Stop living a small life! You have access to more strength, more passion, more goodness, and more mercy than you can fathom. You have all of heaven on your side! Surrender your nonexistence and your belief that what you do and who you are don’t matter. Your life isn’t small, and neither is your Savior! […]

The routine of life can spawn drudgery and dissatisfaction. You become stuck in an isolated heart space, forgetting to look outside of yourself for help. Are you really stuck, or are you simply stubborn? You want to go your own way – which might not be God’s way – so it traps you into inaction. […]

You are being hunted, preyed on by a predator you can’t see. This predator seems immense and all-knowing, but he’s truly limited and stuck. Your most valuable weapon against him is prayer. It seems so simple, but it’s profound: pray so you don’t become prey. Invite God into the fight because you can’t do this […]

A while ago, I experienced a reconciliation with someone who hurt me deeply. After our interaction was over, I smiled and thanked God for giving me the gift of healing. I gave Him the glory and said, “You did this, God!” And, immediately, I heard His response in my head: “But you LET me.” Then […]

It’s bedtime and I have been striving since breakfast to make time to sit with God. But my day has been hectic, and my “First” has now become my “Last” as night arrives. Jesus, I ask You to take the shackles of performance and hustle off my wrists and bind me to You alone. I […]

God has marked you even though the enemy targets you. God set you apart, choosing you to be the place where He dwells. Do not betray or second-guess God’s selection, and stand firm against the enemy’s attacks. God will fight for you, if you let him. What the enemy means for targeting, God means for […]

Often, darkness feels worse than it is. It feels thick and heavy and endless, because you don’t know when the light will come to push it away. You worry that things won’t ever get better: the stress won’t subside, the teenager won’t open up, the job won’t slow down, the disease won’t be healed, the […]

It’s painful when hope dies, no matter what sort of hope you cling to. And I question and wonder, all along knowing He’s okay with me questioning and wondering. No matter what, I still trust because His track record with me is one of unflagging faithfulness. He always has my best in mind. The truth […]

I spent the first part of my life not knowing I needed a Savior. I was self-reliant, independent, and strong enough to stand on my own feet. I never considered myself needy until loss demolished my life and I sensed my fragility for the first time. Over many years, God taught me how to depend […]

For many years, I lived a religious life and not a Christ-centered life. I didn’t realize there was a difference, that I could be religious without Jesus. I finally had a true “religious experience” – albeit heavy on the “experience” and light on the “religious.” I surrendered control of my life to Christ and was […]