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....

“Test Me in This”

“Test me in this.” One night during family devotions when I was seven or eight years old, my father read a passage about tithing. While I don’t remember the exact Scripture, we may have been reading in Micah, where the Lord challenges the Israelites to,...

Let the Children Come to Jesus

Jesus said, “Let the children come to Me.” I gave my life to Jesus when my was six years old. We had just returned to the States from an overseas assignment and moved to Tampa. That is where another fighter pilot and his family from my Dad’s squadron in...