In her book, Judy shares her eye-opening failure. She managed to rally enough support to get an apartment and furniture, etc. for a homeless woman. Instead of helping the woman, it drove her back to drinking. . . .

Then God said, “Let the earth sprout vegetation, plants yielding seed, and fruit trees on the earth bearing fruit after their kind with seed in them”; and it was so. Genesis 1:11

I had the privilege of sharing my creative testimony with women who are emerging out of spiritual darkness. They listened intently as I shared my story, and they excitedly participated in the creative expression I had for them afterwards. My greatest joy . . .

For You meet him with the blessings of good things;

You set a crown of fine gold on his head. Psalm 21:3

Take a closer look at the photo above. Do you see the haziness? I wondered, “Do they have a smoke machine here at Pursuit?” No. They do not. That cloud that you see is supernatural. It is the cloud of God’s glory.

What does Revival look like? . . .

I have stored up Your Word in my heart that I might not sin against You. Psalm 119:11

I jumped into the Pentecostal stream a little late. By the time I got here, I had missed the Toronto Blessings, the Smithton Outpouring and the Brownsville Revival of the 1990s. I prayed, “Please God, don’t let me miss the next one.”

I believe that is why . . .

Like apples of gold in settings of silver is a word aptly spoken. Proverbs 25:11

This is the fundraising motto of Atlas Free. Mountain climber Jeremy Vallerand used his climbs to raise money to fight human trafficking, thus began Atlas Free. They are a non-profit organization building a global movement to put sexual exploitation out of business. And I want to be a part of that!

I can think of no greater evil than abusing the bodies and souls of children. I hate human trafficking!! . . . .

How precious to me are your thoughts, God! How vast is the sum of them! Were I to count them, they would outnumber the grains of sand— when I awake, I am still with you. Psalm 139:17-18

“What should I be learning from this? Lord, I don’t want to repeat this lesson!” When I struggle with challenges in life, this is my prayer. I base my prayer on Deuteronomy 8:2 and others like it.

God leads us . . .

The day is Yours, the night also is Yours. You provided moon and sun (Psalm 74:16).