Family

"Your name was to be Sarah for princess, but I name you Mary for the bitterness I feel at not being able to watch you grow and you not being able to know me as your mother. But Martha will be your mother and you will love her as she is your wonderful sister.”, 'Martha was truly a lovely child. She knew her parents loved her and they were a very happy family. YHWH had blessed them indeed. Martha's father owned a very successful business that prospered them greatly. They had a large house and several servants to help run the house. But even though most everything was wonderful, and they thanked their God for all their blessings, there was sadness in the house. You see, Martha's parents had always wanted a house full of children, but it had never come to be. Martha herself had cried out to God…

But God, I am the least in my family. Not only that, but my family is the least in all of Israel,” was Gideon’s response to God having called him to lead Israel in the defeat of the Midianites.','“But God, I can’t talk,” Moses said in response to God having called him to lead Israel out of 400 years of bondage. Moses had a speech impediment. “But God, I am the least in my family. Not only that, but my family is the least in all of Israel,” was Gideon’s response to God having called him to lead Israel in the defeat of the Midianites. Even some of the greatest (men and women of God) have struggled with inadequacy. Inadequacy is something that rears its ugly head when we are about to get promoted. I have become convinced that the #1 reason most believers experience lifeless Christianity is because…