How to Be a Friend Who Prays

Are you a praying friend? Should you be? A friend who prays for you knows the bond you share isn’t just in this world but also the “real” world: the eternal kingdom ruled by God the Father, the kingdom that has no end and transcends death, lasting for eternity. A praying friend knows the One who’s really in control of all things we worry about is God, and there’s no better way to deal with those worries than to bring them to Him, to lay them all down at His feet and ask Him for help.

Faith, BlogJessica BrodieJanuary 3, 2022Author Jessica Brodieprayer, praying for your friends, how to be a praying friend, is a friend who prays a godly friend, did jesus pray for his friends, ephesians 6:18, 1 Timothy 2:1, James 5:13-16 Comments

Leaving Behind My Expectations

This New Year. I’m staying wide open to whatever God has planned.

Faith, BlogJessica BrodieDecember 27, 2021Author Jessica Brodieleaving expectations behind, new year open, learning to be open to God, open to the universe this new year, expectations, john 14:27, peace in christ, when i don't know the plan Comments

Finding Light in the Darkness

Thoughts on the perspective we gain from the hardest of times.

Faith, BlogJessica BrodieDecember 13, 2021Author Jessica Brodieperspective, hard times, light in the darkness, revelation 21:4, good after bad, gaining new perspective from tough times Comments

Love in Another Language

Sometimes, the way we prefer to be loved isn’t exactly the right fit for our kids, our friends, even our spouses. On learning to love in another “language.”

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Surrendering to God’s Wait

Have I truly learned to wait, to be content to let God be God and surrender our will? Have any of us?

Faith, BlogJessica BrodieNovember 29, 2021Author Jessica Brodiesurrender to jesus, infertility, waiting season, how to wait patiently, surrendering to God, psalm 37:7, scripture on waiting and surrender, what does the bible say about waiting, isaiah 40:31, proverbs 3:5-6, micah 7:7 Comments

18 Blogs on Representing Jesus This Thanksgiving

Just in time for those Thanksgiving “discussions,” here’s a compilation of 18 blogs I’ve written in the last few years on representing Jesus by loving each other well.

Faith, BlogJessica BrodieNovember 22, 2021Author Jessica Brodiejohn 13:35, 2 corinthians 5:20, ambassador of christ, representing jesus, loving others, thanksgiving Comments

Love Lessons from My Mean Kitty

They call her “Jekyll and Hyde” and “psycho kitty.” Still, I love her. And God loves us in spite of our own mean-kitty ways, too. Love lessons I’ve learned from my mean kitty.

Faith, BlogJessica BrodieNovember 15, 2021Author Jessica Brodiewomen's devotional, mean cat, psycho kitty, loving difficult people Comments

Finding My Footing: What I Learned Hiking Unsteady Rocks

Sometimes in life, we find ourselves on unstable ground. We flounder, grasping for help—a more stable rock to plant our foot, a sturdy branch to haul ourselves back up. But with God, our footing is always certain.