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Until today, I’d always seen Sarah (Abraham’s wife) in such a perfect light.  When I thought of her, a perfect woman came to mind….and of course the words “Mother of Nations”.  Rightly so, because this is the woman that God chose amongst them all to bear the nation of God, Abraham and Sarah were the first Israelites, the entire nation…

Often, we feel like we need to be “good people” before we can even approach God.  When we sin, we feel the need to clean up our act and then go to God.  That’s such a wrong view of who God is.  That view assumes that God only loves us when we do good. In the contrary, I believe that…

A Spirit-filled, tongue-speaking, demon-slaying evangelist whose faith is in Christ; and a drug addict whose faith is in Christ, are equally righteous in God’s eyes ONLY BY FAITH… “We are made right with God by placing our faith in Jesus Christ.  And this is true for everyone who believes, no matter who we are.” – Romans 3:22(NLT) Our human nature…

“When oceans rise, my soul will rest in your embrace” You call me out upon the watersThe great unknown where feet may failAnd there I find You in the mysteryIn oceans deepMy faith will stand And I will call upon Your nameAnd keep my eyes above the wavesWhen oceans riseMy soul will rest in Your embraceFor I am Yours and…

Thought #7 (30 Thoughts Before 30) Money doesn’t say anything about my character, my value or who I am. Look, those who know me will tell you that I’m a sucker for fancy and pretty things, and Pinterest is my downfall ?.  But also, our family doesn’t have a lot of money. Ok, honestly speaking, we have enough for our…

Thought #6 (30 Thoughts Before 30) I had one of those light bulb moments today!  I was reading Titus 2 and (think) I finally understand the difference between Grace and Mercy.  It’s been tricky because we tend to use grace and mercy interchangeably, and even in our languages, there’s usually one translation for both words so I’ve always thought these…