Living Free – Page 8 – You Are the One I Want

Beliefs, Challenges, Devos, Faith & Prayer, Fear, Living Free, Praise

Scriptures When You’re Afraid…

December 19, 2014

When you & I feel afraid of outcomes, situations or people, we must fill our minds with God’s word, not what we see & feel. Our faith has a great reward! Fear opposes faith, so we must choose to focus on believing our good Father even when we can’t see what He’s up ...

Beliefs, Devos, Living Free, My Story, Quotables, Wisdom for Today

And This is Eternal Life …

October 7, 2014

Many people ask, How can I gain true life? What is the meaning of life? Why are we here? Jesus Himself gave us the answer. As a believer (& follower) of Him, I LOVE this scripture & wanted to share with y’all today because it is the most fundamental & important truth of our faith.

Community, Culture, Health, Living Free, Marriage & Family, Relationships

What is Your Ripple Effect?

May 9, 2014

“What we do now echoes in eternity.” —Marcus Aurelius One recent morning I was listening to the book of Joshua & cleaning house, when a familiar story came on my audio Bible: The story of Achan in Joshua 6-7. Achan’s Destruction In this passage, after Joshua & the ...

Leadership, Living Free, Relationships

Lead Yourself First

November 21, 2013

Many of us have good advice for the people around us. If Janet would just _____, she’d feel better. If Bill would stop _____, he may get a promotion! I wish my son would _____. He’d be able to settle down with a nice girl & get his life together. I’m sure the world would ...

Challenges, Culture, Forgiveness, God's Love, Leadership, Living Free, Masculinity & Femininity, My Story, Sex, Victories, Wholeness

Soul Hunger: Can We Ever Be Satisfied?

November 19, 2013

A satisfied soul loathes the honeycomb, but to a hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet. ~Prov 27 I’ll never forget when I first heard this proverb. I was at ACU’s Leadership Summit, and a man named Mike Haley quoted it as he recounted the life God freed him from: 12 years of ...

Forgiveness, Friends & Dating, Living Free, Relationships, Wholeness

How We Can Stop “Filling in People’s Blanks”

November 12, 2013

In recent weeks, I’ve noticed an unpleasant little habit we girls (& guys!) sometimes have. I call it “Filling in the Blanks” for other people, and it looks something like this: Instead of communicating with our friends & family, spouse, coworkers or whomever, we make ...

Blessings, Devos, Forgiveness, God's Love, Living Free, My Story, Relationships

4 Biggest Benefits of Unity

October 22, 2013

Friends, it is critical that we understand that God expresses Himself in an environment of unity. ~Dr. Tony Evans This phrase keeps coming to my mind since Dr. Evans first tweeted it. We can pursue God all day long – long-winded prayers, quiet times, doing the church thing – but if ...

Confessions, Forgiveness, Friends & Dating, God's Love, Living Free, Relationships, Wholeness

Uproot Insecurity: How to Regain Your Confidence

September 17, 2013

Insecurities. We all have them… but do we know why? Recently I was reminded of a primary source of our insecurity, something I believe the Holy Spirit laid on my heart one day as I was going about my business. He gave me a little assignment, and now I’m passing it onto you! 1. ...

Beliefs, Blessings, Devos, Living Free

Enough For Everyone!

May 20, 2013

Guys, this is a good word of encouragement. I hope you enjoy it! ~Summer ~~*~*~~*~*~~*~*~~ “If God is for us, who can be against us? He who did not spare His own Son but gave Him up for us all, how will He not also with Him graciously give us all things?” -Romans 8 Many ...

Beliefs, Forgiveness, Living Free

The Human Condition (Pt. 1)

February 18, 2013

Hey friends! Just to preface, this topic has been on my heart for about a year now. I can’t seem to shake it, even after writing about it maybe 8 times! So here is my *crossed-fingers* final attempt. I’ve divvied it up into three segments for easier reading. I hope you enjoy it & ...