Physical Sight vs. Spiritual Sight!

“For we walk by faith, not by sight.” — 2nd Corinthians 5:7

Sometimes we can see, but we still aren’t seeing clearly.

In Mark 8, Jesus healed a blind man. After Jesus first touched him, the man looked up and said, “I see men as trees, walking.” He could see—but his vision was still blurry. So Jesus touched him again, and this time the man could see everything clearly.

Sometimes that is where we are spiritually.

Physical sight sees the problem.

Spiritual sight sees the God who is bigger than the problem.

Physical sight sees the Red Sea.

Spiritual sight sees a way through it.

Physical sight sees the giant.

Spiritual sight sees the victory God can give.

And sometimes we need to pray, “Jesus, touch my eyes again.”

Maybe we’re looking at the situation through disappointment, fear, hurt, or our own understanding. We see something—but we aren’t seeing it clearly from God’s perspective.

Lord, touch my eyes again. Help me not to see only what is happening around me. Give me spiritual sight to recognize what You are doing even when I don’t understand it.

Don’t let what your physical eyes see cause you to forget what God has said.

Sometimes we don’t need God to change what is in front of us first—we need Him to touch our eyes again so we can see it differently.

Jesus, touch my eyes again. I don’t just want to see—I want to see clearly. 🙏❤️

There is Still a Fire in You!

“His word was in mine heart as a burning fire shut up in my bones…” — Jeremiah 20:9

Maybe you’re tired. Maybe life, disappointment, or discouragement has tried to smother what God placed inside you. But if God put the fire there, the enemy doesn’t get to decide when it goes out.

🔥 🙌🏻 There’s still a fire in you.

You may not feel as strong as you once did. Your flame may feel smaller than it used to—but a flicker is still a flame. And God can breathe on what remains.

Don’t mistake weariness for the end of your calling. Don’t mistake a difficult season for God being finished with you. The same God who lit the fire knows how to stir it again.

So pray again. Worship again. Believe again. Serve again.

🔥 There’s still a fire in you—and God isn’t finished with you yet.

Church Was Never Meant to Stay Inside Four Walls!

We ended up having church at the local small town restaurant during open mic Gospel karaoke night a couple of weeks ago. I decided to be a part of it and sung three songs. It was a two hour service full of praise and fellowship. The Holy Spirit really ministered. A devotion stirred within me that night as I headed home.

"Church Was Never Meant to Stay Inside Four Walls"!

The church was never meant to be boxed into a building. We are the Church.

Jesus said, “For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them.” — Matthew 18:20

We can gather in a sanctuary, around a kitchen table, in a restaurant, in a hospital room, at work, in a parking lot, or standing beside someone who desperately needs prayer. God’s presence is not confined to a building.

The building is where the Church gathers, but the world is where the Church is called to go.

So gather together. Worship together. Grow together. Share hope. But when you walk out of those church doors, take Jesus with you. You just never know when and where the Lord will need you step out and minister to someone and be ministered to in return.

Don’t just go to church—BE the Church!! 

A Little Reminder to Keep Believing!

🦋 💛 “For we walk by faith, not by sight.” — 

2nd Corinthians 5:7

All day today, August 30th 2026, I kept seeing yellow butterflies, and something about them caught my spirit. I couldn’t help but feel as though God was using something so simple and beautiful to remind me, “Keep believing. I am still working.”

A butterfly reminds us that transformation takes time. What once looked confined and hidden in a cocoon eventually emerges changed. And sometimes that is exactly how God works in our lives. We may not see what He is doing behind the scenes, but that doesn’t mean nothing is happening.

I don’t have to know for certain whether every butterfly was a supernatural sign to receive the reminder it stirred in my heart: God is faithful. God is present. And I can trust Him with what I cannot yet see.

Maybe those little yellow butterflies were simply God using His creation to turn my attention back toward Him and remind me that change is coming, hope is alive, and He is still at work.

So today, I’m going to keep believing, keep trusting, and keep watching for God’s hand.

Something beautiful can come from a season that once felt hidden. 🦋💛

🦋 Transformation — God is changing and renewing us. 2 Corinthians 5:17

💛 Hope and joy — a reminder that difficult seasons do not last forever. Romans 15:13

🦋 New beginnings — what looks like an ending may be part of God bringing forth something new. Isaiah 43:19

💛 God’s presence in the little things — creation can turn our attention toward the Creator. Psalm 19:1

🦋 Life is precious and brief — an encouragement to treasure the people and moments God gives us. James 4:14

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And, even today, every yellow butterfly made me think of the late Dolly Parton; not only did she love butterflies but her favorite color was said to be yellow. I didn't know her personally, never met her, but I grew up on her music and stories. Sometimes God uses the simplest things in His beautiful creation to stir a memory in our hearts and remind us how precious—and brief—this life truly is. May we leave behind the same kind of footprints of kindness, generosity, faith, and love that continue speaking long after we are gone.

“The memory of the just is blessed.” — Proverbs 10:7