Living Free – Page 9 – You Are the One I Want

In Repentance & Rest You Shall Be Saved!

February 1, 2013

“In repentance and rest is your salvation, in quietness and trust is your strength, but you would have none of it.” (Isa. 30 NIV) For a long time, this scripture has kind of haunted me. Have you ever read the Bible and – suddenly – a verse jumps out at you like ...

Challenges, Devos, Faith & Prayer, Living Free

Wandering Outside Your Promised Land

August 10, 2012

“They couldn’t escape their slave mentality, even though they had escaped their slave masters. They turned tail, and scampered back out into the desert. So deeply ingrained was the sense that good things were not for them that they wandered in circles for another thirty-eight ...

Devos, Friends & Dating, Inspiration, Living Free, Relationships

The Mirror Image

June 25, 2012

Michael Winegeart, one of my college business professors and a wildly successful man in his own right, told our class about something he called the “mirror image”. According to Winegeart, everyone has a mirror image. You can’t be without one. Your mirror image is that one ...

Challenges, Devos, Living Free, Wholeness

My Peace I Give to You!

June 24, 2012

Is there an area of your life where you consistently lack peace? No matter how many times you’ve tried to “get it under control”, you can’t. It gets the best of you and seems to mock you, putting your flaws on parade in front of you and other people. Then ...

Devos, Inspiration, Living Free

Called to Shine!

June 1, 2012

“But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellence of the power may be of God and not of us.” ~2 Cor. 4:7 This scripture is kind of famous 🙂 I’ve heard people suggest that the phrase “earthen vessels” indicates human weakness, as in When we mess up, ...

Culture, Devos, Inspiration, Living Free, My Story, Wholeness

The World Begins Again

May 16, 2012

“Baby’s black balloon makes her fly I almost fell into that hole in your life You’re not thinking bout tomorrow ‘Cause you were the same as me But on your knees” {Written yesterday morning, May 15th, 2012} This morning I awoke with a very heavy heart. Vulnerable ...

Blessings, Challenges, Devos, Living Free

Continually Before Me

February 20, 2012

This Scripture passage is so beautiful. Reminds me of my pastor’s sermon yesterday – about building your life on God, “The Rock”! I’ve built my life on nearly every thing possible except Him. When hard times hit, my life crumbled just like Scripture says it will ...

Beliefs, Devos, Forgiveness, Living Free, Marriage & Family, Quotables, Relationships, Wholeness

Settle It Today

October 10, 2011

A most excellent post–one of the best I’ve read in a long time (by author Regi Campbell). I want to implement this principle in my life: Always settle it today. I hope you will, too. xoxoxox, Summer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...

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

The Best Revenge

October 5, 2011

It ain’t heavy if you don’t pick it up. It sneaks up on you. Fine one day, you find yourself changed a short time later. You may have heard the story of how to boil a frog: Put him in cool water and slowly heat it up. By the time the little guy’s aware how hot the ...

Beliefs, Devos, Forgiveness, God's Love, Hope, Living Free, My Story

Welcome Back, Life! The Freedom of Grace

October 3, 2011

Christians I think get it messy sometimes. I’m a big perpetrator of this. We think the whole ‘Dying to self’ thing means dying to our passions, whatever we love and find fun and enjoyable. But is that true? A quick review of Scripture seems to support this. Stop ...