God doesn't need perfect servants, He just wants willing servants, and Peter was one of those.

So if you feel inadequate or unusable by God because you are not perfect, let Peter, his life, and the way God used him serve as an inspiration to you.

Willingness is God's qualification, not perfection.

In this post, I will be discussing the third lesson I learned from my spiritual heart assessment in Luke 11:37-44. See Lesson One and Two prior to reading :)

The third lesson I think we can learn from these scriptures is that it is important to check our hearts for underlying issues.

This is the second post I will make in a 3 post series. See post one if you have not read it first (Masks of Christianity).

In this post I will be discussing the second lesson I learned from doing a Spiritual Heart Assessment with Scripture.

The Second Lesson is: Heart disease often occurs when something is neglected.

You never really realize how bad of a servant you are, until you are asked to speak at a ladies day about serving.

I read a quote the other day while preparing for my lesson that said, “If I knew how long I had to live, I would spend my last days eating all of my favorite foods and visiting all of my favorite places. Jesus knew his final day, and He washed feet.”

In the book of Jeremiah, there is a story of a king who, upon hearing the Word of the Lord, took his knife, cut out the pages, and threw them in the fire. After reading this story found in Jeremiah 36, I believe we can learn a lot from the response of King Jehoiakim when he hears the word of God.

Ecclesiastes 4:9 says,

“Two are better than One.”

And today, in this post, I want to talk to you about the importance of serving together.

I have come to the conclusion that we are a lot like the Israelites. When things are going good, we have a tendency to rely on ourselves and give ourselves the glory. Often it isn’t until we are in our lowest moments, that we turn to God.

Today, I found myself writing and reflecting on a few lessons I have learned from Gideon. This writing will be based on Judges 6-8.

When I was 12 years old, I was graciously adopted by my mother’s new husband, the man I now call my father. I was given a new last name, but I was struggling internally. I was struggling with my identity. No matter how much love my parents showed me, I still felt unloved. You see, I couldn’t help but wonder why my biological father didn’t want me. Why he made choices that meant he couldn’t be in my life. Why I wasn’t good enough for him to choose me. And so I fought against my new adopted identity.

Something that has been on my heart lately is “surrender.” This hymn has been stuck in my head for the past few days, you know the one:

““All to Jesus I surrender,

All to Him I freely give;

I will ever love and trust Him,

In His presence daily live.…” 💜

As a woman with a restless heart and eager for the next thing, here is what I have been learning:

“Mundane” seems to describe most of our lives...It’s not a bad thing; it’s simply a fact.

If we are not careful, too often we dismiss God’s presence and power in the mundane because we’re looking for significance elsewhere...

C.I.A. stands for Comprehension, Interpretation, and Application. The reason this is so important is because it helps guide your study in a way most people fail. The biggest mistake people make when studying the Bible is failing to read the context and read repetitively.

This week is the first week of our online study though the book of Philippians. :)

The day my mother died I began questioning everything. I questioned why I believed what I believed. I questioned the existence of God and wondered how a good God could take away an amazing mother. But the amazing thing about God, is that He stands the test. He welcomes it.