by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Sep 13, 2024 | Uncategorized
Encouragement. C.S.Lewis said, “God’s highest agenda is not your immediate happiness. He is much more committed to your eternal joy, your spiritual growth and the condition of your heart. Trust Him even when you can’t feel Him. Believe in Him even...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Sep 13, 2024 | Uncategorized
9/12/24 6/24/16…… I journaled:“The Lord is gracious and kind, ever encouraging and comforting. I am so blessed to know and be known by Christ, to have godly friends and a husband who fears and worships the Lord, loves me, and is a co-worker in ministry. I am in the...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Sep 13, 2024 | Uncategorized
For 17 years I have managed 24/7 residential recovery programs for women, as well as teaching the Word, providing counseling and case management, discipling and mentoring in multiple settings. Titus 2 has wound down the residential component over the last two years,...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Sep 5, 2024 | Uncategorized
Some people don’t want to be loved….they want to be worshipped. Since the risk of idolatry is something that God requires be rooted out of one’s life regularly, those who demand to be held in that kind of selfish high regard may find themselves being...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Sep 5, 2024 | Uncategorized
I watched a Louie Giglio sermon and he referenced several times “slipping into the flesh” due to giving into thoughts or old behavior habits…. It’s a day by day effort, even moment by moment. I have used this graphic for years in an attempt to help students understand...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Sep 5, 2024 | Uncategorized
Joy does not arrive with a fanfare,on a red carpet strewn with the flowers of a perfect life. Joy sneaks in, as you pour a cup of coffee,watching the sun hit your favourite tree, just right. And you usher joy away,because you are not ready for it.Your house is not as...
