Let's take a look at this very powerful verse in Isaiah 43:4. "Since you are precious and honored in my sight, and because I love you." Wow! God is saying that we are precious to Him. Are there others to whom you feel precious? Is there anyone in your life who is precious to you? In God's eyes, you are precious to Him. When I think of the word "precious" I think of gold or various gems. They are rare, special, and very valuable. Their value doesn't go down, in fact, it goes u

"Since you are precious and honored in my sight, and because I love you" (Isaiah 43:4). On a scale of 1 to 100%, 1 being "not at all" and 100 being "completely," how much do you love and accept yourself? It is interesting because the Lord tells us to love one another as we love ourselves. But over the years of leading small groups and doing individual counseling, I have been amazed at how few love and accept themselves. In fact, once women really start to be honest, we discov

Sadly, when we make choices to give into lies and temptations, not only are we affected, but many around us are impacted as well. Having come from an abusive background, the enemy knows to try to bring back old memories to tempt me to stumble. For a long time, I thought it was harmless and served to relieve stress and bring me comfort. As time passed, the Lord helped me discover that this dependence on impure thoughts was a barrier in my relationship with God. He alone wants