by Jodie Stevens | Jul 6, 2018 | Choices, Hope, Love |
“Forever young I want to be forever young Do you really want to live forever?” Forever, forever young” (Laura Branigan) It’s hard to grow old. I admit I don’t plan on doing it gracefully. In fact, I’ll probably fight it every step of the way. I love make-up,...
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 | Jun 4, 2018 | Choices, Hope |
For we are to God the pleasing aroma of Christ among those who are being saved and those who are perishing. To one we are the aroma that brings death; to the other an aroma that brings life (2 Corinthians 15-16). Jesus Christ is the giver of the Holy Spirit through...
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 | 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...
