by Vickie Petz | Feb 28, 2020 | Uncategorized
If you pray hard enough and have enough faith, God will do what you ask, right? This whole prayer warrior thing just wears me out. Maybe I did and maybe I didn’t pray “enough.” Is there some meter God uses and when you reach a certain level, then the bell rings and...
by Vickie Petz | Feb 21, 2020 | Uncategorized
The lie of “getting over it” There are things you never get over. Oh, you move on and embrace the good in life, but something is never the same. Time doesn’t always heal so don’t believe the lie of getting over it. Testimony I could share my story and tell...
by Vickie Petz | Feb 14, 2020 | Uncategorized
The spiritual desert – living in the dirt When a season of struggles is over, seems there should be a medal for finishing – a place of comfort where we’ve arrived. Instead, we wonder, “Where am I and how did I get here?” Dry season Every...
by Vickie Petz | Feb 8, 2020 | Uncategorized
Somewhere in my twenties I found a rock-solid confidence that lasted for three decades. Then the earth quaked under my feet and nothing felt rock-solid anymore. Not even my faith. Faltering faith Realizing that God has better plans for me is rebuilding my faith, but...
by Vickie Petz | Feb 1, 2020 | Uncategorized
What’s the first thing you notice when you see a picture of yourself? Probably not your eyes or that smile everyone thinks is beautiful. Instead, we focus on our flaws, then try and cover them. The obsession with hiding imperfections covers what others see, but...
by Vickie Petz | Jan 4, 2020 | Uncategorized
Seeking God when He is hard to find No need to panic; I knew he was in the house somewhere. Methodically searching under beds, behind the sofa and in every closet I stopped only to listen for movement that might give a clue where he was hiding. The first twenty...
