When I was a little girl, the Sunday school teacher explained the Holy Ghost. I envisioned hordes of spooky white shrouded trick or treaters on Halloween with cut out holes for eyes and shuddered. Now I understand the Holy Spirit is our counselor who guides us on our journey to wellness by developing fruit of the Spirit.
Freedom! When I left home for college, I thought I escaped church and left all the rules and regulations behind. I did not realize I traded those rules and regulations for chains of pride, selfishness, and sin. But God never gave up on me. I finally realized only Jesus sets us free.
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“God, you’ve got the wrong person,” I said, when God told me to be a writer. I had a lot of questions. What will I write? Did God really say that? Have you ever felt unequipped to follow God’s plan for you? However, God provides for His plans and prepares us to carry them out.
God is love. The entire Bible summed up in one word is LOVE, God’s unfailing love for us and the commandment to love God and love people.
