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A Lesson in Friendships

Overall, over the last two years, the Lord has revealed Himself to me as the God of Entrances and Exits, particularly in the area of...

When Patience Feels Inconvenient

How do you pray for patience … but then rush the growing and cultivation of it? Can somebody make it make sense? This is a question that...

Pleasing Who Exactly?

People pleasing is exhausting. It’s something that takes work to rid yourself of, if you really want to. For me, people pleasing...

Reframe and Refocus

“Don’t change yourselves to be like the people of this world, but let God change you inside with a new way of thinking. Then you will be...

When The Wound Won't Heal

I had been bursting at the seams with so much unforgiveness, resentment, and frustration towards my dad. I remember when Miles was 7...

Our Posture is Everything

Psalm 51:10 (AMPC) says, “Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right, preserving, and steadfast spirit within me.” Psalm 26:2...

No Lack Here

Psalm 23:1 (NIV), “ The Lord is my shepherd, I lack  nothing.” For the last week or so, I have been reflecting on my personal finances...

What is Your Foundation?

In Matthew 7:24-27 Jesus speaks on the importance of listening to and following his teachings. Simply put, not only being hearers of the...

The Freedom to Choose

God is sovereign, meaning he’s in total and complete control of everything. It also means that even in his sovereignty he gives us free...

Is Obedience That Simple?

It’s hard to be obedient  to what God has called you to or is calling you to do when you become concerned with what people will think...

Our Children, The Mirror

You know that prayer that people often talk about, that if you pray it don’t be surprised when God answers it (Honestly, it’s a bunch of...

Too Much Credit

Sometimes we as believers, as followers of Christ, give satan too much credit. We attribute a lot to him, we chalk up too much to him....

The Quiet Is Still Loud

Holy Spirit has really been pressing some things deep into my heart here lately and I know the timing of these things has been on purpose...

Momentary Conviction

We’re all familiar with Matthew 13 right? The Parable of the Sower that Jesus was telling to his disciples and the large crowd that...

Scream At Me

I know you’re looking at the title of this post like “What in the world, Tenia???” LOL - I do mean it literally, but also very...

12 Hours of Hard Truth

I have to start this post off by saying that God is funny. The way he speaks is funny - personally to me, because for so long I've been...

A Reflection of Motherhood: Part 2

Becoming a mother for the second time has taught me a crucial and sobering lesson: I cannot do this without God. First, let me begin this...

Grieving the Former

Ecclesiastes 3:1, 4, 6b (CSB) says, “There is an occasion for everything, and a time for every activity under heaven: … a time to weep...

When the Devotionals Don't Hit

There was a time when I was actively doing devotionals through the Bible app and felt like I was getting something out of them. Now I’ve...

A Moment of Transparency

I’ve been needing to have this moment of transparency and honesty with God and myself concerning this blog. When I finally answered God...

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