Ephesians 6:12 shows us that in the spiritual realm, the battle we face is never against people but against the devil and his camp. Eph 6:12 For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of…
Author: Karen E. Young
Sharing the journey of fumbling my way to pleasing Jesus as His follower, as a wife, mother, businesswoman/ entrepreneur, cook/baker, employer, writer, occasional singer, lifelong learner, and aspiring dancer.
Mark of A Follower: Love for Others
John 13:35 “Let me give you a new command: Love one another. In the same way I loved you, you love one another. This is how everyone will recognize that you are my disciples—when they see the love you have for each other.” (John 13:34, 35) For an article about the full extent of Jesus’s…
Lessons on Love from 1Corinthians
The Message Version (MSG) of 1Corinthians Chapter 13: If I speak with human eloquence and angelic ecstasy but don’t love, I’m nothing but the creaking of a rusty gate. If I speak God’s Word with power, revealing all his mysteries and making everything plain as day, and if I have faith that says to a…
Lessons on Love from Romans
The Message (MSG) Version of Romans 12:9-ff Love from the center of who you are; don’t fake it. Run for dear life from evil; hold on for dear life to good. Be good friends who love deeply; practice playing second fiddle. Don’t burn out; keep yourselves fueled and aflame. Be alert servants of the Master,…
Don’t Look Back
Genesis 19: 17 As soon as they had brought them out, one of them said, “Flee for your lives! Don’t look back, and don’t stop anywhere in the plain! Flee to the mountains or you will be swept away!” 26 But Lot’s wife looked back, and she became a pillar of salt. The instruction for…
Healing Through Turning
Lord,help my heart not to be calloused. Help me to see with my eyes, hear with my ears, understand with my heart and turn, and you would heal me. (Matt 13:15) Help me that I would receive Your Word with joy (v20), that when trouble or persecution comes because of the Word, that I would…
Not Home Yet
Freeonlinedictionary.com defines pilgrimage as “a long journey or search, especially one of exalted purpose or moral significance.” When Pharaoh asked Jacob his age, Jacob referred to his life as a pilgrimage, a journey with God. Gen 47: 8 Pharaoh asked him, “How old are you?” 9 And Jacob said to Pharaoh, “The years of my…
Love Dispenser
A pastor’s wife shared a message of the love of Jesus. What stuck in my mind was when she said, “Think of yourself as a Love Dispenser”. No matter what input others give you, you dispense love when you are a Love Dispenser. God’s deposit of unconditional love will always outweigh what negativity people give…
Psalm 91: Prayer for Protection
Dear Daddy (Abba Father) Thank You for being my rest, my refuge, my place of safety, my God whom I trust. Thank You for being my shelter who protects me wherever I go. Thank You for Your rescue, Your answer when I call,for Your reward of salvation. Help me to show You I love You…
Word for the Third Party
If you find yourself compromised and wedged between a husband and wife, know that God loves you so much. Jesus died for you. He relentlessly pursues you with a passionate love. God’s grace is available for you. If you are tired, weary or burdened, He opens His hands, arms, and heart to you, beckoning you…
BUTTERFLY IN THE SPRING 