tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-49755906497723816982024-03-13T11:19:16.361-04:00shineChristinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07640404789878890017noreply@blogger.comBlogger127125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4975590649772381698.post-73352790292374888692022-04-05T07:44:00.002-04:002022-04-05T07:44:21.393-04:00Sit at My FeetGod in His preciousness woke me up this morning just waiting to whisper secrets he’s been wanting to share with me. I love those moments when we just talk back and forth. Times when I hear his voice like a conversation of thoughts that have so much wisdom and the flow is so natural it could only be from Him are invaluable.You’d think it would be a natural occurrence for me. You’d think I’d wake Christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07640404789878890017noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4975590649772381698.post-39692208713930735352022-03-30T00:47:00.002-04:002022-03-30T07:13:05.112-04:00Revive Me Lately I’ve been feeling revival stirring. It’s been stirring all around me. Conversations with other believers, opportunities for evangelism, sermons at church…it’s in the air. And it’s exciting! But to be completely honest, it’s scary as well. Reviving isn’t an easy process. At least not for the individual being revived.Have you ever watched someone on the verge of death receiving cpr? ItChristinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07640404789878890017noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4975590649772381698.post-75479765567926394282022-01-09T23:19:00.003-05:002022-01-09T23:19:55.280-05:00More Mercies I love the scripture that tells us, “His mercies are new every morning. Great is His faithfulness.” For me, it gives me a sense of new beginnings and hope in all those times of failure. As we are at the start of another new year, I find myself fighting not to focus on all the areas where I’ve failed over the years and be hopeful of the new progress I want to make. It’s especially hard Christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07640404789878890017noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4975590649772381698.post-8131702204584311352016-01-11T09:13:00.004-05:002016-01-11T09:13:42.834-05:00Good Courage
"Wait on the Lord: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say on the Lord." -Psalm 27:14
Courage is word we associate with bravery and action. We don't often think of courage and bravery in waiting. How can standing still be a sign of strength and bravery?
I've been doing a study on this phrase "be of good courage" lately. (It's also found in on of my favoriteChristinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07640404789878890017noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4975590649772381698.post-79079880477986589992016-01-07T09:27:00.000-05:002016-01-07T09:27:33.089-05:00I Believe, Help My Unbelief
There is great power in words. Do you prayers start off like this? "Dear Lord, if you can..." or "Heavenly Father if you will..."
Take a look at Mark 9:18-27. Jesus encounters the boy with an evil spirit. It was in such control of his body that it would often throw him into fire and into water trying to destroy him. The spirit had robbed his son of his speech, and caused him to have Christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07640404789878890017noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4975590649772381698.post-87004094999735079822015-08-16T20:11:00.001-04:002015-08-16T20:11:06.049-04:00No Shadows
Interesting thought...Light doesn't have a shadow.
If you are being a light, you don't have to worry about living in someone else's shadow. Why are we as Christian "lights" always so concerned about comparing ourselves to other Christians?
If you are being a light...then you aren't living in anyone else's shadow... Just shine as the light God made YOU to be.
Christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07640404789878890017noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4975590649772381698.post-31760912818712146822015-08-03T09:18:00.000-04:002015-08-03T09:19:43.814-04:00Reflex Spiritual Dystrophy
My son has a very rare nerve disease. It is called RSD
(Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy). He has had it since a wrestling injury his
seventh grade year of middle school. Long story short, it attacks the nervous
system after some type of trauma and fools the brain by sending constant pain
signals from an injury that has technically healed. The pain signals grow to
become hundreds of times worse thanChristinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07640404789878890017noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4975590649772381698.post-17180682849238800282015-05-13T03:00:00.000-04:002015-05-13T03:42:45.713-04:003 am honesty...3 am honesty... In the moments of silence, back hurting-not sure if it's indigestion or anxiety, because it's piercing through my chest and ribs- I'm trying not to feel like I have the weight of the world on my shoulders.
All I really want right now is relief...
not just from the back pain, but all the little things that have seemed to pile p over the last month and just weigh me down. MyChristinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07640404789878890017noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4975590649772381698.post-71727013129303087042015-04-30T10:18:00.000-04:002015-04-30T23:38:47.719-04:00Is Fear Your Idol?Is fear your idol? As ridiculous as that sounds, many of us are unknowingly allowing fear to become idols in our life.
