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Zephaniah Date Written: Probably near the end of Zephaniah’s ministry & when King Josiah’s great reforms began 640-621 B.C. Author: Zephaniah Setting: King Josiah of Judah was attempting to reverse the evil trends set by the two previous kings of Judah, Manasseh & Amon. Josiah was able to extend his influence because there wasn’t a…
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I have talked and written about this topic several times, but it is something that continues to be on my heart a lot because it happens so much. It seems like everywhere we turn there is fighting, division, and backbiting among the body of Christ. We call ourselves brothers and sisters, but then we are…
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Micah Date Written: 742-687 B.C. Author: Micah Setting: The prophet Micah came from the small town of Moresheth, southwest of Jerusalem. His message is primarily for the southern kingdom. He is preaching at the same time as Isaiah. They were both preaching to the two tribes in the south while Hosea was preaching to the…
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I wrote this over a year ago, but it is just as applicable today. I want to share something with you the Lord began sharing with me a couple of weeks ago. While traveling to Louisiana I felt the Lord saying a big divide (bigger than it is right now) is coming to the church.…
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Amos Date Written: Probably during the reigns of Jeroboam II of Israel & Uzziah (Azariah) of Judah. About 760-750 B.C. Author: Amos Setting: The wealthy people of Israel were enjoying peace & prosperity. They were quite complacent & were oppressing the poor, even selling them into slavery. Soon Israel would be conquered by Assyria &…
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I am all about getting to the root cause of every issue and negative emotion, because if not, we are constantly just treating symptoms. We can spend a lifetime treating symptoms and get wore out, but when we address the root cause we can get total freedom. When I practiced as a mental health therapist,…
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Daniel Date Written: Approximately 535 B.C., recording events that occurred from about 605-535 B.C. Author: Daniel Setting: Daniel had been taken captive & deported to Babylon by Nebuchadnezzar, the leader of Babylonia, in 605 B.C. He took the most talented & useful people back to Babylon & left only the poor behind. There Daniel served…
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Part Eight: Last Entry for this Series For this last entry of My Personal Healing and Deliverance Journey Series I want to write about the lessons I learned along the way. I could write for days but I am just going to share a few of them. The biggest lesson I have learned is that…
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I used to make the same resolutions year after year after year and each time I meant it with my whole heart and I really thought I was going to stick to every single one of them. Each year it was the same thing—read through the Bible, be a better wife and mom, and lose…
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This post may seem like it is all over the place for a little bit, but if you stick with me I promise I am going somewhere lol! In 2020, prior to May, I weighed over 274 pounds. I am not sure how much over because I just didn’t care any more and I stopped…
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