Therefore I am now going to allure her … The invitation was unmistakable. The call to come away with him. He was wooing me. Pursing me. Calling me deeper. Calling me to follow him wherever he led … I will lead her into the wilderness … What? Didn’t I answer the call? Didn’t I leave everything … More Learning to Lean
Words. They can be so simple. And they can be so complex. They can give life, hope, and inspiration. They can also bring death, discouragement, and destruction. James says the power of life and death is in the tongue. I believe it! (And not just because it’s in the Bible.) I believe it because I’ve lived on both sides … More Words (Don’t Give Up)
Walk with me, beloved. I took his hand and we began walking down a brightly lit corridor. Almost immediately, I saw a large red door. This must be it! The door he promised to open for me! I stood waiting with anticipation. I just knew that door would open any minute … It didn’t. I … More Worth the Wait
I felt like the wind got knocked out of me. A sucker punch right to the gut. I never saw it coming. “How could this happen, Lord? After all those years of standing in faith? After so many sleepless nights praying until daybreak? After all the prophetic words? After all of your promises? I thought things had … More The Anchor
There is a time to stand. When the battle over your identity–and destiny–is raging. When you’ve done everything you know how to do, and prayed every prayer you know how to pray, yet you’re still hard-pressed on every side. When you’ve pressed in and pressed on to “lay hold of that for which Christ Jesus has laid hold of … More A Time to Stand …
“Silver or gold I do not have, but what I have I give you. In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, walk.” – Acts 3:6 The man had been crippled since birth. Every day someone placed him there so he could beg from those entering the temple courts. He wasn’t looking for healing – … More Waiting at the Gate Called Beautiful
I’ve been attempting to write “something” every week so I’m rushing to get a few thoughts down before this weekend completely slips away. It’s been a busy week and a lot has happened. There is no way I can do justice to all that God has been doing and showing me recently in the few brief moments I have … More Taking a Walk
I recently moved and my new apartment has a big, beautiful fireplace. There is only one problem: it is a gas fireplace and they can be quite expensive to run. The complex I live in does not allow you to burn wood in the fireplace, so you either use the expensive gas or you don’t … More Keeping the Fire Burning
Cindy Powell 