Faith – Page 5 – Melissa Schlies

Strawberry Fields

A few weeks ago, on a Saturday, Tony and I got up early. We got dressed, put on our “don’t mind if they get muddy” shoes, and headed out to our favorite strawberry farm. The day before, they unexpectedly announced that they would be opening for a short time that weekend for the first picking. We love strawberries—especially freshly picked ones. So we weren’t going to pass up an opportunity to pick them earlier than we expected. As we drove up the dirt road leading to the farm, we wondered how many people would already be picking when we’d arrive. [...]

By Melissa Schlies|2018-07-18T20:33:08+00:00June 12th, 2017|Categories: discipline, Faith, Success|Comments Off

What I am Learning About Healing

Often, when we or someone we know is sick or hurting, we can’t help but ask: If God can heal me/them, why doesn’t He? On Monday, I shared that I struggle with an ailment that there seems to be no definitive cure or treatment for in our medical world. On my long journey to even get a diagnosis, we have prayed many prayers, asking God to heal me the way my doctors couldn’t seem to. Through all of this, I have wondered what God’s purposes are by not healing me, even when I believe that He can. However, this is [...]

By Melissa Schlies|2018-07-19T20:28:06+00:00April 20th, 2017|Categories: Faith, Health, Hope, Learn, Love Learn Lead, perseverance|Comments Off

He Sees You

Very often, people say they don’t believe in God because there is no proof; they say that they can’t see Him so He can’t exist. Lately though, I have been wondering if the problem is not that they can’t see Him, but rather that they feel as if He can't see them. One grey morning, I drove north, up the interstate. At first, I thought I was going to be late—that I hadn’t left early enough to beat the morning traffic, and so all I could focus on was the road. Then, as I drove around the city, I could [...]

By Melissa Schlies|2018-07-19T20:29:47+00:00April 17th, 2017|Categories: Faith, Health, Hope, perseverance, Waiting|Comments Off

What Has Marked You?

A few years ago, my eyebrows were in bad shape. I needed to get them waxed but my appointment wasn’t for a few weeks. So, I stopped in at a salon in the mall. They said they could take me and pointed to a girl in the back of the shop who would be with me in a minute. Now, you can always tell when someone is new at something. They give you a nervous smile and all of their movements are hesitant. That is exactly how this girl behaved. But by the time I realized all of this, I [...]

By Melissa Schlies|2018-07-19T20:33:34+00:00April 10th, 2017|Categories: Faith, Freedom, Health, Hope|Comments Off

Love Learn Lead March 9, 2017

We have almost made it through another week, and many of us are already thinking about the weekend. But in the meantime, today, I am sharing a quote about love, who has surprisingly been my greatest mentor in self care, and a leadership tip that I have found to be crucial in the influential roles I have held. Here is today’s Love, Learn, Lead. Enjoy! Love Love is the only force capable of transforming an enemy into a friend. —Martin Luther King, Jr. Learn “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.” [...]

By Melissa Schlies|2018-07-19T20:55:29+00:00March 9th, 2017|Categories: Faith, Health, Lead, Learn, Love, Love Learn Lead|Comments Off

The Face of God

If God was a person, sitting across from you right now, how would he look at you? When you’d talk to Him, what expression would animate His face? Would it be like your Dad’s—that time you did that thing, and he grounded you for a month? Or would it look like your mom’s, the time you told her you messed up? You were afraid she’d be angry, but instead, she held you even though you thought you were too big for holding. If Jesus met you for coffee, do you think you’d look at Him in the eye? When He [...]

By Melissa Schlies|2018-07-19T21:09:30+00:00February 6th, 2017|Categories: Faith, Hope, Identity|Comments Off

Strawberry Fields

What I am Learning About Healing

He Sees You

What Has Marked You?

Love Learn Lead March 9, 2017

The Face of God

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