Sister Soldiers in Christ

Our hearts go out to those impacted by the recent tornadoes…

As I stare at my computer screen, I wonder what I can possibly say about Thanksgiving that hasn’t been said a hundred times over. Then I pause.

Jealousy will bring out the ugly in people. If you’ve ever been on the receiving end…

Today, she will cut away his tentacles. She will untangle herself from his web. And, she will remind herself…

Her strength isn’t found in what the world calls strength—it’s not in her ability to take charge of every situation or rule the roost. Her greatest power comes from two words…

Put away your tin cup. A child of the King does not approach the throne as a beggar. Today, she will enter His courts with praise! She will…

When did she start thinking He was angry with her? When did she start thinking He no longer cared? The God of all creation stepped down from heaven and…

Forgiveness breaks the cycle of pain and victimhood we’ve been carrying and frees us emotionally from the person who’s hurt us. Rooting out unforgiveness leaves room for joy in new experiences.

How many times have we birthed our desires like Ishmael, then expected God to honor them as if they were Isaac? We speak out His promises as if they’re a weapon to hold God hostage, then become disillusioned and disappointed when we don’t get what we want.

She shakes hands with the greeters. She smiles at all the right times. She lingers in the pew after church, anxious, but chatting with those who welcome first-time guests. The woman warrior for Christ sees beyond her mask…

Her life is not a revolving door. She will not keep revisiting the same sin. The Lord Jesus made a way for her to escape. There is freedom found in grace! Though temptation will come, the woman warrior for Christ knows there is a better way…