The Lessons I’ve Learned from Spiritual Warfare

"Therefore submit to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you. Draw near to God and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners; and purify your hearts, you double-minded." -- James 4:7-8 (NKJV) Hello, everyone. Sorry I haven't done a blog post in a while. One of the main reasons why is because the spiritual warfare has …

Christianese Platitudes About God’s Timing are VERY Hurtful, and They Need to STOP. Here’s Why.

“I have heard many such things; miserable comforters are you all!" -- Job 16:2 (NKJV) Many Christians take comfort in common Christianese sayings, but I rarely find much comfort in them, because I do believe that so often, they're just a bunch of tired old sayings evangelicals say to badly hurting people to shut them up. And …

Scrupulosity is Actually One of the Greatest Blessings We Could Have. Here’s Why.

"But I fear, lest by any means, as the serpent beguiled Eve through his subtilty, so your minds should be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ. For if he that cometh preacheth another Jesus, whom we have not preached, or if ye receive another spirit, which ye have not received, or another gospel, …

The Irony of Lordship Salvation and Galatians 6:8

“For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, not of works, lest anyone should boast.” – Ephesians 2:8-9 (NKJV) I was looking at an article about Galatians 6:8 at faithalone.org by Dr. Bob Wilkin, and it inspired me to do this blog post. Here is the link to the …

A VERY Important Prayer Request

Hi, everyone. I've watched Sister Wives some over the past few years, and the news has just come out that the son of Kody Brown and his second wife, Janelle Brown, 25-year-old Garrison Brown, has committed suicide. Obviously, this is tragic beyond words, and my heart goes out to the Browns. I hope with all …

Trust in the Lord and not in Yourself/The Torture of OCD and the Empathy of Jesus

2 Corinthians 5:7: For we walk by faith, not by sight. (NKJV) As someone who lives paycheck to paycheck, I've never been able to be a prepper. I'm only able to keep a roof over my head and meet my basic needs one month at a time. And I must confess that I've had times over the years when I've …

How to Deal With End-Times Anxiety if You Don’t Believe in Christ

Isaiah 66:3-4: Just as they have chosen their own ways, and their soul delights in their abominations, so will I choose their delusions, and bring their fears on them; because, when I called, no one answered, when I spoke they did not hear; but they did evil before My eyes, and chose that in which I do …

Christians Struggling With OCD and Scrupulosity Can Take Great Comfort in the Rainbow. Here’s Why.

"Then the Lord said in His heart, 'I will never again curse the ground for man's sake, although the imagination of man's heart is evil from his youth; nor will I again destroy every living thing as I have done. While the earth remains, seedtime and harvest, cold and heat, winter and summer, and day …

Special Prayer Request for our Troops Overseas and for Everyone Struggling

Hello, everyone. Today's post here at the Oasis Blog will be brief. My BFF's son is in the National Guard and he's stationed in Syria right now. I consider him my nephew because his mom and I are just like sisters to each other. I implore everyone who sees this post to remember Mario in …