Instantly Changed: The Result

Read parts one through four in this series here, here, here, and here.
I do not want anyone to feel like I think I am perfect. I am not. I am aware of my weaknesses. I also know my strengths. Frank and I were just unequally yoked (2 Corinthians 6:14). We [...]

Instantly Changed: The Divorce

Read parts one through three in this series here, here, and here.
After more than 20 years of marriage, we divorced. That was the most difficult thing I have ever done in my entire life. We were in marriage counseling for years and years, and if Frank really wanted to change then he would [...]

Instantly Changed: The Marriage

Go here and here to read parts one and two in this series.
My life changed in just an instant of passion. Frank and I married as soon as he was finished with basic training. We lived with my parents for a couple of months and then moved into an apartment. I clung [...]

Instantly Changed: Sin and Consequence

Go here to read part one in this series.
The sin
During those three years, I broke up with Frank numerous times. The very last time I broke up with him, he told me that if I ever broke up with him again he would commit suicide. He really messed with my mind. I [...]

Instantly Changed: The Boy

This true story was submitted to us anonymously, and will appear in several parts throughout the summer, in our Heart to Heart column.
Think about the choices you make now because one night of sinful indiscretion can change the course you will take and may alter your life forever.
I didn’t give myself a chance for my [...]

A Servant’s Heart

1 Peter 4:10 “As each one has received a special gift, employ it in serving one another as good stewards of the manifold grace of God.”
The above verse is simply saying that we each have a special talent, or gift, so we must use it to the best of our ability, for good, to serve [...]

No Mistakes

When you look at yourself in the mirror what thoughts come to mind? Do you sometimes think that it wouldn’t hurt to lose a little weight, or that your hair didn’t turn out well? I know that there I times that I think those very thoughts, but let me ask you this: Does it ever [...]

Living a life of potential

Webster defines potential as “the inherent ability or capacity for growth, development, or coming into being.” Jeremiah 29:11 describes it this way: “For I know the plans I have for you, says the Lord, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.”
As a young woman, you [...]

God is Love

In order for us to love others the way God loves us, we must first understand a little about His love. First we’ll discuss how God loves us in times of sorrow and in times of joy. We’ll also talk about God’s love being a two-way thing; He desires for us to love [...]

Resolution of the Heart

Psalm 51:10–12: “Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me. Do not cast me away from your presence and do not take Your Holy Spirit from me. Restore to me the joy of Your Salvation and sustain me with a willing spirit.”
It’s the beginning of a [...]

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