Patience Is A Virtue

I remember hearing for years the phrase “patience is a virtue” as being a Bible verse. Do you know that verse is not in the Bible? It is from a poem written between 1360 and 1387 by William Langland, who wrote “Piers Plowman.” Ten years later there was a similar theme written called “Canterbury Tales” by Chaucer. …

Bank God’s Promises in the Vault of Your Heart

When I got up this morning, I asked God, as I do every morning, when I go into my office and open up my Bible and have my prayer notebook open: “What do You want to say to me?” How do we hear or know God is talking to us? By memorizing His word and storing it …

Yes! Jesus Loves Me!

Do you ever wonder what the why is when things turn out differently than you had planned, scheduled, or anticipated? When a curve ball deters your direction and makes your life just go into pause mode? There are times in my life when I don’t understand  the why. I don’t like things on my schedule …

Stop – Be Still – Then Patiently Listen

God audibly spoke to young Samuel three times, but Samuel did not realize it was the LORD calling out to him. 1 Samuel 3:7 tells us: “Now Samuel did not yet know the LORD, and the word of the LORD had not yet been revealed to him.” Then Eli wisely instructed Samuel to reply the …

When the Answer Is Not Clear

Are you unsure about an individual decision that needs clarity? Here are ten verses to remember while going through any significant decision process: Psalm 119: 169: “Let my cry come before you O LORD; give me understanding according to your word!” Jeremiah 33:3: “Call to me and I will answer you, and will tell you …

Contentment vs. Comparison

I made myself a cup of English Tea this morning. The smell of that particular tea brought a sudden rush of a pleasant memory from my childhood. I remembered being at Grandpa and Grandma Helmers house on Sunday afternoons with a gathering of my uncles, aunts, and cousins. Grandma would always prepare and serve tea and various …

Their Grass Is Not Always Greener

Insecurity and lack of self-esteem often attack us women more often than men. We too often compare ourselves with one another. Then envy, jealousy, discontentment, and feelings of guilt, shame, frustration and failure overwhelm us. We become an open target by allowing this bondage to play havoc in our mind. These thoughts do not come from our Lord and …