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April 22, 2024

April 22, 2024

Today I am bringing you the ultimate tip! This tip has the power to change your relationships and virtually everything in your life that needs changing.

 

Here it is – God is the solution for every difficulty and problem we face in life. He is the source of our strength.

 

He wants us to trust Him completely. He wants us to turn to Him for the solutions to our problems and difficulties in life. 

 

He is our healer and comforter. He delights in healing us of emotional wounds and hurtful memories.

 

He wants us to be completely dependent upon Him. There is no substitute for trust in God.

 

Where do you turn for help? Are you depending on someone or something besides the Lord?

April 15, 2024

April 15, 2024

Are you ready to let your burdens go? Do you have a faith that rests?

 

We may desire to do God’s will and bring Him glory, but all of our effort and struggling can bring disappointment and even a sense of hopelessness over time. 

 

Andrew Murray, the nineteenth century writer and pastor, writes that God is the only source of power. He is the Almighty and He works all. He writes, “Entering the rest of God is the ceasing from self-effort, and the yielding up oneself in the full surrender of faith to God’s working.”

 

Jesus wants to bring us into union with Himself into the place of rest and love. Isn’t this reassuring?

 

Have you been able to give your problems, pressures and difficulties to Him? Will you allow Him to do the work to bring you into His rest?

April 8, 2024

April 8, 2024

If we truly want the Lord in our life, we need to actively pursue Him.

 

Seeking the Lord can become a part of our nature as we live with the everyday intent of putting God first in our lives. In the words of Charles Stanley, having a relationship with God should be “our priority and our foremost desire”. We’re on track only if “we choose to obey God, follow God, and have a daily and intimate relationship with God”. We talk with Him, listen to Him and are “eager to consult with Him at all times.”

 

When you sense that there’s something missing in your life, or you find strife in your relationships, or you simply long for peace and joy, you need to ask yourself if you have been truly seeking the Lord. Finding meaning in, and resolution to, difficult circumstances and experiences of your life won’t happen without deepening your relationship with the Lord. Perhaps you are seeking comfort, help, healing and restoration or you may be desiring growth, wisdom and abundant life. Jesus wants you and me to have all these things, but He wants us to always look to Him first. Putting Him first means seeking Him with your whole heart. When you seek Him, He has promised that you will find Him (Jeremiah 29:13).

 

If you’re interested in some guidance in improving your relationship with God, I am available to talk with you about getting a start on this richly rewarding journey!  “Those who seek the Lord shall not lack any good thing.” (Psalm 34:10)

April 1, 2024

April 1, 2024

Looking to Jesus this past Holy Week reveals what true love looks like. Yesterday, on Resurrection Sunday, we honored the Lamb who endured pain and death as an acceptable sacrifice and gift for all who willingly accept what He did so that we could avoid the eternal punishment of separation from God, spiritual death upon our departure from this world!

 

Acceptance of Jesus’ personal sacrifice for our salvation also empowers us to experience fulfilling, meaningful relationships with others.

 

Jesus’ unimaginable pain and shedding of His blood on our account reflects His choice to love us regardless of the great cost to Him to relieve us of our sin.

 

It is through Christ’s suffering that we have victory. It is through His wounds that we are healed. Victory in Jesus, our Savior!

 

“By this we know love, that He laid down His life for us, and we ought to lay down our lives for the brothers.” (1 John 3:16)


Can you fathom the mindset of Christ? Have you accepted His amazing gift?

March 25, 2024

March 25, 2024

Happy Monday!

 

Have you been knocked down by the flu or Covid? My son and I both had a bad flu this winter.

 

It’s easy to get discouraged when you’re not able to be productive, read, write, or even keep up on normal, everyday tasks like the dishes and laundry. Everything seems overwhelming!

 

Feeling down and discouraged highlights recognizing my need to trust the Lord in His assurance that He will see me through. It emphasizes the fact that depending on the Lord to keep my mind set on His strength is crucial. In His strength I can choose JOY! It’s a great way to fight the enemy and win.

