Fierce & Fearless

Though the sails rage and the wind howls, the woman warrior for Christ remains STEADFAST in the storm. Her anchor is the Lord and He will not be moved. Words and worries may pummel her soul and push her to and fro, but …

She is not ashamed! Though the world calls her foolish, her faith calls her CHOSEN … though the world calls her unwanted, the Lord calls her …

The enemy thought she was throwing in the towel. He was wrong. She was only wiping the sweat from her brow, so she could go at it again. The woman warrior for Christ does not tap out. She knows she is in the battle for the…

She is CAPTURED. Not by the enemy. Not by the lust of the flesh. The woman warrior for Christ is captured by…

She does not seek to hold center stage. She does not get caught up in the drama of the day. Her heart is focused on one role … serving her Lord and Savior. The applause of man pales in comparison to the eternal salvation found in Christ Jesus. The woman warrior will not jump through …

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 …