What are you supposed to do if you pray for something and God says no? What you asked for is something totally cool and acceptable, but for some reason God just says no. Now, I can't claim that God has ever verbally spoken to me, but I do know when he is pulling my heart one way or another. In this case he is pulling my heart away from what I want, and I don’t know why…

As Christians, our life goal should be to grow as close to God as possible, right? To build ourselves up on the foundation of Christ in order to be closer with God. That’s the intent. And as hard as it may seem, the best way to find Christ is amidst brokenness. The funny thing is that brokenness is not something you have to seek out...

I’ve noticed that there are days when my time spent in the Word is not as fulfilling as I would like it to be. My purposes for reading the Bible have been varied, and I think that this has been a cause of the varied results I’ve been receiving. Here are a few techniques I have noticed that have hindered my ability to openly read and understand the Word of God. Maybe you can relate to one or all of these…

Julia Tarter 1993-2013