by Jodie Stevens | Jan 14, 2019 | Hope, Love, Patience |
In my last post I talked about how in our desire to hear God’s voice regarding the various things in our lives, we often forget one thing…God is love. 1 John chapter 4 tells us: “Dear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God. Everyone who loves...
by Jodie Stevens | Jan 3, 2019 | Choices, Emotional Difficulties & Addiction, Happiness, Hope |
The last five years have been tumultuous to say the least. I experienced a friend’s betrayal in a business endeavor gone awry. The death of my brother in 2015 marked a tragic end to his twenty-five-year battle with addiction leaving irreversible physical and emotional...
by Jodie Stevens | Nov 28, 2018 | Choices, Forgiveness, Happiness, Hope |
Grace is God Acting in my life to accomplish what I cannot accomplish on my own – Dallas Willard It’s amazing to realize God‘s grace is so much more than forgiveness of our sins-heaven is it’s eternal reward; but God wants His grace to flow through us in this...
by Jodie Stevens | Aug 20, 2018 | Forgiveness, Hope, Love |
God can take our wrongs and use them to create beauty, restoration and victory. He is compassion and forgiveness. Rarely do we face the full consequences of our actions, when we acknowledge them and seek the Lord in humility. Genesis tells the story of Joseph’s...
by Jodie Stevens | Aug 6, 2018 | Emotional Difficulties & Addiction, Fear and Anxiety, Happiness, Hope, Patience |
“Escape for your life. Do not look back or stop anywhere in the valley. Escape for the hills, lest you be swept away” (Genesis 19:17). When God destroys Sodom and Gomorra with fire, he tells Lot to escape and flee with his family. But Lot ‘lingers’ and literally has...
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...
