Pat's View: Inspirational stories

Who is Jesus in your life? Who is He to you? Can you say "And this I know!" The Jewish leaders in Jerusalem wanted to know…so they sent priests and Levites to ask John himself. Who are you, John? There must have been a hint that they thought he might be the promised one from God. The crowds that came…the baptisms? Could John be the Messiah. John, came right out and said, "I am not the Messiah." Th...

It's risky work! It's expensive to plant a crop. The machinery. The fertilizer. The time. And there's no guarantee that he will have a good harvest. It's risky…but a farmer plants because he has hope. Hope is powerful.   It motivates. It inspires. It changes the monotonous into meaningful. So even though it is risky, he plants because he has hope. His hopes are not based on fantasy! That hope is b...

"Well, I hope so," doesn't sound like hope at all. It's flimsy, wimpy and empty. We speak of hope more often than we believe in it. Hope in the Bible isn't the weak word we use in our culture. Instead, it is a living hope, throbbing and powerful. It produces action, steadfastness and stability. 1 Peter 1:3 ESV "Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to his great mercy, h...

Why you shouldn't opt-out of the Spiritual War that is going on right now! 1. You have an enemy that wants to kill, steal and destroy you! 2. There are people depending on you, family, friends and neighbors. 3. You were made to win this war! The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds. 2 Cor 10:4 As believers, we need...

God is watching over His Word! Why is that truth important to you? Does that truth change what you do and how you react to delayed victories? It was a revelation that God gave to Jeremiah, the weeping prophet, to help him fulfil his assignment. Without the confidence in that revelation. You need to grip this reality to help you fulfill your assignment too! Do you have some prayers that have not se...

  I've gone to church all my life, but when I was twelve years old I heard something that forever changed my life. Actually, it was more than just hearing that changed me…it was believing that changed me! This may need some explaining, because it wasn't just hearing or believing…it was receiving that changed me forever! I've never looked at God's Word the same. I've never been the same…let me do t...

I was twelve years old when I receiving the Holy Spirit. My friendship with Him has been priceless...He has walked with me all these years as comforter, guide, power source and help. I am so thankful for The Father's Promise fulfilled at Pentecost. I want to share with you how you can be filled with Holy Spirit. Maybe you already have been filled with Holy Spirit. Then this teaching will help you...

www.patriciaholland.org/blog I love transparency When it's coming from someone else. I don't like to be vunerable but here goes.   I judge people way more often than I want to admit. I don't even want to admit it to God. I know judging people is wrong.   It's especially hard when they ask for my advice and then totally disregard it. Then they want me to bail them out when they get in a pinch! AHHH...

www.patriciaholland.org Are you sensing the need to hear God's voice? I have walked through some things recently where I have felt like I was walking through a minefield and every step was a matter of life and death. I've been desperately aware that Precious Holy Spirit knows where the enemy has hidden the landmines (sometimes land MINDS) and wants to show me where they are hidden.   I am so thank...

There are things in God's Word that are absolutely amazing!   Jesus became a man. Born to a virgin woman. He humbled himself by becoming obedient to death— even death on a cross!   Because of that… Philippians 2:9 9 Therefore God exalted him to the highest place and gave him the name that is above every name,   10 that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under th...

Do you hate to make decisions? Maybe you dread making decisions so you kick them down the road. Yes, we have to live with the consequences of those decisions. Yet, when you have wisdom the consequences of living with those decisions are drastically different. I didn't say information. I said wisdom. There is a drastic difference between information and wisdom. You are living in the information era...

Most mornings I try to either walk on the treadmill or hop on the bike to start my day with some exercise. But a few days ago, the weather was perfect so we My husband and I decided to take our walk outside. I didn't know how perfect the day was until I got outside. There's this beautiful park near us with gravel trails that wind past and under beautiful live oaks along the river, but there are al...

I was picking up the speaker for an event, Ms. Thelma Wells, at the airport. I positioned myself at the bottom of the escalator, so I wouldn't miss her. As I scanned each person to find Ms. Wells, I noticed a young woman. I knew immediately she was a Christian. There was something about her that made her stand out in the crowd of people hurrying to get their luggage. She was much younger than our...

