And to those visiting, I say welcome! I post every Wednesday and my sole purpose is to nourish your soul along the way.

Before I get into my topic, I have a little business to take care of. As most of you know, each month I give away a $10.00 gift card to someone who posts on my blog.

Well, in celebration of my new release, "The Uncommon Woman"

each week in the month of August my posts will be on the uncommon life. And one of you who posts will win a $50.00 VISA gift card! 

Lots of people visit this site and many people will glean from your insights and perspective. I've LOVED reading your posts. Thanks so much for stopping by.

Now on to my topic...

I just love reading about some of the spiritual giants who have gone before us. Recently I read about the life of Charles Finney and it absolutely knocked my socks off. Currently I'm reading about William and Catherine Booth (the founders of The Salvation Army). I'm telling you, I've added them to my list of heroes. Can't wait to meet them in Heaven.

Catherine was frail of health and spent a good portion of her childhood in bed. Lying on her back and holding her Bible before her eyes, she read it cover to cover and then did it again. If I remember right, Catherine read her Bible through, out loud - 8 times - by the time she was 12 years old!

Catherine and William both had a deep love for Jesus, a tenacity of faith, and an abundance of conviction. What they accomplished by sheer obedience and trust, was impossible by the world's standards, but indisputable nonetheless. Millions of people were saved, fed, rescued, and impacted because two simple people decided to take God at His Word. 

I just have to share this excerpt written by William Booth (taken from Roberts Liardon's amazing book "God's Generals"). Now this is tenacity...

Beloved Friend, oh, that we'd all be so earnest in prayer and tenacious in faith!

God's promises are true for us!

Here's an excerpt from my book, "The Uncommon Woman":

"What we do with the promises of God is the tipping point in every area of our lives. Whether or not we decide to believe that we have access to the very power that raised Christ from the dead will determine just how uncommon our lives turn out to be. Though we have trials, His promises are true. Though we may not feel Him at times, He's still there. And though the enemy would love for us to settle for less, God gets absolutely giddy when we reach for more." (p. 166)

No doubt you have some significant needs before you. And if you're in a time of favor, you don't have to look too far to find others who are in desperate need of a miracle. 

Jesus calls us to a vested, active, walk of faith. The Bible says that if we stay in step with Him, and confess the sins He brings to mind, and if we do what He says, and if we live by faith, our lives will be conduits to His Kingdom work on earth. This is the stuff of miracles. 

The Bible says that if our hearts do not condemn us, we have confidence before God and receive from Him anything we ask because we obey His commands and do what pleases Him (1 John 3:21-22). This is a huge responsibility linked with an even bigger promise.

Our world needs the miracle working power God has made available to His people. 

Grab hold of His promises and don't let go!

I'll close with a couple of great quotes...

One from A.W. Tozer,

"God is looking for those with whom He can do the impossible. What a pity that we plan only the things we can do by ourselves!"

And this one from Catherine Booth,

Until next week~