Karen Jordan
Faith and Family Stories
Tuning Out Distractions
But you will not even need to fight. Take your positions; then stand still and watch the Lord’s victory. He is with you . . . Do not be afraid or discouraged. Go out against them tomorrow, for the Lord is with you! (2 Chron. 20:17 NLT) Writing my first book initiated...
Spending Time Alone
I was hurt and felt sorry for myself. How could she say those mean things about me? Were they true? Weren’t we friends? Yet she was devaluing our friendship for some reason. Should I lash back at her unkind words and defend myself? Instead, I retreated to a place...
Searching for Truth
I felt discouraged and depressed, but I didn’t know why. I just couldn’t get a grip on my emotions. I didn’t think I was angry, but I was impatient and irritable, with a sarcastic tone to every word I spoke. Lord, I don’t know what’s wrong with me. And I don’t know...
Claiming Your Promised Land
As I compiled RESTNotes, the devotional guide to my book, Words That Change Everything, other commitments and obligations kept getting in the way. Plus, I was exhausted because I had just completed my book. And that process birthed more challenges than I’d like to...
Raising the White Flag
Now my soul is troubled, and what shall I say? “Father, save me from this hour?” No, it was for this very reason I came to this hour. (John 12:27 NIV) I believed that God was leading me to write for publication. But soon after I finished the first leg of my...
Experiencing the Power of Praise
How can we praise God in the midst of a threatening storm? As I prayed for my mother and the circumstances surrounding her illness, I didn’t always “feel” like praising God. In fact, I wasn’t thankful during this difficult season at all—my family was desperate...