“When you follow me as my disciple, you must put aside your father, your mother, your wife, your sisters, your brothers—yes, you will even seem as though you hate your own life. This is the price you’ll pay to be considered one of my followers. Luke 14:26 The Passion Translation (TPT) 14:26 Or “hate”. This is an Aramaic and Hebraic metaphor for putting Jesus above every other relationship. The Aramaic word sna has several meanings and can mean “hate” or “put aside.” In this c

To Me, you are a flower beyond compare. Exquisite is the make up of your unique structure. Fragrant and appealing are you to Me, thus in maturing, you gain a weathering of seasons lived- that patina’s the surface of a well used anchor! The markings of your sojourn beautify your countenance, in fact, only sweeter is your incandescence (glow)... the pleasure of words and abandoned affection. I see a bride whose longings remain for the One, tried and true, Lover in all seasons;

Don’t ever lose your joy. What a great saying! Wester says the definition of joy is, a feeling of great pleasure and happiness. To put joy into action means to rejoice. The Bible says in Philippians 4:4, Rejoice in the Lord always and again I say rejoice. God is telling us that in all things we should rejoice. Sometimes that’s a hard thing, but you already knew that. Every day is something special. Psalms 118:24 says, This is the day which the Lord hath made, we will rejoi

The past couple of weeks I have had people ask me what is your vision, what is God putting on your heart and what vision do you have for Restoration Connection. Each one of us have a vision and the best part is they are not always going to be the same vision but they will always work with the others. God places gifting and callings on people that are different and He does that so that the body is complete. Each one works with the other and Makes the body work. When it doesn’

2 Corinthians 12:9-10 But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore, I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me. That is why, for Christ’s sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong. I find myself in situations where I’m throwing my hands up and saying, “God I have no power to help thi