Recently, I came across an article published by The Christian Post that highlights a statement made by Christine Caine, in regards to sex trafficking.  At the Heaven Come conference this year, Christine made a truly powerful and convicting statement.  She told the audience, “I’ll tell you how to stop human trafficking, sex trafficking overnight: if people stop watching porn…Just stop it.  Here I am trying to put traffickers in jail and you’re watching ‘Game of […]

Recently, I have been pondering what it looks like to worship and maintain intimacy with God through every season of life.  Last year, for me, was a season of hardship.  I had to learn to invite God into the places of pain and meet him in the brokenness.  I had to learn to find joy even in the midst of sorrow and to learn to trust God’s heart and intentions towards me, even in the […]

Next year, I will step into a new role as a leader at Firehouse Supernatural School of Ministry.  As I prepare my heart and mind for that journey, I have begun to dig back into the book Kingdom Culture: Living the Values That Disciple Nations, by Dan Farrelly.  Today, in my reading, there were two quotes that stood out immensely for the season of life that I am in: In the foreword, Kris Vallotton writes, […]

The Spirit of the Sovereign Lord is upon me for the Lord has anointed me to bring good news to the poor, He has sent me to comfort the brokenhearted and to proclaim that captives will be released and prisoners will be freed…They will rebuild the ancient ruins, repairing cities destroyed long ago.  They will revive them, though they have been deserted for many generations. (Isa. 61:1-2, 4) At this moment in time, Isaiah 61 […]

To all who mourn in Israel, He will give a crown of beauty for ashes, a joyous blessing instead of mourning, festive praise instead of despair.  In their righteousness, they will be like great oaks that the Lord has planted for His own glory. (Isa. 61:3) “Beauty for ashes” is a personal promise from God for my life.  I remember a couple of years ago, I found myself in a really painful and ugly situation.  […]

The Spirit of the Sovereign Lord is upon me, for the Lord has anointed me to bring good news to the poor.  He has sent me to comfort the brokenhearted and to proclaim that captives will be released and prisoners will be freed.  He has sent me to tell those who mourn that the time of the Lord’s favor has come, and with it, the day of God’s anger against their enemies.  To all who […]

If you’re like me, you have really screwed up at some point in your life…or multiple points (let’s be honest).  Some people are able to quickly bounce back and brush it off.  That has not been my typical response.  Over the years, I have taken failure pretty hard and at times I have held myself to a standard that I am now convinced that not even God is holding me to.  As a result, there […]

My last blog post Everyone was a Baby Once dealt with the topic of forgiveness.  Today’s post will deal with forgiveness also.  In my own experience, sometimes forgiveness comes easily and at other times it’s more of a process.  Sometimes forgiveness is a daily choice you make and confess with your lips and the feelings don’t catch up till later.  Lately, God has me in a process of deep healing and forgiveness.  God has been […]

Recently, I was in a ministry class I take twice a week when our leader said something that really stuck out to me.  She said, “In their heart of hearts, nobody really means to hurt anyone.”  Although at times that doesn’t feel true, I understood the point she was making.  Brokenness and pain in a person’s life causes them to, in turn, hurt and break others. If you have dealt with the wounds of mistreatment, […]

Over the course of the past two years, freedom is a subject that has been on my mind and heart.  I have desired freedom in areas of my own life and I have desired freedom on behalf of family, friends and loved ones.  I have desired freedom to sweep across the church. Through this season, God has touched my heart with the promise of freedom.  The Lord has used various means to reiterate and confirm […]