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Meditate on these words & Ask the Lord what He wants to say to you today: Psalm 23 (NIV)A psalm of David.1 The Lord is my shepherd, I lack nothing.2 He makes me lie down in green pastures,he leads me beside quiet waters,3 he refreshes my soul.He guides me along the right pathsfor his name’s sake.4 Even though I walkthrough the darkest valley,[a]I will fear no evil,for you are with me;your rod and your staff,they comfort me. 5 You prepare…

For most of my life, as much as I hate to admit it, many of my dreams were shaped by what I saw around me. Children have spectacular imaginations!! They think about things differently because they haven’t learned limitations yet… Although I could imagine and make-believe all sorts of fun worlds with my sister in our play, when it came to what I wanted from life, what I aspired for, that creativity seemed to fall a little short. As I…

Dear LifeSpring Family, Recently, Pastor Alvin forwarded a video teaching series by Donna Jordan to me and several others. Donna Jordan is a “mother” in the YWAM Movement. She along with her husband are senior leaders in the YWAM organization. There are 11 YouTube videos of Donna teaching on several topics. Her teaching on video number 4 is entitled, The Basic Right of Every Believer; Knowing and Hearing the voice of God. I was encouraged and challenged to hear her…

When I’m fasting, I feel like hearing God becomes a little easier. I’m wondering if you’ve had the same experience. For some reason, during my fasts I feel like listening prayer comes more easily, and I’m able to hear God better. For this January fast, we encouraged the Life-Spring family to give up something that gets in the way of God in our lives. Making an effort to put aside those things opens us up to God’s voice even more.…

Ephesians 4:1 As a prisoner for the Lord, then, I urge you to live a life worthy of the calling you have received. God has a purpose for each of us. Purpose is the divine assignment we are given to carry heaven on earth (will look different for everyone). Each person’s purpose is different. Each is important. Each is God-given. Yet in the uniqueness of our God-given purposes, God in His wisdom helps to recognize and discern when we are on the…

Okay everyone. Day 21 of our January Church Fast is upon us… well, approximately day 21 for those of us who… had a delayed start date (like I did with social media).I can confirm from my experience so far, it is better late than never! J If you’d still like to join in for the last ten days of January, you are more than welcome to do so!! I’ve been noticing that the more I fast/the longer I fast, the…

For His Name’s Sake, when I first felt the Lord put this on my heart, I thought it was a push to step up and do things with excellence. To spur us on to good works and good actions. To do everything with the intention of glorifying God – which, please do not get me wrong, I believe is part of For His Name’s Sake. But when I dive into the Scripture, For His Name’s Sake is not used in…

Dear LifeSpring Family, A few days ago, I was revisiting this liturgy for Seasons of Uncertainty. It helped me to center myself on our true North, our Lord Jesus Christ. Praying that we are taking this one step backward in the COVID situation in order to take two steps forward. Listen to what Holy Spirit wants to say to you as you meditate on this prayer below with our heavenly Father. In the midst of whatever follows, O Lord,let me…

I started reading Adrian’s book The Power of Choice this evening and it’s already been blowing my mind so much!(Quelle surprise… Adrian says smart things. Laura’s brain explodes at learning new smart things.) The insights he has shared, throughout the Introduction and first chapter alone, are really beginning to shift around the way I think about things and it was just too good not to share! [SPOILER ALERT!!] One line/point that especially struck me was when he was working through…

It’s no stretch of the imagination to say that we’re living in a bit of a storm right now. We exited last summer with hopefulness around the pandemic, only to be faced with another variant of the coronavirus and another round of restrictions. What’s God’s heart for his people during times like these? What does it mean to have faith when the pressure is on? I think during moments like this, God’s heart is that we would have peace. When…

Everything around us is changing… again. We have entered another lockdown, winter is upon us, children are at home for school, we are back to work – there is much that draws and needs our attention. Sometimes we focus so much on what is happening around us we forget to keep our eyes on Jesus. Karyne and I were talking to our eldest children (Justus & Hope) about fasting, they asked us why we are fasting? So we asked them,…

In basketball the “step back” is a move used by basketball players to create enough space between the defender and themselves in order to get their shot off without getting blocked. The step back is not only a good basketball move but a good tool for growth. The step back I’m referring to is taking a step back from a situation/circumstance/conflict/issue/person etc. Similarly, like a step back in basketball, the step back gives you enough space between the situation/circumstance/conflict/issue/person and…