Holly Smith

Here are the words I heard as I woke: The oil is in your own house. I will repay you for the years the locusts have eaten.  There are multitudes and multitudes in the valley of decision. What do you have in your house? The widow had only a jar of olive oil that multiplied…

I began running October 16, 1976. This is a blog my husband wrote this last month: I was reminded this morning as I awoke, that as of October 16, 2016, I have run most days for the last forty years. Despite the “hard to start” nature of my memory on occasion, I can clearly recall…

How do you solve the dilemma of feeling a lack or weakness in an area of your life? We’ve learned as Christians that we are not really to go by what we think or feel but by the Word of God, so we pray. But if persistent prayer has not completely conquered this weakness yet,…

Jesus rebuked Peter in Matthew 16:23,“…you do not have in mind the things of God but the things of men.” Which do you have in mind? Are you prepared, equipped, toughened for the season ahead? I had a problem. I was impatient to reach my destiny but the more impatient I became, the more God…

The Spirit himself testifies with our spirit that we are God’s children. Now if we are children, then we are heirs of God and co-heirs with Christ. If indeed we share in his sufferings in order that we may also share in his glory. I consider that our present sufferings are not worth comparing with…