 

When we’re in the trenches, we need to refuse to give in to discouragement and despair and instead, focus on the Lord and all of the reasons He provides for us to be joyful! We can always trust God’s provisions and love for us even in our toughest moments.

 

Do you need to be lifted up out of the trenches?

March 18, 2024

March 18, 2024

In my coaching practice, when I am sharing truths given by God through His Word, one might say, by definition, that I am prophesying!

 

I do believe that God has encouraged me in life coaching to strengthen, encourage, and comfort others by sharing His Word and truths. I consider myself privileged to the extent that God uses me to help others in the same way that others have helped me.

 

Is it possible that God is calling you to be a prophet in this world? Is there someone you can strengthen, encourage or comfort?

 

Maybe you could use some added strength, encouragement, or comfort? If so, I’m here to talk with you.

March 11, 2024

March 11, 2024

I used to believe that I needed to defend myself when conversation became argumentative. I wanted my position to be justified. Instead of helping, this approach only brought more conflict. It seems that every close relationship will ultimately provide some conflict. How we choose to handle our disagreements and conflict makes a major difference in the health of the relationship. 

 

The Holy Spirit has impressed upon my heart and mind a conviction that I cannot convince someone of something they are not ready or willing to hear or accept. It doesn’t matter if my position is “right” and theirs is “wrong”.

 

Frustration and misery can be avoided if we learn to be still and let the Lord fight our battles for us. The outcome will be well worth it!

March 4, 2024

March 4, 2024

I want to encourage you today. If you’re feeling discouraged or overwhelmed, I hope this message will encourage you. Maybe you feel like there is no way out of your present situation or there seems to be a mountain standing in your way.

 

At times like these, I remind myself that God has good plans for me and there is hope! When I have a feeling like this, I set aside some time to look into God’s Word, especially to read and think about the good news of salvation, the new life that Jesus brings, and the wonderful plan that He has for me.

 

I want you to understand that there is reason for you to be encouraged as well! I am here if you would like to talk about it.

February 26, 2024

February 26, 2024

Sheila Walsh was one of the most inspiring speakers I’ve heard at the AACC Conferences I attend for my continuing education. Her 2019 “Extraordinary Woman of the Year” award was well-deserved. Sheila traveled from her home in Scotland to share her story. After five years of co-hosting the 700 Club with Pat Robertson, she suffered a terrible breakdown and, as she put it, God allowed her life to fall apart. The day that began on the set of The 700 Club ended with her in a hospital on suicide watch. Sheila told us that God took her to prison to set her free and that “gifts are given to us with bloody hands”. 

 

Sheila’s story of her childhood in Scotland and the extreme pain she suffered at the hands of her ill father is heart-wrenching, but worth hearing and learning from. Her journey through clinical depression taught her in the end that she did not have to carry her shame, that Christ took it and carried it for her. The message she shared was about pressing on through the darkness, holding Jesus’ hand.  Sheila reminded us that our Savior gladly bared his scars when he rose from the dead, and that we should bare ours to let others know that they are not alone on this journey.

 

Listening to Sheila made me more eager to share my own story and less afraid to show my scars. As Christians, we need to be all in! Are you willing to bare your scars to let others know that they are not alone?

February 19, 2024

February 19, 2024

Continuing certification for coaching includes studying newly discovered methods and techniques by recognized experts in coaching and related fields. I attended a fascinating workshop given by Dr. Daniel Amen, a psychiatrist with forty years of experience and author of a number books, including “Change Your Brain, Change Your Life”. He heads the Amen Clinics, which offer a wide range of mental health services and is a firm believer that seeking an end to mental illness begins with a concentration on brain health. 

 

Dr. Amen has developed a certification program in Brain Health Coaching. His approach is designed to help clients identify risk factors that “steal your mind”! There are eleven of them and almost all are preventable or treatable. His findings and methods provide coaches with information and skills that can help clients break bad habits and become adept at learning how to improve their own brain health. There is much to learn about our brains!

 

I enjoy opportunities to help clients with change. Are you interested in learning how coaching can help produce beneficial changes in your brain?