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I am a born again Christian from Texas. I am the author of the book "A Joyful Life Made Simple". I am also the author of simplyjuliana.com, a co-author of a Christian media outlet and have published over 600 articles. I have been an inspirational speaker for over fifteen years. My passion is writing and seeing others brought to Jesus Christ and helping others mature in their walk and spiritual development.

• Our Walk in the Spirit Should Be a Continuous One

  By simplyjuliana on April 9, 2013 • ( 7 )

  

  Acts 17:28 Amplified Bible (AMP) 28 For in Him we live and move and have our being…. Galatians 5:16 Amplified Bible (AMP) 16 But I say, walk and live [habitually] in the [Holy] Spirit [responsive to and controlled and guided… Read More ›

• James 4…Proud or Humble?

  By simplyjuliana on April 8, 2013 • ( 0 )

  

  James 4 Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB) Proud or Humble 4 What is the source of wars and fights among you? Don’t they come from the cravings that are at war within you?[a] 2 You desire and do not have…. Read More ›

• James 3…Controlling the Tongue

  By simplyjuliana on April 6, 2013 • ( 1 )

  

  James 3 Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB) Controlling the Tongue 3 Not many should become teachers, my brothers, knowing that we will receive a stricter judgment,2 for we all stumble in many ways. If anyone does not stumble in what… Read More ›

• Six Signs You Need to Stop Talking

  By simplyjuliana on April 6, 2013 • ( 2 )

  

  Have you ever wished you’d stopped talking about five minutes before you  actually did? Because I’ve been there myself, I want to help protect you from saying potentially  embarrassing or hurtful things. And I’ve prepared a list of six warning… Read More ›

• Just How Generous Are You?

  By simplyjuliana on April 6, 2013 • ( 1 )

  

  Luke 6:30 NIV Give to everyone who asks you, and if anyone takes what belongs to you, do not demand it back. As Christians what do we think this verse means?  Does it just mean if someone is cold, give… Read More ›

• We Live In Safety

  By simplyjuliana on April 5, 2013 • ( 0 )

  

  Ezekiel 34:28 New Living Translation (NLT) 28 They will no longer be prey for other nations, and wild animals will no longer devour them. They will live in safety, and no one will frighten them.

• Keep It Simple

  By simplyjuliana on April 4, 2013 • ( 1 )

  

  I fear, lest somehow, as the  serpent deceived Eve by his craftiness, so your minds may be corrupted from the  simplicity that is in Christ. —2 Corinthians 11:3 (NKJV) God really wants our  relationships and communication with Him to be… Read More ›

• James 2…The Sin of Favoritism

  By simplyjuliana on April 4, 2013 • ( 0 )

  

  James 2 Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB) The Sin of Favoritism 2 My brothers, do not show favoritism as you hold on to the faith in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ.2 For example, a man comes into your meeting wearing… Read More ›

• The Word of God Never Expires!

  By simplyjuliana on April 4, 2013 • ( 4 )

  

  Luke 10:19 Amplified Bible (AMP) 19 Behold! I have given you authority and power to trample upon serpents and scorpions, and [physical and mental strength and ability] over all the power that the enemy [possesses]; and nothing shall in any… Read More ›

• We Are Redeemed By the Blood of Jesus!

  By simplyjuliana on April 4, 2013 • ( 2 )

  

  We have redemption in Him through His blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of His grace.       Ephesians 1:7 HCSB

• James 1…Trials Bring Maturity

  By simplyjuliana on April 3, 2013 • ( 1 )

  

  James 1 Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB) Greeting 1 James, a slave of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ: To the 12 tribes in the Dispersion.[a] Greetings. Trials and Maturity 2 Consider it a great joy, my brothers, whenever… Read More ›

• Why Are So Many People Snapping?

  By simplyjuliana on April 3, 2013 • ( 0 )

  

         This has always occurred but it seems to be increasing.  An individual will suddenly mentally “snap,” and turn a weapon on another person or kill their entire family.  Then, there is the outbreak of the teen “Flash Mobs”… Read More ›

• Our Hearts Are Assured, We Will Not Fear

  By simplyjuliana on April 3, 2013 • ( 0 )

  

    Psalm 112 Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB) 5 Good will come to a man who lends generously  and conducts his business fairly. 6 He will never be shaken. The righteous man will be remembered forever. 7 He will not… Read More ›

• Hebrews 12…Keep on Loving One Another as Brothers and Sisters

  By simplyjuliana on April 2, 2013 • ( 1 )

  

  Hebrews 13 New International Version (NIV) Concluding Exhortations 13 Keep on loving one another as brothers and sisters. 2 Do not forget to show hospitality to strangers, for by so doing some people have shown hospitality to angels without knowing… Read More ›

• One Step Out of Love Is A Step Out of Light And Into Darkness

  By simplyjuliana on April 2, 2013 • ( 0 )

  

  1 John 2:10 New International Version (NIV) 10 Anyone who loves their brother and sister[a] lives in the light, and there is nothing in them to make them stumble.

