There are times when my heart, my head, and my hand don't line up. For example, my heart may have the desire to rest in God's word, while my hand reaches for my phone to mindlessly scroll through apps instead.... Continue Reading →
There's a big lottery drawing happening tonight. A neighboring state to mine does not have the lottery, so the gas stations near the border have lines of people waiting to buy lottery tickets wrapped around the buildings. Tonight, a lot... Continue Reading →
Do my actions cause people to ask me this question? I asked myself this after encountering the passage in 1 Samuel 17 where David's testimony, faith, and actions surrounding his victory over Goliath caused King Saul to ask him: “Whose... Continue Reading →
You guys won't even believe it. The Holy Spirit pointed out ANOTHER new "thing" from David & Goliath this morning. It's craziness, right?! The kind of craziness I love! Verse 3 says, "The Philistines stood on the mountain on one... Continue Reading →
I'm been meditating on 3 words since last week & I'm still not ready to let them go. Okay, get ready, here they are: This is he. (from 1 Samuel 16:12)... Continue Reading →
As I read in my Bible this morning, it was so crystal clear all the different roles that took part to make David's victory against Goliath happen. (1 Samuel 17) There were also just as many roles that tried to... Continue Reading →
I've been carrying something I shouldn't be carrying. I thought I had given “it” over to God, but as it turns out, I kept picking “it” right back up. I made excuses as to why I was still carrying “it”,... Continue Reading →
“He kissed me yesterday.” I'm praising God today for this sentence. For those of you who have been on journey with me, go ahead & skip this paragraph. For those of you who haven't been on journey with me, my... Continue Reading →
What if my story, my relationship with God, my thoughts, my actions were recorded in a well-read book that people would read over and over for thousands of years? This is what I asked myself when I was studying the... Continue Reading →
Loved Fiercely---Carly Van Laar 
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