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Designedtobeministries I help women go from knowing about Jesus to knowing Jesus. Jesus follower I Wife I Mother I Author I Podcaster

I didn’t know what needed to happen for me to experience true freedom in Christ, but He did and His request for me to pu...
06/21/2026

I didn’t know what needed to happen for me to experience true freedom in Christ, but He did and His request for me to publicly kneel was so I could fully receive what he was offering me. I needed to exercise humility as a demonstration of my awe and reverence toward the authority and sovereignty of God.
Whether it is a heart overwhelmed with life, a heart rejoicing in the majesty of God, or a heart quieted in humble obedience to God, there is power in our posture.

Kneeling before God is a physical posture of humility, surrender, and dependence on God. It is difficult to be proud when you’re kneeling. Even Jesus knelt as He pursued the Father. Luke 22:41–44 (NIV) says, “He withdrew about a stone’s throw beyond them, knelt down and prayed, ‘Father, if you are willing, take this cup from me; yet not my will, but yours be done.’ An angel from heaven appeared to him and strengthened him. And being in anguish, he prayed more earnestly, and his sweat was like drops of blood falling to the ground.”

06/19/2026

Building a facade of peace is like a flimsy wall that gets whitewashed to hide its defects.
Jesus gave you His peace (John 14:27). No need to negotiate for it because you’ve already been given the same amount Jesus has. Ask Him to teach you how to dwell in it.

06/05/2026

God promised Israel that her time in exile would be cleansing time—to take away their previous devotion to idols. The promise of a coming restoration, especially in the new covenant with Christ, is not the message of universalism, saying all will be restored, even if they persist in their rejection of God.
Are you in a version of exile? Is it possible God is doing a deep cleansing in your heart that requires that exile to get your attention? Don’t repeat the lesson. Press in, seek His face, receive and obey!
“You shall fall by the sword. I will judge you at the border of Israel, and you shall know that I am the Lord. This city shall not be your cauldron, nor shall you be the meat in the midst of it. I will judge you at the border of Israel, and you shall know that I am the Lord. For you have not walked in my statutes, nor obeyed my rules, but have acted according to the rules of the nations that are around you.””
‭‭Ezekiel‬ ‭11‬:‭10‬-‭12‬ ‭ESV‬‬

The richness of the Old Testament in light of the cross never ceases to wow me!Studying the Prophet Ezekiel, I’m loving ...
05/27/2026

The richness of the Old Testament in light of the cross never ceases to wow me!
Studying the Prophet Ezekiel, I’m loving the revelation Holy Spirit is bringing and its present day application.
For instance, in ch 8 God shows Ezekiel the hidden sin (idolatry) of the religious leaders—exposing the natural sin behavior. He also reveals the spiritual condition that promotes the sin behavior, because there is always an underlying spiritual condition.

Their abhorrent idolatry is rooted to their excusing sin because they believed God couldn’t see it and that He had forsaken them. When, in reality, they had forsaken God.
Still today, when people believe God has forsaken them, it promotes the same rationalization and permission of sin, anything they desire, because if God doesn’t exist, or His word isn’t truth, then no one need care about Him, or His word.
Can you see in culture how this same lie is being fueled today by
the false teachings of religious leaders who sanatize the word of God and thereby diminish His holiness, and by those who ignore Holy Spirit and don’t shepherd their flocks into deep intimacy with the Lord? These types of religious leaders are perpetuating the same sin (idolatry) as Ezekiel observed because ignoring Gods holiness always invites justification of selfishness.

Jesus has a solution for us. A pathway to holy living, in alignment with the Father, and for His glory.
>>> Confess, repent, put Jesus on the throne of your life, take down your altars to idols.

Admitting we have idols is humbling. Don’t let pride keep you from putting Jesus above the things your flesh desires.

Ezekiel 8

‭‭1 John‬ ‭5‬:‭20‬-‭21‬ ‭ESV‬‬
“And we know that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding, so that we may know him who is true; and we are in him who is true, in his Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life. Little children, keep yourselves from idols.”

05/26/2026

A moment to share about the ripple impact of my book, When Jesus Shows Up In Skinny Jeans, and how I believe it will bless you.

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