“Satan does not care when Christians pursue their own visions and their own plans, but when the Spirit of God is in operation, putting the pieces together for a strategic conquest of souls for God’s glory, Satan is worried and all kinds of problems and troubles break out.” This quote came from a message given …
What it doesn’t mean when we encounter struggles Read More »
Story time! This is the story of my car accident, how God took care of me, and how He used it to transform my life. Here are the original website blog posts I wrote as I was going through the things referenced in this story: – My husband in ICU: https://hopeiscalling.com/2014/10/of-this-i-am-convinced.html – My car accident …
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Recently, when I was talking with God about things, He pointed out something in Revelation 12:10-11 that I’d never seen before. It says: For the accuser of our brothers and sisters… has been hurled down.They [the people of God] triumphed over him by the blood of the Lamb [Jesus] and by the word of …
The battle of testimonies decides the winner of the war Read More »
2020 is over, and 2021 is here. I think if 2020 taught us anything, it was a reminder that life is uncertain. I could, if I wanted, list a few things that I think that this month or this year will hold, but there is no guarantee of any of it. Except one thing. God …
Hold fast – tenaciously, courageously, unceasingly Read More »
Last year was quite a year for me. I learned to trust God in new ways that were at times very challenging. I didn’t write much here because much of what God showed me in my struggles was private and not something to be shared online. And when I tried to find more general words, …
Have you ever had God surprise you out of the blue with something that you weren’t even seeking? /// That is what has happened to me this week. I walked around a corner that I didn’t know even existed, and I am overwhelmed by what I see. /// Monday morning I somehow wound up watching a message that …
Mind-blowing secrets from a God who inexplicably wants to share them! Read More »
I was going to call this post “Overwhelmed,” but I knew I had already used that title. So I went looking for it just now. But when I when I read that post from August 2013, I smiled. I remember when God was showing me those truths… and I can see how far He has …
A) As most of you know, last October I was in a black-ice-related car accident that totaled my car. B) Since we live in Ohio, we’ve had many, MANY days since then with bad roads. The whole east-central portion of the country knows what I’m talking about, I think. C) And guess what. This winter …
I had a blog reader ask me about our decision to drop our insurance and join CHM (Christian Healthcare Ministries). I generally don’t want to discuss products or services or anything like that on this blog… but after typing out the story of how/why we made that choice, I realized that there was some testimony …
Wednesday night I blogged about one verse that’s been on my mind a lot lately. The other one I mentioned is this: The righteous shall live by faith. I cannot count the number of times I’ve heard or read that verse, but only recently have I actually thought about the nitty-gritty of what that actually …