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Thoughts By Kathy Cheek

2026-04-24

Call and Wait Upon the Lord

Here are six verses to start your day on the right foot. I hope this week finds you hand in hand with the Lord, walking with Him in sweet fellowship and knowing all the love He has for you.

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2026-04-16

The Deep Mystery

God's Spirit that lives inside of me works in secret ways that no one else can explain. Not the highest scholar. Not the greatest theologian.

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2026-04-10

When You Need Body and Soul Rest

Do we know when we need to rest, or do we think we are super human and can go on and on forever? I tend to think we believe that with enough determination and caffeine we can go on forever. v

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2026-01-28

Do You Want Control or Freedom?

Control or Freedom: I don't understand it. How can we ever think we have control? Why do we demand it and think we must have it?

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2025-12-21

When Life is Not a Christmas Card

What do we do when life is not a Christmas card? What do we do when life is hard and we don’t know what to do?

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2025-11-16

Here

Here is where I breathe You deep inside my heart, Here is where You make me strong and make me more like You. Here is where You pour Your love like a river over me, Here is where my heart finds more of You.

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2025-10-07

Anger Management

A friend was going through a difficult circumstance and I was always very careful about how I approached the sensitive subject with her. She still had a lot of anger and I was giving her space and room to work through it.

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2025-10-07

A Self-Imposed Fog

We will all go through discouragement when faced with the above type scenarios. But will we let discouragement rule our lives, or will we place our trust in God to work those things that we can’t comprehend? Will we remind ourselves how He has worked for our good in other difficult times?

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2025-09-22

At the End of the Day

At the end of the day when the day is done, was it a day walked well with the Lord?“I will both lie down in peace, and sleep; For You alone, O Lord, make me dwell in safety.” Psalm 4:8 NKJV

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2025-08-26

The Thorn

Holding onto pain is like living with a thorn lodged in your heart that needs removed. Sometimes that means intentionally choosing to let it go even when that seems the most difficult thing to do, and yet you know for your own well-being it has to be done.

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2025-07-30

What Faith Looks Like – A Choice to Trust

I have learned that I have a Choice. I have a significant Choice. Trust the Lord, our Sovereign Holy Almighty God.

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2025-07-15

Fragrance of Christ

When people look at me, Will they see You? When people talk to me, Will they hear You? When people come to me And need the strength That You can give, Will I show them You’re the One The only One they need?

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2025-06-06

Faith and Hope

By faith I believed and salvation was my gift. By faith and hope I know what I believe. I believe in God, His love, His grace,His Son, His plan for my life.

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2025-02-05

Unshaken

We must take our shaky faith and dig down deep to the foundation of our beliefs and strongly proclaim anew our trust in God.

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2025-01-08

What Matters Most for the New Year

The world is spinning out of control. Our relationship with Jesus is the firm foundation on which our life stands.

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2024-11-20

Not Invisible

I woke up today and I felt small. It happened when I fell into the trap of comparing myself to others.

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2024-11-04

A Lesson on Outward Appearance

In a culture that thrives on how we look and what our status is, how can we be grounded in the truth of what God considers important and of value? I have a perfect example

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2024-09-19

His Magnificent Presence

His is a very near presence that we will know, When we draw close to

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2024-07-09

Not the Walking Wounded

There was a time when I was the walking wounded, before I learned to forgive and let go. If I had waited until my offender was sorry, I would still be waiting. I knew I had to do it for my own emotional and spiritual health and it was the most freeing choice I ever made.

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2024-06-07

See Him Now

In the midst of the most fearful times that fall upon us, when we place our faith in His promises - we will see Him now

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2024-05-28

The Stumbling Block of Unforgiveness

The forgiveness we do not give, the forgiveness we withhold— will hold us back in our relationship with the Lord and the plans He has for us. Unforgiveness will become a stumbling block in our walk with the Lord and with others.

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2024-05-21

Rush to Judgment

"My rush to judgement now had me swimming in shame. I apologized to him for brushing him off so quickly"

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2024-04-30

God Sees You

I woke up today and I felt small and insignificant. Why? It happened when I fell into the trap of comparing myself to others.  

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2024-01-27

Forgiven

The way we forgive people who have deeply hurt us is nowhere close to the forgiveness with which God forgives us. Colossians 3:12b-13 teaches us to put on tender mercies, kindness, humility, meekness...

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