No One Like Him
Every day before nap, my daughter chooses one song to sing as I put her down. It’s fitting that today she picked the hymn “Holy, Holy, Holy.” As I’m sitting down to write a few thoughts on holiness, the lyrics are still floating through my mind: “Only Thou art...
No One Like Him
Every day before nap, my daughter chooses one song to sing as I put her down. It’s fitting that today she picked the hymn “Holy, Holy, Holy.” As I’m sitting down to write a few thoughts on holiness, the lyrics are still floating through my mind: “Only Thou art...
It Is Finished
Sweet sister, Your redemption is here. The ultimate price for your life has been paid. You no longer have to live as a slave to your sins, your addictions or your temptations but rather embrace your redemption. Run, rejoice and be free to live your life now in...
Week 6: Jesus, Broken For Us
Good morning and welcome to our last week of our Broken and Redeemed study. I am so happy you have stuck with us this far because I believe this week is the most important week in our study. Over the course of the last 5 weeks we have seen that if you are human, you...
The Danger of Friendship With the World
It's time for spring cleaning in my life - literally the cleaning of my closets and figuratively of my heart. We live in a world that bombards us with the need for more, better, newer, and bigger. It's so easy to get distracted. And - particularly with social media -...
Run Free…
“For His unfailing love toward those who fear him is as great as the height of the heavens above the earth. He has removed our sins as far from us as the east is from the west. The Lord is like a father to his children, tender and compassionate to those who fear Him.”...
Week 5: The Adulterous Woman
She had been caught red-handed. Exposed front and center. What she had attempted to get away with in secret had now been brought to the light. And now she was pressed on every side by angry critics who condemned her and called for her to pay the ultimate price. Her...
His Redeeming Work
My brand new baby girl opened her eyes and stared up at me. She blinked as she tried to get used to the light in the room. I blinked trying to push back the tears that were threatening to fall. She was beautiful. She was tiny. She was mine. I was now a mom — a young...
Boast in the Lord
"Brothers and sisters, think of what you were when you were called. Not many of you were wise by human standards; not many were influential; not many were of noble birth. But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the...
Week 4: No One Is Too Broken For God
In the book, Surprised by Joy, C.S. Lewis shares a childhood story about one of his favorite teachers, Mr. Kirkpatrick. A brilliant teacher and personal friend of Lewis’s father, Mr. Kirkpatrick was the one who taught Lewis how to be a merciless debater by building a...
Hands Extended and Hearts Full
My hands were empty, and my heart was broken. I sat at home on the 3-day leave from work after my miscarriage and blindly stared at the blinking computer screen in front of me. I’d tried reading my Bible, but was unable to focus past a verse or two. I wanted to hear...
The Gift of Intimacy with God in our Brokenness
Almost twenty years ago, my father gave me some advice that I have often returned to. He said, "If God has laid a calling on your heart, He will find a way to bring it to fruition." You do not have to worry that the calling will expire or disappear. It may not be...
Week 3: Sarah & Infertility
This week we are looking at the hard topic of infertility. It is hard because it is so painful, emotionally draining, and all consuming. Many have been waiting all their life to finally have children, only to be met with the bitter disappointment of infertility. There...
No Need To Fear
Fear... It can be caused by almost anything. It can be triggered through people, hardship, loss, the past, and the unknown of the future. Fear is that feeling of anxiety or dread concerning the outcome of something; that your needs or desires will not be met. Fear is...
Be Strong & Courageous
Moses is one of my absolute favorite Bible characters. He was a man who made many mistakes, had his shortcomings and flaws out on display for everyone to see, felt weak when he needed to be strong, and didn’t feel up to the task when God called him. I can so relate....
Week 2: Moses – Fear & Weakness
"What might change in our life if we really believed… in our guts that God sees us and He hears us? What sin might we walk away from? What confidence might we gain? What if we truly believed that God keeps his promises? How might we mine the Word of God for His...
Loss And Loneliness
Loss and loneliness are ever present realities. While we close out this week’s study on these topics, they do not come to a close in our lives. I experienced loss as a teenager. While the dark and oppressive cloud of sadness, fear, and despair has lifted, this has...
You Are Not Alone: Finding God in our Brokenness…
His body was broken. Literally. We listened to the emergency room doctor as he described the state of my husband's shoulder, which was now in too many pieces to count. One small misstep on winter's ice and a nasty fall had shattered not only bones, but also the...
Week 1 – Naomi & Loss
Welcome to our first week of Broken & Redeemed! I am so glad you are joining us and look forward to spending the next six weeks with you as we learn to remove our labels of brokenness and instead begin to wear a new label... that of Redeemed! If you haven't...
Broken & Redeemed Introduction
Broken It means to be damaged or no longer in proper working order. You see it in illnesses that ravage a once energetic and lively body. You see it in families where marriages are fractured. You see it in relationships that suffer from intentional, or even...
Broken & Redeemed TRANSLATIONS!!!
Here at Love God Greatly, investing in what really matters has always been the driving force of what we do. We’ve had the privilege of inspiring, encouraging, and equipping women all over the world for a while now, and here’s what we find to be universally true among...
Broken & Redeemed Study Materials Now Available
We begin our Broken & Redeemed study this coming M O N D A Y and we couldn’t be more excited! Now is a great time to reach out to your friends, neighbors, and co-workers and invite them to do our Broken & Redeemed study with you for these next six weeks! Our...
Building a House That Stands…
Today I flipped back to the first page of my 2017 journal - the page where I poured out my honest, wrecked heart as I began my journey with the Lord this year. I had been frustrated. Frustrated with too much noise and not enough stillness. Frustrated with too much...
Building A Life-Long Perspective of Wisdom
Looking back over my life, I realize I hadn’t ever really thought much about being a mom. I wanted to marry, but never really brought children into the picture in my imagination! You might say ... my view of the future lacked some perspective. Perspective is a word...
Week 6-The Fruit Of Wisdom
Welcome to our last week of our Walking In Wisdom study. We hope that you have had a good time studying, thinking, and praying through various Proverbs on wisdom. During our last week together we are going to be looking at the fruit, or result, of wisdom. We have...
Withholding Good
"Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due, when it is in your power to act." - Proverbs 3:27 Some of the hardest teachings in the Bible for me are those that abruptly confront my selfish flesh. Love your enemies. Count it as joy when you encounter trials....