It was a warm, Late August afternoon in sunny California. The year was 1974 and I was in the 7th grade. This time period is very vivid for me. Maybe it is because of where we went that day, or because of the excitement of being a 7th grader, I remember it well! On this day my mother said the most exciting news, "We are going to Zody’s!” This made my heart skip a beat! My mind began to race as I started categorizing my shopping list. After all, school was starting in a few weeks ...
Almost a year ago as I was driving past a mobile home park, I heard the Lord say to me, "go there". I kept on driving, I knew what He was asking and frankly I pretended that I did not hear. The next time I went by, I heard Him again say, "Go in there". I kept on driving but this time I replied with, "I don't have any more time"! Months later, I drove by this mobile home park and i began to wonder, "what does the Lord have for me ...
The Room of Grace is a safe place. It's the place you go to take off all your masks and be yourself. As you walk through this door you know everyone accepts you even if you have visible sin and if you are hiding invisible sin you're free to confess it. As a matter of fact the people there encourage you to confess it. Then as you release ...
Updated 08-14-2011 at 08:47 PM by juliemooreonlife
The ladies hurried in and started removing items one by one. The lights were dim in the room that brought a quiet solitude. Everyone was reverently sitting and watching. One by one the candles disappeared, the flowers were next, then the cross that was centered on the veiled stone altar. In only a few minutes, nothing was left but the stark reality of masonry. As the decorations were being stripped from their normal resting place, it was in that moment I realized I needed Jesus. I ...
So Moses told the people of Israel what the Lord had said, but they refused to listen anymore. They had become too discouraged by the brutality of their slavery (Exodus 6:9). The Israelites were drenched in hopelessness. Discouragement…their hearts dwelled there. They knew all too well life’s unfair blows- 400 years of cruel oppression at the hand of their Egyptian slave drivers. They were a broken people who desperately needed a mighty God. We’ve been there haven’t ...