sacrifice of praise

My dreams for my family’s future shattered when my oldest son was sentenced to prison. His conviction demolished the good mother image I erected in my mind. With this image decimated, my emotions spiraled into a dark abyss. After my son began his life in state prison, my life of being held captive by guilt, shame, and condemnation started. Despair enveloped me like a heavy fog keeping the light from shining in my life. Proverbs 13:12 reads, “Hope deferred makes the…

What Can Praise Do?

Shonda Savage Whitworth

hope, Praise

Life has its ups and downs. We go through good times and bad times. Some times are really bad times. Those mind-bending, I can’t believe this nightmare is happening to me, this is the kind of stuff movies are made of type of bad times. Other times seem bad in the moment, but in retrospect we can say it wasn’t so bad. If most of you are like me, my initial response when bad times hit is to begin to…

Refill Yourself with the Presence of God

Shonda Savage Whitworth

Praise

When life crashes around us, the last thing we feel like doing is singing a “hallelujah” chorus. The problems drain our energy—physically, emotionally, and mentally. That is when we must refill ourselves with the presence of God. No matter where you are on your walk with the Lord, whether a new believer or if you are a seasoned veteran, if we’re not continually refilling ourselves with the Lord presence, we become weakened vessels. One of the most powerful forms of…

Find Hope When in Despair

What Can Praise Do?

Refill Yourself with the Presence of God