You’ve heard it on social media, or in person, what people are saying, things like this: At the beginning of 2021 they said, “I hope 2021 is better than 2020!” If 2021 was a saying it would say, “the year of every changing rules.” At the end of 2021 they are saying, “2022 is shaping…
Author: Starla
Name: Starla Smith.
Top titles: Wife, Mom, and Lala
What I do: Executive Pastor at Springs of Life Church
What I Enjoy: I love coffee, sunshine, cinnamon candy, llama's, photo quotes, books, and all things media. I love to write and share what God is giving.
What I am Passionate about: I want to see people find Jesus and freedom in their soul through the renewing of the mind which is the gatekeeper of the heart.
Personal Mission Statement: Fearless in Living, Faithful in All, Forward Regardless
My Favorite Quote: Don’t worry about tomorrow, God is already there.
End of 2021 Reflections
I remember the Lord speaking to me about 2021 saying: I will teach you through tears. Legitimate suffering is a discipline that starts at the beginning and goes through. We walk by faith and not by sight Prayer is a must ingredient I want you to be Radically Obedient This year will be a major…
God has been there
On this last week of Advent and after Pastor Chad’s message this past Sunday on the theme of Love, I thought I would tell you some stories. Pastor Chad expressed clearly that God has been with us, is with us, and will be with us through it all and he showed us over and over…
Advent – 4th Sunday
Yesterday was Dec 19, 2021. It was the 4th Sunday of Advent. We have journeyed through the first theme of Advent: Hope! Christ is our hope. Through the second theme: Peace! He is our Prince of Peace. The third theme: Joy! And now LOVE! Sunday we focused in on the Christmas song: O COME O…
New Series – New Year
Hello Friends! I am excited to announce a new series coming in 2022 called Romans: The Obedience Of Faith. I am going to work through Romans through the year and break it up here and there for other projects. It will start on January 3rd. I wanted to invite you to read along through Romans…
Rumblings of Joy
As I have pondered joy this week, I keep coming back to the quote that Pastor Chad said, “Happy depends on happenings, but joy depends on Jesus.” He also began to encourage us to choose to rejoice. Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, rejoice. Philippians 4:4 I love words. I like to…
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