Fierce & Fearless

HEAR ME. How can she enter the battlefield without instructions from her commander? Far too often she jumped in without seeking the Lord first. Far too many times she trusted the wisdom of the world over hearing the voice of God. This will not be one of those times. She will …

Nothing good comes from looking into darkness. The woman warrior for Christ will not allow the enemy to lure her into the pit—where past failures mock, rejection looms and temptation deceives. Why would she want to play in the sewer of sin and shame when the beauty of the …

“I left it on the altar,” she said. “I’m trusting God with it,” she said. “I’m not worried—it’s in God’s hands,” she said. Over and over, she spoke the words, wishing they were true. The days of “wishing” are over.

This is not the time to struggle! The Holy Spirit speaks REST to her soul. The woman warrior for Christ has fought many a battle … prayer and praise are her weapons of choice. With her heart and her words…

Several months ago, I stood in the security checkpoint at a small airport. The passengers moved about, grabbing gray bins and tossing in shoes and carry-on items.

A man in front of me stopped in midstream and groaned in agony. “No!” His briefcase lay open. He stared into it as if gazing into a bottomless pit.

Her joy is not found in a fleeting feeling, but an inner knowing of the ONE who holds her in the palm of HIS hand. The woman warrior for Christ has learned … while there may be days of dryness and yes, even

It was a busy day at our regional airport. I sat alone and checked messages on my mobile phone. Like many people at the airport, I become temporarily invisible—sitting one seat away from a total stranger yet nonexistent except in my own world.

This day, however, the Lord had different plans.

If worry can be an addiction then several of my family members are addicts. I’ve heard more than one relative say something like, “If I didn’t have anything to worry about, I’d invent something.” If you suffer from chronic worrying, then know that you’re not walking in God’s best for your life. Michel de Montaigne, a philosopher of the French Renaissance, once said, “My life has been full of terrible misfortunes…

Even old injuries that appear healed on the surface may have hidden scar tissue that impede normal movement and cause discomfort in day-to-day life. What hidden injuries are binding you? What secret scars are keeping you from a normal life—a life where you walk FREE in Christ Jesus?

Tragedy never makes sense. Several years ago, my cousin sat watching television when the reporter began speaking about a double homicide. The house in the clip belonged to her daughter and son-in-law. She fell apart. Investigators soon learned…

You are not a victim of your thoughts! The battle is in your mind, but the battle is not FOR your mind! If you are a child of God, you have the mind of Christ. The enemy of your soul can’t take control of your thoughts. You are …

It will probably not surprise you to know that the #1 New Year’s Resolution is to lose weight. According to various surveys, only 1 in 10 people will make it past March before returning to their old habits. While there is nothing wrong with striving to live a healthier lifestyle, what if we looked inward this year and made our focus on …

People are not always who they seem. When I first met Louise, I thought she would be a tender elderly woman who would nurture me in the new area I felt God was moving me. I needed skill in public speaking and joined an organization that was supposed to help. She seemed like a great mentor. All you had to do was look at the twinkle in her eyes and …

Why are you here? As a child of God, it is a normal question to ponder. While it would be great if you received a detailed map at birth, charting your life’s path and purpose, that is not God’s design. After all, this is a walk of faith. And, at some point…

Please do not tell me God does not have a sense of humor. I have experienced it on more than one occasion. Even in His humor, however, there are lessons to be learned, and that is exactly what happened …

Manipulation may come in a pretty package—with gifts, bows, flattering lips, and smiles—but it is dark and sinister at its core. So, how can you know if you’re being manipulated? And, how can you put a stop to it?

Where was the Lord? I needed to hear from Him! I can still remember telling a friend that I was troubled because of the delay. God spoke through her that day and completely altered my heart and mind with just a few words…

“I’m a grown woman with children of my own,” Tonya said, annoyed at herself. “You would think I would be okay. But, it still hurts.” She grew up close to her father but when he remarried, that closeness ended. Now, she rarely speaks …

There was a time in my early Christian walk when I found myself irritated at the pastor where I went to church. My husband and I were young in the Lord and far from the most congenial people in the congregation. In my anger at something he said, I stood up defiantly during his sermon and walked out the church doors, never intending to return.

It was an exciting story that made local news in Missouri, Texas several years ago. A man purchased a marble-topped walnut chest at an estate sale for less than $100.00. He thought he was getting a good deal on a nice piece of antique furniture. Boy was he in for a surprise!