The Devil Wants Your Vision But the Lord Wants Your Limp!

The devil wants your vision, your strength! But the Lord wants your limp. In 1 Samuel 11, we read how Nahash the Ammonite came against the people of Jabesh Gilead, blockading them and backing them up against a corner, so to speak. With their backs against the wall,...

Take Heart, Delays To God’s Promises Have A Purpose

By Dr. Jodie Chiricosta Promises from God give us hope. They are exciting, something to look forward to and plan about.  But when the fulfillment of a promise is delayed, it can be discouraging. But God does not waste anything, His plan is at work even in the delay!...

7 Steps to Prepare You for God’s Promise, Guaranteed!

By Jodie Chiricosta If God’s promise to you is delayed, take some steps to make the most of the waiting!  The Apostle Peter gives some instructions about this. “And because of his <God’s> glory and excellence, he has given us great and precious promises....
Lean In and Stick Close

Lean In and Stick Close

Lean in. Those words in my spirit gave me pause one morning as I was pouring out my frustrations to the Lord about the confusing days in which we live. As I pondered the phrase, a picture formed in my mind of a child leaning in to her father. Instead of fretting or...
Faulty Foundations Bring You Down!

Faulty Foundations Bring You Down!

Foundations are important. A faulty one will make the whole building unstable. One Sunday on the way to church, our son, Andrew, who was 15 at the time, declared, “I’m going to make a tree house today.” When we got home, he bounded into the back yard looking for a...

God’s Planned Reset

By Dr. Doug Stringer & Dr. Jodie Chiricosta August 21, 2017 When we forget our computer password for some indispensable app, or we think our information has been compromised, we can ask for a reset. After a series of questions, sometimes an image verification, and...