We read in Romans 8:31-39 that nothing can separate us from the love of God. What a powerful and hopeful passage to know that if we are in Christ Jesus, God will always love us.  But does He always hear us?  Throughout scripture, there are many verses that reveal circumstances in which God will not hear our prayers. The one highlighted in this blog has to do with love.  How can love make God deaf to our prayers? Isaiah 59:1-2 gives harrowing answer:  “Behold, the Lord's hand

Faith is required for salvation according to the bible in Ephesians 2:8-9. God also says in Hebrews 11:6 that without faith no one can please Him or draw near to Him. It may seem harsh for the destination your eternal soul to rest on something that can’t be seen. It may seem baffling that the currency of communion with YHWH is intangible. What kind of God would require such….blind faith? Yes, the above statements are true; however, God doesn’t leave us there. He doesn’t just

One of the most important tools God has given is HOPE. It changes atmospheres and situations. The enemy wants our focus on our feelings and what we see. But Jesus wants our focus on Him.

Today I saw something in scripture I had never seen. Frankly, I’ve read it before, but my eyes were blind to it, my ears were deaf to it,...

“The heart of Jesus” I’ll never forget the day I learned about the heart of Jesus. It was fall of 2010, I was recently married and sitting in TFC’s Spiritual Formation class with about half of my new family-the Walkers. Spiritually speaking, I loved Jesus and wanted to know everything about Him, and we were currently on the PowerPoint that revealed the nature of Jesus and His ministry. I was excited. I was on the edge of my seat. I was about to find out for the first time in

How do you feel about America? Our government? Our leaders? In my lifetime I have been so filled with rage at certain presidents that I would have to withdraw from political news updates. At other times I have been critical and made fun of those in authority of our nation. Our country’s situation seemed hopeless. I reasoned in my mind that America had been given over to a reprobate mind mentioned in Romans 1:28 “ And since they did not see fit to acknowledge God, God gave the

I have heard these words so many times. They were spoken to me by my family, friends, and husband when things weren't going right for me. To be honest, I LOATHED those words. My response would always be (at least in my head), "Well it's not ok RIGHT NOW” and “That doesn't help me RIGHT NOW." That's where I was living- in the "right now" and that's a scary place to live because that's a life led by your emotions. The old me was a slave on the roller coaster of emotions that th

• Participation I grew up celebrating Halloween in the typical sense- candy, costumes, and carving pumpkins. It wasn't my favorite holiday when I was little and it wasn't the most important one, (I don't even think we celebrated it every year) but celebrated none the less. • Fascination As I got into high school, things began to change. I was obsessed. Not with the horror and demonic and witches (I knew better than that...) but with the atmosphere of the season. It was chilly