I sit looking at a list of bills that are bigger than I am. My days have been full of worry, frustration, and pure exhaustion from try to
figure out how in the world I am going to pay everything. My van is broke down. My son is facing major surgery. I just took on a Christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07640404789878890017noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4975590649772381698.post-21871945067945191502015-02-16T08:08:00.000-05:002015-02-16T08:09:23.840-05:00Revelation DanceYour DAILY shine has ended up more like a 'ONCE IN A BLUE MOON' shine. Between a new marriage that turned into being abandoned by the man I though would be my knight in shining armor to going back to school to pursue my bachelors degree to just the demand of being a working, single mother of three teenagers...pick your excuse.
One thing has remained consistent and faithful even in my lack Christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07640404789878890017noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4975590649772381698.post-34524366876617591612014-09-08T11:30:00.001-04:002014-09-08T11:30:40.779-04:00The Good, the Bad, and the UglyThe Good, the Bad, and the Ugly. No, I am not talking about an old western featuring famous cowboys facing off each other surviving the rugged wild west; but I am talking about facing another wild and rugged place... I call it LIFE.
I am sure you can relate. There are good days, bad days, and just right out ugly days of life.Lately, it has seemed more of the good. Some days are bad, but Christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07640404789878890017noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4975590649772381698.post-43365196304368699302014-09-02T10:00:00.000-04:002014-09-02T10:05:44.671-04:00Bad Day?It's a bad day. There really isn't anything bad about it, it's just a bad day. Do you ever feel like that? Is that the kind of day you are having today? Is the sun shining everywhere around you, but clouds seem to be hovering over your head? I'm right there with you.
One thing I promised when God called me to this, is that I would be real. That has meant raw honesty. It has meant months and Christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07640404789878890017noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4975590649772381698.post-89263644914794138962014-08-28T09:50:00.000-04:002014-08-28T09:50:12.395-04:00A Simple MessageAre you struggling today? Do you feel alone? Does it seem like your prayers aren't leaving the floor?
If you have been reading anything I write for SHINE or anything else, you know I am NOT a woman of little words. EVERYTHING tends to be a book. But today, when asking God what to share, He led me to this scripture...
"God has come to help His people." -Luke 7:16
Don't be fooled by the Christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07640404789878890017noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4975590649772381698.post-67410514022842148812014-08-27T15:02:00.000-04:002014-08-27T15:02:42.684-04:00Delayed ObedienceSERIOUSLY!! Lost keys. I don't have time for this! Have you been there?
Searching through my house frantically for the only set of keys to my van, all I can think about is being late AGAIN for my accounting class.
"I don't have time for this Lord. Please help me find my keys," I beg as stacks of papers get shuffled on my desk and covers are shook at the residence of the missing keys' last known Christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07640404789878890017noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4975590649772381698.post-49744281642833966842014-08-22T07:35:00.001-04:002014-08-22T12:28:00.566-04:00Step Into BraveryI'm convinced courage and bravery aren't character traits. I don't think they just come naturally. Yes, some individuals just seem to have a larger dose shot into their DNA. But how did they get it? Where does it come from? And what do these two words even mean?
Both bravery and courage are acts of valor and imply a certain strength and fearlessness. However there is a slight Christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07640404789878890017noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4975590649772381698.post-46349402356465615942014-08-15T11:19:00.001-04:002014-08-15T11:19:34.389-04:00Violent Christians
Should Christians be violent?Last night at our women's Awakened Worship Encounter, our pastors delivered a message entitled, "The Call to Violence." In short, the theme of the message was from Matthew 11:12 and the fact that we are called to be violent contenders for our callings... mainly the call to on our lives and the kingdom of heaven.
The points of the message Christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07640404789878890017noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4975590649772381698.post-8925821108904444452014-08-14T23:47:00.001-04:002014-08-15T00:06:35.879-04:00I Want God
I am privileged to get to be part of Lisa Whittle's book launch of her latest book, "I Want God." I have to say, the words within this book are part of the reason you are finding my words on the screen in front of you. The deep revival that is brewing in my soul is partly because of this book and ALL because of God's timeliness.It is with great honor I will get to share her words of inspiration Christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07640404789878890017noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4975590649772381698.post-5135083552035806362014-08-14T11:26:00.000-04:002014-08-14T11:33:40.404-04:00Depressed? Need Revival?
