“Don’t feed the animals” Stated clearly on the sign, What harm can be done?, I’ll feed them just this one time, Like a docile fool, you play into their hands, Only to be pursued, by their further demands...

We're at War! - Part 2

Once again you find yourself doing something that you know you should not be doing – yet you can’t resist and in spite of your better judgment you do it anyway, only to endure that strong sense of conviction afterward...

Amy felt confident about her decision to go to Joey's apartment that night to watch a movie. Yes they would be alone, but it was just a comedy with no risqué content. Since they both shared the same values, they both had agreed to practice sexual purity before marriage....

The battle cry of defeat is sounded
Yet the flesh refuses to be grounded
He fights back hard, as hard as ever
Refusing to surrender to his inevitable blunder...

Yesterday I had a heart to heart with my 8 year old son, trying to understand why he sometimes misbehaves in spite of my daily words of encouragement and correction.  His simple explanation was: “Mom, I don’t know why – I just can’t help myself.”...

In shadowy places he lies in waiting
Waiting for the right time to pounce
Pouncing when you’re most weakened
Weakened by life’s anchors that wear you out...

Today I lost the battle because my armor failed me
I failed the test because the test failed me
I am at war with my body but it is my body that antagonizes me
I keep going around the same mountain because this mountain pursues me
I failed the test again but….

Woman to Woman, if we’re really honest with ourselves, we have either said or thought similar expressions of frustration, upon failing a test or trial that we have faced and continue to face....

Over the last few months I have been debating with a very good friend of mine about some fundamental beliefs in our faith. What puzzles me is how two women that share so much, are similar in many ways and get along so well, can disagree over such important views of the Word....

The truth is…
Many may seek but few will find
Escaping the many, as she can’t be defined
Yet freeing the few, as she unlocks the door to a closed mind...

In keeping with our current series: Disciplining and Conquering the Sinful Nature of the Flesh, the following is a testimony of how one woman was able, in spite of her feelings, to obey the promptings of the Spirit and make the right choice...

Windows to the Woman’s Soul is a portal into the heart and soul of a woman that reveals her deepest struggles, shares her trials and celebrates her triumphs. With its stories, poems, and candid viewpoints of issues affecting many women today. W2WSoul will demonstrate that God is always in control and that His grace and faithfulness abound in all situations.

Launching October 26, 2009.

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