• Weariness Can Literally Negate Our Love Walk!

  By simplyjuliana on April 2, 2013 • ( 1 )

  

      Galatians 6:9 Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB) 9 So we must not get tired of doing good, for we will reap at the proper time if we don’t give up. One of the major players in losing your… Read More ›

• Hebrews 11…What Faith Is

  By simplyjuliana on April 1, 2013 • ( 3 )

  

  Hebrews 11 Amplified Bible (AMP) 11 Now faith is the assurance (the confirmation, [a]the title deed) of the things [we] hope for, being the proof of things [we] do not see and the conviction of their reality [faith perceiving as… Read More ›

• The Lord Will Protect You From All Harm…

  By simplyjuliana on April 1, 2013 • ( 3 )

  

    Psalm 121:7-8 Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB) 7 The Lord will protect you from all harm; He will protect your life. 8 The Lord will protect your coming and going both now and forever.

• Do You Realize How Much You Mean To God?

  By simplyjuliana on April 1, 2013 • ( 17 )

  

  I wonder if you realize just how much you mean to God.  Do you realize how important you are to Him?  Do you realize what a huge role you play in God’s grand scheme of things as a child of… Read More ›

• Hebrews 10…The Perfect Sacrifice

  By simplyjuliana on March 31, 2013 • ( 10 )

  

  Hebrews 10 Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB) The Perfect Sacrifice 10 Since the law has only a shadow of the good things to come, and not the actual form of those realities, it can never perfect the worshipers by the… Read More ›

• Love, the Catalyst of Faith and Unity!

  By simplyjuliana on March 30, 2013 • ( 0 )

  

  More and more  the Lord has spoken, “STAY IN UNITY!!”  Unity is one of the most powerful instruments God uses. In Genesis God, Jesus and the Holy Spirit were observing the people building the Tower of Babel.  God spoke and… Read More ›

• He Was Despised and Rejected By Men

  By simplyjuliana on March 30, 2013 • ( 2 )

  

    He was despised and rejected by men, a man of suffering who knew what sickness was. He was like someone people turned away from; He was despised, and we didn’t value Him. Yet He Himself bore our sicknesses, and… Read More ›

• Hebrews 9…Old Covenant Ministry

  By simplyjuliana on March 30, 2013 • ( 0 )

  

  Hebrews 9 Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB) Old Covenant Ministry 9 Now the first covenant also had regulations for ministry and an earthly sanctuary. 2 For a tabernacle was set up, and in the first room, which is called the… Read More ›

• We Are the Righteousness of God Through Christ Jesus

  By simplyjuliana on March 29, 2013 • ( 0 )

  

  2 Corinthians 5:21 HCSB He made the One who did not know sin to be sin for us, so that we might become the righteousness of God in Him.

• My Friend, My Treasure

  By simplyjuliana on March 28, 2013 • ( 0 )

  

    Proverbs 18:24 Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB) 24 A man with many friends may be harmed,[a] but there is a friend who stays closer than a brother. Just because someone calls you “friend” does not mean they are one. … Read More ›

• Jesus, Our Mediator

  By simplyjuliana on March 28, 2013 • ( 1 )

  

    For there is one God and one mediator between God and humanity, Christ Jesus, Himself human, who gave Himself—a ransom for all, a testimony at the proper time. 1 Timothy 2:5-6 HCSB

• My Refuge is in God

  By simplyjuliana on March 27, 2013 • ( 6 )

  

  My salvation and glory depend on God, my strong rock. My refuge is in God.       Psalm 62:7 HCSB  

• Hebrews 8…A Heavenly Priesthood

  By simplyjuliana on March 27, 2013 • ( 2 )

  

  Hebrews 8 Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB) A Heavenly Priesthood 8 Now the main point of what is being said is this: We have this kind of high priest, who sat down at the right hand of the throne of… Read More ›

• Puppy Learns to Use a Computer

  By simplyjuliana on March 26, 2013 • ( 0 )

  

  Published on Mar 26, 2013 Daisy the dog trying to catch and eat the arrow on mama’s computer!

• How to Know When to Let Go!

  By simplyjuliana on March 26, 2013 • ( 2 )

  

   7 Casting the [c]whole of your care [all your anxieties, all your worries, all your concerns, [d]once and for all] on Him, for He cares for you affectionately and cares about you [e]watchfully.  1 Peter 5:7 Amplified Bible This type… Read More ›

• I Will Give You Rest and Ease…

  By simplyjuliana on March 26, 2013 • ( 0 )

  

  Matthew 11:28-30 Amplified Bible (AMP) 28 Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy-laden and overburdened, and I will cause you to rest. [I will [a]ease and relieve and [b]refresh [c]your souls.] 29 Take My yoke upon you… Read More ›

• Fret Not Yourself!

