Angela Mackey

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law. Galatians 5:22-23 ESV When life sucker punches me, my first reaction is to drop everything and tend to the throbbing place. I don’t feel like “adulting” because my soul is aching. All I want to do is find a…

Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal, but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. Matthew 6:19-21 ESV My husband…

There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. Romans 8:1 ESV Stupid, Angela, that was just plain stupid. You know better than that. Why can’t you get it right? I accidentally left a block of cheese out all night and it was hard and nasty the next morning. I had…

Now to him who is able to do far more abundantly than all that we ask or think, according to the power at work within us… Ephesians 3:20 ESV I prayed for a miracle. One that would shock the medical professionals and offer me an opportunity to share the gospel with a few folks. That the baby I…

Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for building up, as fits the occasion, that it may give grace to those who hear. Ephesians 4:29 ESV My throat stung as my ears rang from the words that just flew out of my mouth. Then my cheeks flamed hot…

You [the LORD] keep him in perfect peace     whose mind is stayed on you,     because he trusts in you. Isaiah 26:3 ESV A mind stayed on the LORD is what it takes to trust and live in peace. But often I let my heart boss around my mind. It tells me that I feel left-out,…

So when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was a delight to the eyes, and that the tree was to be desired to make one wise, she took of its fruit and ate, and she also gave some to her husband who was with her, and he ate. Genesis 3:6 ESV…

Growing up I was afraid of the dark. I forced my parents to leave the hall light on outside my bedroom so I could settle down and sleep. And if I ever woke up in the middle of the night my eyes would long for light. We lived on the corner of a busy street and…

When I am afraid,     I put my trust in you.  In God, whose word I praise,     in God I trust; I shall not be afraid.     What can flesh do to me? Psalm 56:3-4 ESV It’s like a black hole that crawls inside my soul. This illogical fear short circuits my brain as my heartbeat runs wild. The…

“Blessed are you when others revile you and persecute you and utter all kinds of evil against you falsely on my account. Rejoice and be glad, for your reward is great in heaven, for so they persecuted the prophets who were before you.”  Matthew 5:11-12 ESV Foolish. Many folks look at those who believe in God and think…