Hope

Encouraging women to walk deeper with God at Kristi Woods (.net) by exploring and learning about hope in the Bible and how that impacts our lives.

Do You Self-Punish? Grab This Gigantic Piece of Truth

Do You Self-Punish? Grab This Gigantic Piece of Truth

Do You Self-Punish? Grab this Gigantic Piece of Truth The accuser attempts to sabotage our faith–our future with the King of kings–through smeared accusations. And sometimes we self-punish in support of this effort. I’ll be honest, it’s easy to “beat myself up” mentally when I fall short in a situation. It causes an internal ruckus….

Why Are Folks So Excited About These Popular Posts?

Why Are Folks So Excited About These Popular Posts?

Do you like blogs–their popular posts? Do you like a good, meat-worthy, faith-building post–one that helps keep eyes on Jesus? Meeeee too. Popular Post Question Several writer friends/Jesus girls kindly responded to a “popular post” question I posed recently. Many of their posts exclaim His strength, His healing, His hope. And hope is one thing I…

This Is It! Catch Our Final Memory Verse of the Year Here + A Thanksgiving Prayer

This Is It! Catch Our Final Memory Verse of the Year Here + A Thanksgiving Prayer

This is it! It’s our final memory verse. You guys, we did it! We’ve worked our way through Psalm 34 in 2018. The whole, crazy good Psalm. Just tuck this last, glorious verse into the heart. And that’s it! I love that this is our last one. Call it a verse of hope and redemption,…

God, Why Am I Feeling This Way? How to Go Beyond Feeling Left Out

God, Why Am I Feeling This Way? How to Go Beyond Feeling Left Out

God, why am I feeling this way — feeling left out? Have you ever asked the question? Better yet, have you ever used a cookie cutter? They’re related. Trust me. Read along, and you’ll see. Each December during my younger years, Mom whipped up a batch of sugar cookie dough. Man, she made THE BEST…

When God Doesn’t Answer Your Prayers the Way You Hoped { Guest Post }

When God Doesn’t Answer Your Prayers the Way You Hoped { Guest Post }

When God Doesn’t Answer Your Prayers the Way You Hoped Welcome to today’s guest blogger, Crystal Storms. She’s a friend from my days in Florida. She’s a past guest here as well, and gosh, we love this girl. A hearty welcome to Crystal Storms. Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but when longing is fulfilled, it is a…