  By simplyjuliana on March 26, 2013 • ( 1 )

  

  Psalm 37 Amplified Bible (AMP) Psalm 37 [A Psalm] of David. 1 Fret not yourself because of evildoers, neither be envious against those who work unrighteousness (that which is not upright or in right standing with God). 2 For they… Read More ›

• Hebrews 7…A Superior Priesthood

  By simplyjuliana on March 25, 2013 • ( 1 )

  

  Hebrews 7 Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB) The Greatness of Melchizedek 7 For this Melchizedek— King of Salem, priest of the Most High God, who met Abraham and blessed him as he returned from defeating the kings, 2 and Abraham… Read More ›

• Don’t Forget Where You Came From

  By simplyjuliana on March 25, 2013 • ( 1 )

  

  John 13:34-35 Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB) 34 “I give you a new command: Love one another. Just as I have loved you, you must also love one another. 35 By this all people will know that you are My… Read More ›

• An Ambassador of Love

  By simplyjuliana on March 25, 2013 • ( 5 )

  

  God is love. You’ve probably been able to quote that scripture ever since you toddled out of your first little Sunday school class.  But come on now, be honest. Is God really love to you? He isn’t in the minds… Read More ›

• He Cleanses Us From All Unrighteousness

  By simplyjuliana on March 25, 2013 • ( 1 )

  

  If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.        1  John 1:9 HCSB

• Hebrews 6…Warning Against Regression

  By simplyjuliana on March 24, 2013 • ( 1 )

  

    Hebrews 6 Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB) Warning against Regression 6 Therefore, leaving the elementary message about the Messiah, let us go on to maturity, not laying again the foundation of repentance from dead works, faith in God,2 teaching… Read More ›

• The Gift of God is Eternal Life

  By simplyjuliana on March 24, 2013 • ( 2 )

  

  For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.       Romans 6:23 HCSB

• Hebrews 5…The Messiah, A High Priest

  By simplyjuliana on March 23, 2013 • ( 5 )

  

  Hebrews 5 Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB) The Messiah, a High Priest 5 For every high priest taken from men is appointed in service[a] to God for the people, to offer both gifts and sacrifices for sins. 2 He is… Read More ›

• Make a Decision to Obey God, No Matter the Costs!

  By simplyjuliana on March 23, 2013 • ( 21 )

  

    I believe heard someone say one time being a Christian was for wimps.  They obviously were not a Christian.  It is hard to do to someone else the opposite of what they have done to you.  For the past… Read More ›

• Proverbs 16:3…When We Think Like God Our Plans Succeed!

  By simplyjuliana on March 23, 2013 • ( 7 )

  

  Proverbs 16:3 Amplified Bible (AMP) 3 Roll your works upon the Lord [commit and trust them wholly to Him; He will cause your thoughts to become agreeable to His will, and] so shall your plans be established and succeed.

• Turn Your Hurts Into Harvests!

  By simplyjuliana on March 22, 2013 • ( 3 )

  

  What do you do when someone mistreats you? I didn’t ask what you want to do. I didn’t ask what your automatic fleshly reaction is. I already know that. Your natural, knee-jerk response is the same as mine. You want… Read More ›

• Hebrews 4…The Promised Rest

  By simplyjuliana on March 22, 2013 • ( 7 )

  

  Hebrews 4 Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB) The Promised Rest 4 Therefore, while the promise to enter His rest remains, let us fear that none of you should miss it.[a] 2 For we also have received the good news just… Read More ›

• Put On The Full Armor Of God

  By simplyjuliana on March 22, 2013 • ( 0 )

  

  [ Christian Warfare ] Finally, be strengthened by the Lord and by His vast strength. Put on the full armor of God so that you can stand against the tactics of the Devil.       Ephesians 6:10-11 HCSB

• “I Like Your Christ, I Do Not Like Your Christians. Your Christians Are So Unlike Your Christ.”

  By simplyjuliana on March 22, 2013 • ( 5 )

  

  I like your Christ, I do not like your Christians.  Your Christians are so unlike your Christ.  –Mahatma Gandhi When I saw this quote, I thought I was going to literally sob!  I thought, “Father, what has happened??”  In the… Read More ›

• Hebrews 3…Warning Against Unbelief!

  By simplyjuliana on March 21, 2013 • ( 2 )

  

  Hebrews 3 Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB) Our Apostle and High Priest 3 Therefore, holy brothers and companions in a heavenly calling, consider Jesus, the apostle and high priest of our confession;2 He was faithful to the One who appointed… Read More ›