There are so many reasons we pray...but the primary reason is we need God's involvement in our lives. We need Him!   Prayer is God's idea.  We can come boldly into His presence because of the finished work of Jesus on the cross.   One of the reasons we pray is we need...we want God to answer our prayers. Charles Finney shares a vital key for getting answers to our prayers. In this teaching I want...

Isaiah 60: 1 Arise, shine, fo r your light has come, and the glory of the LORD has risen upon you. 2 For behold, darkness shall cover the earth, and thick darkness the peoples; but the LORD will arise upon you, and his glory  will be seen upon you.   What a beautiful portion of Scripture!   What did God have in mind when He inspired the writer to pen these words?    I think it's important that we...

Jehoshaphat knew what to do when he didn't know what to do. Let me share his powerful keys with you, so you can walk in the victory God has planned for you!   Jehoshaphat Invaded by Moab ( Obadiah 1:1-14 )   1 It came to pass after this also,  that  the children of Moab, and the children of Ammon, and with them  other  beside the Ammonites, came against Jehoshaphat to battle.  2 Then there came so...

As you list your gifts, don't fail to enjoy the most wonderful gift of all because you fail to open it. Let me explain with a story. Open Your wonderful gift. You are valuable. You were made in God's image. That alone makes you priceless. Open your Bible.   Open your eyes. Open your heart. Open your worship. You are not alone. You will never outgrow your need for a Savior. Peace is not the absence...

    That's strong language, huh, to beg you to do something , but I feel like it's that important. People everywhere are feeling the pressure.   The pressure is real. It's coming from every arena of our lives. It's hit our pocketbooks, our ability to interact with friends, jobs, activities and hobbies.   Some of it is from the natural realm and some of it is the devil. Yes. I said it. I know there...

Abba is only used 3 times in the New Testament and it is always combined with Father…Abba, Father. Could it be that the word Father is not just one more way to identify us as His child, but that it is used strategically and purposely here in Scripture? Could it be that this combination is critical in understanding Who He is as our Father?  Galatians 4:6 NLT And because we are his children, God has...

I pray, first of all because I love God. I love His Presence. I love spending time talking to Him. I've loved God since I was a little girl and He is my dear friend.   But I also pray for results. Whether we like it or not, asking is the rule of the Kingdom. -- C. H. Spurgeon   While I don't believe we need to have all the right words to get our prayer answered, I believe what we believe when we p...

Are you white knuckling anything? For me it was the dentist. He had an emergency so I had to wait. I was in the dentist office for 3 1/2 hours. I white knuckled the whole 3 1/2 hours. It was awful. When I got home I was totally drained... but I learned Fear is the big deal, not the dentist. Maybe the dentist is no big deal for you… but the world around us is giving us dozens of reasons to be afrai...

  I have done so many dumb things... some people are wise enough not to mention them; I mention my dumb thing because I think it drives home an important point.   I am constantly amazed at how precise the Word of God can be in times of need. Recently, as I spent time in the Word I came across a verse in a different version than I normally read. Boy, did it ever jump out at me!   "Patient endurance...

Are you hangry? I'm hearing that word used more and more these days. Merriam-Webster has added it to their dictionaries; so, it's officially a word. Maybe you've seen or experienced the irritability that is caused from hunger displayed publicly. You know if you've listened to my 21 Day Think God's Way for a Change that I don't believe we have to allow our emotions to drive our actions, but the fac...

In Math we don't have any problem understand 8 is less than 9 11is greater than 9  Greater than and less symbols are very important Math symbols. They are used in writing computer "if then" statements. But this kind of comparison is very destructive and divisive when we try to use them to establish a persons worth. My Mother called it the Big "I" and the Little "u". We all lose with this kind of m...

I absolutely love the picture that Acts 10:38 NLT gives us of Jesus. "And you know that God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power. Then Jesus went around doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for God was with him. "   Does that verse excite you?   Does it inspire you…does it make you want to see the sick healed? Does it make you hungry for miracles? H...