by Jodie Stevens | Dec 14, 2015 | Choices, Emotional Difficulties & Addiction, Fear and Anxiety, Hope, Patience |
“In the history of the Christian church, the tendency has been to avoid being identified with the sufferings of Jesus Christ. People have sought to carry out God’s orders through a shortcut of their own. God’s way is always the way of suffering— the way of the...
by Jodie Stevens | Dec 4, 2015 | Choices, Fear and Anxiety, Hope, Love |
After the recent tragedy in San Bernardino The New York Daily News touted the headline “God Isn’t Fixing This.” When God sent His only son Jesus Christ as a sacrifice He ‘fixed’ the problem of sin through forgiveness, atonement, and...
by Jodie Stevens | Nov 30, 2015 | Hope, Love, Thankfulness |
Like many people I’d heard about the Father, Son, Holy Spirit Trinity for years but never gave it much thought. In John 17:5 when Jesus is about to be crucified He says: “Now, Father, bring me into the glory we shared before the world began.” I admit...
by Jodie Stevens | Nov 19, 2015 | Choices, Emotional Difficulties & Addiction, Happiness, Hope, Love, Patience |
What joy for those whose strength comes from the Lord, who have set their minds on a pilgrimage to Jerusalem. When they walk through the valley of weeping, it will become a place of refreshing springs. The autumn rains will clothe it with blessings. They will...
by Jodie Stevens | Nov 3, 2015 | Choices, Emotional Difficulties & Addiction, Forgiveness, Hope, Love, Patience |
It’s been written that ‘success is a journey, not a destination.’ As it relates to spirituality, it couldn’t be more beautifully said than ‘The Peace Prayer’ (or the Eleventh Step Prayer) by St. Francis of Assisi: Lord, make me an instrument of Thy peace; Where there...
by Jodie Stevens | Aug 6, 2015 | Emotional Difficulties & Addiction, Hope, Patience, Thankfulness |
I feel Gods presence the most in my darkest times. His power seems greatest in my weakest moments. Sometimes pain exposes our vulnerability and opens the door for God to do a work in us that can become a powerful testimony. The apostle Paul begged God 3 times to...
