Guest Post: Unseeing Faith by Stacy Simmons

“Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see.” -Hebrews 11:1 How many of us have faced some form of a personal “mountain” to climb? Was it something we could physically see, or did it loom ahead of us like an early morning fog? When writing my first novel, A Promise for […]

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When You Are Angry At God

Last week, we discussed being alone and I shared to turn to God during that time. However, what happens when you are angry at God? If you’ve never been angry at God then bless you. However, at some point, something has happened in which you have probably been angry at God. In the Bible, Job was angry with God when […]

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God is Faithful

When our pastor retired earlier this year, the theme he and his wife shared on their final Sunday was God is Faithful. They shared stories of how God was faithful to provide for needs both personally and in ministry. I thought back over my life and how God has been faithful to me.   Some of the moments God reminded […]

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Living a life of integrity

Our pastor retired several weeks ago and the one thing that was consistently mentioned about him was that he lived a life of integrity. Integrity is defined as “the quality of being honest and having strong moral principles”. He exhibited this integrity both from the pulpit and in his personal life.  He was not afraid to address the hard issues […]

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I Am Not Ashamed

Yesterday, we celebrated the 4th of July and our freedom as Americans. These are freedoms that we often take for granted in this great country of ours, but that many people living in other countries have to fight for on a daily basis. Part of our freedoms is our freedom of speech and freedom of religion.  These are two of […]

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Where the Spirit of the Lord Is

  My grandmother will turn 93 this week.  She is slowing down as she grows older, however even in her twilight years there is still one place she wants to go. That place is to church.  Her hearing is not what it once was and even with hearing aids, there are times she struggles to understand what is being said. […]

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A Living Example

For more than twenty years, I have stayed with my grandmother off and on for various reasons. She is a very humble woman who does not like to have attention drawn to her. Yet, I know her faith is real because she lives it out in front of all of us.  Job 12:12 says, “Wisdom belongs to the aged, and […]

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3 Reasons to Step Out in Faith

  For years I have had several opportunities I wanted to pursue, but I’ve allowed fear to impede my path and stop me from pursuing the chance. Recently, I’ve felt God urging me to move forward and step out in faith. In a sermon I was listening to not long ago, Dr. Charles Stanley spoke exactly on this issue. He […]

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God is Faithful

  In the last three months, we have begun instituting new programs and initiatives to improve the quality of life for our residents.  While I’d written a grant for the majority of these plans, there were several additional needs that crept up that we did not have the funding for. I began to pray about these needs and set up […]

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Armour of God: Prayer and supplication

Last week, we discussed the Sword of the Spirit. This week we wrap up our series on the Armour of God by discu ssing prayer and supplication. Matthew Henry Concise Bible Commentary says, “Prayer must fasten all the other parts of our Christian armour.” Prayer is the best weapon God equips us with.  He is never too busy to listen […]

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Need for control

A well known reality TV star was recently discussing the need for control.  This individual needs control over every part of her life. This made me think about how often I’ve needed to control a situation.  As I shared recently, letting go is not always easy. Yet, God doesn’t want us to control everything. Ouch!  That’s much easier for me […]

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Armour of God: Helmet of salvation

So far in putting on the armour of God, we have gird our loins with truth, put on the breastplate of righteousness, put on the shield of faith, and shod our feet with preparation of the gospel of peace. Now, it’s time to put on the most ornamental part of the ancient armour, the helmet of salvation. The fact that […]

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God is Faithful

There are times when I grow very discouraged and frustrated at the lack of progress in certain areas of my life. Sometimes it seems that no matter what steps I take no progress is being made. However, all I can is to take the next step. When I do all I can do and take every feasible step within my […]

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Let it go

Let it go, let it go…we all recognize the theme song from Frozen. Recently, I was watching an interview and the actress shared how she’d had a debilitating fear of flying for almost two decades.  God eventually told her to let it go and to trust Him. We all have a fear or issue that we need to let go. […]

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God Of The Paperclips by Susan K. Stewart

Today, I am joined by Susan K. Stewart who has a timely message of God being in control and trusting in Him.  He cares about the little things.  Susan, I could so relate to your words.  There are so many times I question circumstances when I need to trust Him instead. God Of The Paperclips In less than twelve hours, […]

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A Friend Who Refreshes by Kolleen Lucariello

I am excited to welcome Kolleen Lucariello to Where the Wind Blows.  She has a wonderful story to tell about Friendship, refreshment and rest.  Welcome, Kolleen! A Friend Who Refreshes by Kolleen Lucariello As we flip our calendars from August, ushering in September, we say farewell to our summer vacations and hello to the season of back-to-school, cooler temperatures of […]

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