Blessed Are the Poor in Spirit

“Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.” -Matthew 5:3 I never really understood this verse. “Blessed are the poor in spirit”…shouldn’t it be “blessed are the rich in spirit”? I mean, being poor means deficient or lacking in...

10 Things That Can Distract Us From God

Isn’t it hard to keep focused on God? I have tried so hard throughout my life to stay focused on Him. I so often say “this time I won’t fail”, but at one point or another, something always clips me from behind, and keeps me from exceeding!!...

Graciously Uncertain | Part 2: Faith–Not Emotion

Read Graciously Uncertain  part 1 here. Recently, God has been bombarding me with truths about faith. For the past year, I have thought my spiritual life was really dry, because I haven’t been exceptionally inspired by God for a quite some time. But God has...

What Do You Want?

I often find that I seek great things for myself. But this is totally the wrong mind set. In Matthew 6:33 Jesus said “But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well”. It is clear here that seeking...