle” (Proverbs 23:4-5). I admit I’m a sucker for a good boutique. Especially ones with home décor...
by Jodie Stevens | Jul 2, 2018 | Choices, Forgiveness, Happiness, Hope, Love |
“…But if anyone does sin, we have an advocate who pleads our case before the father. He is Jesus Christ, the one who is truly righteous. He himself is the sacrifice that atones for our sins-and not only our sins but the sins of all the world” (1 John 2:1-2). Although...
by Jodie Stevens | Jun 26, 2018 | Happiness, Hope, Love, Thankfulness |
“I would rather walk with a friend in the dark, than alone in the light” – Helen Keller God has brought many dear friends into my life over the years. Some were for a season while others are for a lifetime. One thing I know for sure is I would not be who I am...
by Jodie Stevens | May 29, 2018 | Choices, Emotional Difficulties & Addiction, Forgiveness, Happiness, Hope, Love |
“You see, at just the right time, when we were still powerless, Christ died for the un-godly. Very rarely will anyone die for a righteous man, though for a good man someone might possibly dare to die. But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were...
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...
