The Compassion of God

The Compassion of God

Have you been wounded by someone who should have loved you? Do you feel like damaged goods? Some of us have been beat up, in our souls, by those who should have built us up and nurtured us. We often feel like damaged goods. But the truth is, we are not rubbish. And...
Learn

Learn

What are you learning right now in God’s Word? Are you living it out? Do you feel like you constantly fail to live out His truth? Many people know me as John Avant’s wife—a mom, a grandmother, a writer, a speaker. But most don’t know that for many years, I worked as a...
Competition

Competition

Can you recall a time you experienced a win? Have you ever felt defeated? Do you let the fear of failure stop you? Have you ever aspired to achieve a big goal? Perhaps you succeeded and felt great. Or maybe the loss hurt you to the core and left you in shambles....
Endurance

Endurance

Are you ready to quit? Quit your job, quit the ministry God has entrusted you with? Or maybe you’re ready to throw in the towel on your marriage or that difficult child? This past year, I had the privilege of traveling to the Middle East, where I met women with the...
Lies vs. Truth

Lies vs. Truth

Have you ever had someone believe a lie about you? Do you find yourself struggling to find the truth in certain situations? Do you often act on assumptions? Learning that someone believes something about you that isn’t true—not even giving you the chance to speak into...
Marriage Revival

Marriage Revival

Is your marriage characterized by incessant fighting? Is your marriage on the brink of death? Does it need reviving? Three pairs of precious eyes stared at me as I stood in the middle of the kitchen, surrounded by shattered glass. They had just witnessed their mom at...