“We have often mistaken the seasons of ease in our lives for God’s blessing. God has blessed us, but what we don’t understand is that sometimes He is blessing us even more when everything appears to be falling apart at… — Kristen M. Smeltzer Copy Share Image
“It is a weapon of spiritual warfare to rejoice in the Lord, in full confidence of what God will produce from your darkness, and… — Kristen M. Smeltzer Copy Share Image
“Holding an expectation of God actually honors Him. A heart of faith-filled expectation says, ‘I know You are good. I know You are all-powerful.… — Kristen M. Smeltzer Copy Share Image
“God doesn’t see as man sees. It is a facet of His character to see people in light of who they will become, not… — Kristen M. Smeltzer Copy Share Image
“Have you ever experienced something in your life you never thought would touch you or your family? Have you ever felt like, ‘God! I… — Kristen M. Smeltzer Copy Share Image
“As we know Him (intimately), sin loses its grip on us. Our love for Him deepens, and serving Him becomes a great joy and… — Kristen M. Smeltzer Copy Share Image
“The spiritual DNA of who God created us to be resides in us before we walk in any of it.” — Kristen M. Smeltzer Copy Share Image
“In God’s justice system, it is the battle with the lions, bears, and the giants of the land that equips us to be kings.” — Kristen M. Smeltzer Copy Share Image
“My focus had to be on God and who He is, not on the enemy and what he was doing. Darkness feeds on attention… — Kristen M. Smeltzer Copy Share Image
“Any place where my heart believes I have more love, compassion or mercy than God, I have elevated myself above Him and am believing… — Kristen M. Smeltzer Copy Share Image
“So how can God take something tragic in our lives and bring good from it? The answer isn’t found so much in the ‘how,’… — Kristen M. Smeltzer Copy Share Image
“We are not meant to come through our battles as merely survivors. We are meant to come off the battlefield as victors, and to… — Kristen M. Smeltzer Copy Share Image
“God pushes us to offense—without explanation—and asks us the same question Jesus asked His disciples, ‘Do you also want to go away?’ And then… — Kristen M. Smeltzer Copy Share Image
