Encouragement for Women
Encouragement for Women
Hope
Things I’ve Learned from Having Chronic Health Issue
Chronic health issues aren’t easy. Pain is lonely. You can try to help others understand, but others than those closest to you usually don’t understand. Here are some things that I have learned that help to make chronic pain easier on me and others. God cares. He is here and…
Changes
Changes. My in-laws moved from Texas to Kansas into our basement apartment. We are so glad to have them closer. But change is hard on them and on us as we figure out what our relationships will look like and how we can serve one another without getting into each…
Dealing with Depression as a Christian
Is a Christian sinning if he/she is depressed? How does a Christian deal with depression? The Bible says that Jesus wept (John 11:35), but the next thing he did was to raise Lazarus from the dead (John 11:43). How do these verses apply to me and depression? These verses changed…
Yield, Surrender
Yield, surrender, give up the right. That’s a hard concept. I know what I want. But what if it is not what God wants? I have to yield up my desires to God for what He knows is best for myself, my children, my husband, and my friends even if what is best…
Losing Faith? Remember!
When we find ourselves questioning God’s activity in our lives or His great love for us, we need to remember. It is important to remember God’s goodness, His salvation, His works in the Bible, and his work in our lives. Why should we remember? Because our God never changes! If…
You Are a New Creature of Infinite Worth
On what do you gauge your self worth? Is it your performance, your looks, others’ opinions, or God’s Word? 2 Cor. 5:26 says, “Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creature; the old things passed away; behold, new things have come.” God says that we are a…
Where is Your Hope?
“O love the Lord, all you his Godly ones! The Lord preserves the faithful And fully recompenses the proud doer. Be strong and let your heart take courage, All you who hope in the Lord. Psalm 31:23-24 “We who have taken refuge would have strong encouragement to take hold of…