by Misty Strieff Prine “There’s really not a difficult thing unless you decide it’s a difficult thing. Otherwise, it’s just the next thing you’re figuring out.” – Unknown. Things are truly only as difficult as we make them out to be in reality. If we remember to let Jesus take the lead on them, like we are supposed to, we wouldn’t find ourselves in the shape we so often do a lot of times. A little thing often becomes a huge thing because we worry about it and try

By Misty Strieff Prine “Lord, please make it happen in the most impossible way so they know it’s only YOU who could have done it.” – Unknown I love it when God answers prayers, performs a miracle or just simply allows something to happen that someone says is impossible. As a believer, I am constantly awe struck by the things God does every single day and the “invisible strings”, if you will, that I sit back and look at, that He has had in motion my entire life to get me to wh

By Misty Strieff Prine But by the grace of God. “People who wonder if the glass is half empty or half full miss the point. The glass is refillable.” – Unknown. I know my cup has been full, overflowing even, felt half empty and felt as though as though it’s been on the verge of feeling completely empty I’ve been so worn down. But by the grace of God, He’s never let that happen. I may have “felt” that way but praise the Lord that He constantly stands ready to fill

By Misty Strieff Prine “God understands the cries of our hearts, even when they’re too deep for words.” There are so many people grieving the loss of loved ones in our local community today and over the past few weeks and I’m sure many others that you may know as well. There are also things that may be on your heart that are honestly just hard to put into words in a prayer. God’s word tells us in Romans 8:26, “Likewise the Spirit also helps in our weaknesses. For we do not

By Misty Strieff Prine “Every next level of your life will demand a different version of you.” – Unknown I thought about whether to do this one for a little while and it finally hit me why my attention kept being drawn back to it. Our lives are kind of like onion layers. (Ha...got that from Shrek!) Each layer of our lives will demand different versions of ourselves. Some layers are made of sadness, vulnerability, regret and frustration. However, there will be times where our

By Misty Strieff Prine “Sometimes walking away has nothing to do with weakness, and everything to do with strength.” – Unknown. The thought of walking away from something, in my mind, used to always mean defeat. I have struggled with many decisions in my life that ultimately took far too long to make and got even more hurt in the process, just because I didn’t want to look as though I was giving up without a fight. Have you ever been in this same predicament? Well, let me t

By Misty Strieff Prine “Remember that just because you hit bottom doesn’t mean you have to stay there.” – Robert Downey, Jr. I want you to do a little exercise. If you were asked today to name one of the darkest moments of your life, what would it be? Looking back on that time, do you see how far you've come? Ok, now think about where you are in your life right now. God is great, isn't He? You see, the darkness is not what you should remember. Instead, you should

By Misty Strieff Prine “There isn’t a person you wouldn’t love if you could read their story.” – Unknown So many times, people fail to see beyond the exterior of a person to what situations they have faced in their lives. So many have hardened their hearts because of things they have experienced along their journey They shut out any remote possibility of positivity entering their lives. That is why it is SO important to have eyes that see past that ha

By Misty Strieff Prine “Someone in your life needs to hear that they matter. That they are loved. That they have a future. Be the one to tell them.” - Unknown. Be that person! I’m telling you today that YOU matter, YOU are loved and YOU, my friend, have an incredible purpose and future in Christ. Know that He gave His life for YOU. Everyone has messed up in their lives. There is not one person that He cannot save and He cannot use! Don’t ever think that you are beyond the poi

By Misty Strieff Prine “In Christ ALONE, my hope is found!” I’m sure we’ve all, at some point in our lives, heard a version or cover of the song, “In Christ Alone.” I love the cover of the song that was made by Lauren Daigle. This song serves as a great reminder of WHO and WHERE our strength, hope and peace are and will ALWAYS, ultimately be found. He is our Cornerstone and He is our solid Ground when we are all too often on shaky ground with no sense of directi

By Misty Strieff Prine “If you don’t see the greatness of God, then all things that money can buy become very exciting. If you can’t see the sun, you will be impressed with a streetlight. If you’ve never felt thunder and lightning, you’ll be impressed with fireworks. And if you turn your back on the greatness and majesty of God, you’ll fall in love with a world of shadows and short-lived pleasures.” – John Piper Take the time to truly appreciate the greatness and

By Misty Strieff Prine “Nobody every talks about this part…You know, the part where you’re no longer a caterpillar and not yet a butterfly. You don’t know who you are, and you don’t know where you’re going. All you know is that every fiber of your being is calling for transformation. For disruption. For a revolution of the spirit. So, surrender. Breakdown. This is not the death of you. This is the dying of who you once were. This is your rebirth, darling. And these are called