Author: Vanessa Taylor

“Never stop praying. Give thanks no matter what happens. God wants you to thank him because you believe in Christ Jesus.” (1 Thessalonians 5:17-19 NIRV) Read full chapter REFLECTION  Sometimes life gets so hard that it feels absurd to give thanks. But, for those of us who believe in Jesus, there are countless reasons to… Continue reading Give Thanks

“Don’t be misled: No one makes a fool of God. What a person plants, he will harvest. The person who plants selfishness, ignoring the needs of others—ignoring God!—harvests a crop of weeds. All he’ll have to show for his life is weeds! But the one who plants in response to God, letting God’s Spirit do… Continue reading Reach Out

“The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.” (Lamentations 3:22-23  ESV) Read full chapter REFLECTION  The KJV Dictionary defines STEADFAST, STEDFAST, a. stead and fast. as follows: 1. Fast fixed; firm; firmly fixed or established; as the stedfast globe of earth.… Continue reading Unwavering Love

“Since then it is by faith that we are justified, let us grasp the fact that we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. Through him we have confidently entered into this new relationship of grace, and here we take our stand, in happy certainty of the glorious things he has for us… Continue reading A Steady Hope

“For just as the body is one and yet has many parts, and all the parts, though many, form [only] one body, so it is with Christ. For by one [Holy] Spirit we were all baptized into one body, [spiritually transformed—united together] whether Jews or Greeks (Gentiles), slaves or free, and we were all made… Continue reading One Body

“Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always… Continue reading The Way of Love

“May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.” (Romans 15:13 NIV) Read full chapter REFLECTION  How can we overflow with hope when we are battling with all sorts of internal and external issues? Today’s… Continue reading Overflow with Hope

“Beloved, do not be surprised at the fiery ordeal which is taking place to test you [that is, to test the quality of your faith], as though something strange or unusual were happening to you.” (1 Peter 4:12 AMP) Read full chapter REFLECTION  By the grace of God, I’ve gone through all sorts of fiery ordeals to… Continue reading Quality Tests

“Let everything you do be done in love [motivated and inspired by God’s love for us].” (1 Corinthians 16:14 AMP) Read full chapter REFLECTION  What does living in love look like to you? For me, I see honest prayer and pondering God’s love letter to us — The Bible — being essential to living in love. For we… Continue reading Living in Love

“My job was to plant the seed, and Apollos was called to water it. Any growth comes from God…” (1 Corinthians 3:6 The Voice) Read full chapter REFLECTION  I recently followed though, in faith, with a rather challenging task of preparing for and leading a scriptural meditation experiment at my local church. The entire experience from prayerful… Continue reading The Waiting Zone