You pray. And you allow the Lord to be your strength. Remember the Lord doesn't give you strength. He is your strength.

The land promised to Abraham and his descendants is once again theirs. God always keeps His promises. Even in times of cataclysmic upheaval and change, God's love and faithfulness are unchanging.

[God] wants us to work with Him, honey. Not for Him.

Besides re-arming myself with joy, I need to know the holes in my defenses, the places where I'm vulnerable and where the enemy has successfully attacked me before.

You know what I wish? I wish I could put time in a bottle and throw it into the ocean. Then I would have forever to spend with you. I wouldn’t need air to breathe or food to eat. Holding you in my arms would be all the food I would need. Having your love would be the only air I would need to breathe.

Smooth seas don't produce skillful sailors.

Scriptures were just words on a page and my prayers failed to lift.