The majority of my past is filled with pain. Things like rape, abuse, and betrayal line my testimony like the ugly wallpaper that used to line my dining room. I had no idea how to forgive my offenders or heal from the trauma. As a result, I was a miserable wreck who unintentionally hurt most […]
Category: Grow In Faith
A safe place for Christian women to find help to grow in faith, Bible study, prayer life, spiritual fasting and so much more.ย When life is hard you can read what the Bible says and apply those Biblical principles to your everyday life to change everything.
7 Ways to Begin Walking in the Grace of God Every Day
How can we make sure there is more room for God to speak, direct, and move in our lives? That is the question God has prompted throughout our world in this season. The answer God has been putting in my heart is to begin walking in the grace of God. My problem with that is, […]
A FREE Forgiveness Challenge Will Bring Freedom
Are you stuck in your faith walk? I’m talking about stale, stone-cold, can’t feel anything or learn anything no matter how hard you listen to the Preacher? Do you feel like there are chains holding you down – keeping you from freedom? Un-forgiveness is at the root of that problem for me every time which […]
How To Keep The Peace Of God When Life Is Hard
In this season, life has gone beyond hard. No matter what corner of the globe you live in 2020 hit us all. How do you keep the peace of God when life doesn’t make sense? When you are waiting or when the chaos of life is robbing you of peace it feels hard, but there […]
How to See New Hope After Divorce As A Christian
How do I start a new life after divorce? How do I get over my divorce and move on? Today we start with questions. How do I heal myself after divorce? How do you survive a nasty divorce? If you’ve been with me at HopeJoyInChrist for long you know I focus on Practical Christian Marriage […]
How to Keep Hope Alive as a Christian
No one ever told me life would be hard. In fact, I heard repeatedly that the Christian life should be a blessed life. If you go to church, read your Bible, pray and avoid sin you should be healthy, wealthy, and wise. That has not been my story. This is why I share how to […]
A New Book on Fasting and Prayer: Now Available
Years ago God began to stir in my heart the need to go deeper in my faith, overcome spiritual dryness and pray harder for spiritual breakthrough. Do you feel those same needs? Two years I began teaching fasting to our prayer team and church body and the response was overwhelming. That is what inspired me […]
65 Bible Verses About Prayer That Will Change Your Life
Do you spend time in prayer? What a silly question. If you are a believer in Jesus Christ, you spend time in prayer. Let me ask a more personal question. What was the last specific prayer God answered in your life? I don’t ask to judge you, but to sympathize with you. For years it […]
How to Find Hope When You Are Hard Pressed on Every Side
How do you think about the trials of life? When you are hard pressed on every side do you can know that God is forming you into a precious treasure? That is a far cry from how I responded 20 years ago to things when life is hard. Instead of hope, I saw hardship, instead […]
50 Bible Verses About Acceptance of Others
Is your heart set on finding a way toward unity in the Church? God put a passion in my soul years ago to pray for Unity in the church, Unity in the Body of Christ specifically. The issues that most divide us are no secret. As people, we struggle to accept others. Maybe they are […]