It's been a LONG while since I have written a post. Life has been chaotic and crazy. There have been defeats, disappointments, and distractions. God is renewing my heart to focus on HIS ministry and mission for my life and I am finding revival in my heart day by day.
I have kind of avoided all the talk about Robin Williams, just because I would much rather promote God than a celebrity.Christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07640404789878890017noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4975590649772381698.post-4473356719966701142013-11-22T06:00:00.000-05:002013-11-22T10:35:05.127-05:00PerseveranceWhat is perseverance? Do you have it? Why is it important in our spiritual life? Before we jump back into our Bible study, let's look at Webster's definition of perseverance.
perseverance:
the quality that allows someone to continue trying to do something even though it is difficult : continued effort to do or achieve something despite difficulties, failure, or opposition
So what does Christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07640404789878890017noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4975590649772381698.post-52350513345721773082013-11-15T06:00:00.000-05:002013-11-15T10:02:14.980-05:00TrialsTrials... Are you facing any today? Yay! So let's celebrate them.
"WHAT?" I hear you saying it already. "Why in the world would I celebrate my trials?"
The answer... it's Biblical.
Let's get started in the book of James again and see what I am talking about. Grab your Bible, a notebook or your Scripture Study Worksheet, and a pen so we can start digging into this crazy idea of celebrating Christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07640404789878890017noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4975590649772381698.post-2008396871952489992013-11-08T06:00:00.000-05:002013-11-08T06:00:00.390-05:00Trials, Perseverance and WisdomAre you facing trials? Is your faith being tested? Do you feel like you are lacking in wisdom? Many of us face those challenges on a regular basis. Today we begin our Bible study in James which will begin to show us how to face those challenges and grow in the wisdom and security of Christ. This is going to be your opportunity to SLOWLY learn, not just more about the Word, but how to dig into it Christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07640404789878890017noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4975590649772381698.post-15538548968326308762013-11-01T06:00:00.000-04:002013-11-01T06:00:04.882-04:00More Bible Study Resources
Are you ready to start digging into the scripture? Does your spirit jump with excitement as you begin thinking about being one on one with the Creator of our Destiny? I'm so excited to introduce you to a few more tools that will hopefully make this study, not only a more enjoyable experience, but also help you establish a pattern of study that you can pass down for generations to come.
I hope Christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07640404789878890017noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4975590649772381698.post-11763444735682812082013-10-25T06:00:00.000-04:002013-10-25T06:00:12.860-04:00Bible Study ResourcesAre you ready to dig into the book of James? Before we get started on our Bible study, I want to share as many of the resources that I can with you, so that you can start becoming familiar with them as well. Don't be alarmed, it won't be as hard as you might think... especially if you grew up as I did.
I can remember my mom preparing for her Sunday school lesson when I was little. She would haveChristinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07640404789878890017noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4975590649772381698.post-1111198686941043962013-10-18T08:44:00.000-04:002013-10-18T08:44:50.884-04:00The Dummies Guide to Being a Christian
There are "Dummies" guides out there for everything. We are familiar with the yellow and black manuals that tell us step by step processes for whatever it is we need to learn, know about, repair...whatever we need to be informed about, there is a "Dummies" guide for it. Wouldn't it be wise, if I want to learn how to be a better Christian, to get my hands on one of those books?
That may be Christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07640404789878890017noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4975590649772381698.post-77946117108915558222013-10-14T01:23:00.000-04:002013-10-14T01:55:15.867-04:00Seasons of Silence
Have you ever felt like you were at a loss for words? …or at
least when it was important? I tend to have plenty to say in the unimportant
moments. Yes, those moments seem important to me. I am defending my actions,
declaring my rights, or proclaiming my views. But, are those really the
important moments. Are those maybe the moments I need to learn to embrace a
season of silence instead?
I Christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07640404789878890017noreply@blogger.com2