Today we have the pleasure of launching our new DECLARE series, “A Confident Heart.” We begin in Proverbs with a familiar verse in which Solomon offers fatherly advice to his children, “Keep and guard your heart with all vigilance and above all that you guard, for out of it flow the springs of life.” Proverbs 4:23 (Amplified Bible Classic Edition)…
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You have enlarged my path
The phone rang. As I answered, I heard the voice of one of my mother’s best friends, a faithful intercessor who has prayed for me since I was a little girl. When she calls, everything stops. I pay close attention because, when she reaches out to me, she has a word from the Lord. She said, “I’ll be brief, Sweetie,…
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Remember the sparrow
I awoke naturally this morning, earlier than usual for a Sunday morning. As I walked downstairs to make some tea and enjoy a few moments of quiet before the rest of the family awoke, I was surprised by the time, “5:30 am!! What? Surely, there must be some mistake, today is my day of rest, I should be resting!” Nevertheless,…
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No longer a slave
A new year stretches out before us. I feel a mixture of hope and dread when I consider the clean slate of another year of life, knowing that I will write upon that slate not only with beautiful flourishes but also with dark stains. Positioning my heart to have my hope in God rather than in myself does not happen…
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