
Rise Up and Praise
Too often we dwell on the problems, needs, and issues crashing in on our lives. Our mind wanders from one anxious thought to another. We focus on how we can change our circumstances or “fix” them. We spend so many hours trying to figure out what we can do to change the situation and before we know it, we cave at the overwhelming weight of our anxiety. Even though God says, “Be still and know that I am God” and “My yoke is easy, and my burden is light,” we somehow allow those

Fear or Faith - You Choose
Have you ever awoken from a dream that left you gripped with fear? Have you ever thought about a situation long enough where fear about what may or will happen has crept in? It is a sinking feeling. It is a feeling of hopelessness and despair. Before you know it, you are overly anxious and worried. This has happened to me many times in my life. For me, the times when the fear creeps up the most is in financial hardship, when the income is decreased and you don’t have enough t