Stephanie Massicotte

“Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified because of them, for the Lord your God goes with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you.” Deuteronomy 31:6 NIV  I once heard that the Enemy shouts, but God whispers because the one who whispers is always closer than the one who needs to shout. The Bible tells us over and over again not to be afraid. We constantly need to be reminded of it because fear is definitely a shouter. Fear can enter the scene like a giant towering over us and givi[...]

“Come to me. (…) Keep company with me and you’ll learn to live freely and lightly.” Matthew 11:28-30 MSG  Many years ago, I had a very vivid dream. I dreamed I was sitting on the ground among the branches of a bush in the middle of a forest. All was quiet until I heard footsteps from a distance. My view was obstructed by the branches and the leaves of my little sheltering bush, but I knew right away that it was God who was coming this way! All I could see were His feet, the hem of His flowing robe a[...]

Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past. See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the wilderness and streams in the wasteland. Isaiah 43:18-19 NIV On a chilly December Sunday in 2019, a good friend of mine walked up to me and said God had given her a word for me. She gave me the verse Isaiah 43:18–19 and encouraged me that “there are always new beginnings in God.” I thought that was a lovely word! But I had no clue what to do with it. So I[...]

“He [Jesus] began to teach them that the Son of Man must suffer many things (…) and that he must be killed (…) Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him. But when Jesus turned and looked at his disciples, he rebuked Peter. “Get behind me, Satan!” he said. “You do not have in mind the concerns of God, but merely human concerns.” Mark 8:31-33 NIV Ouch! Now, if this isn’t a bold reply, I don’t know what is! For many years, I strongly disliked this verse. As a good little Canadian, I saw Je[...]