No one can avoid experiencing a broken heart. But that doesn’t mean pain gets to define you. What really determines the course of your life is how you respond when God asks you to give him the pieces.
The Best Kind of Control
You can’t control everything going on around you, but you can control how you respond to it all. Self-control is a fruit of the Spirit, an often overlooked one. It's not the ability to push your feelings down, grind your teeth, and do what's expected. Self-control is the ability to make yourself aware of God’s …
This Little Light
I know it may seem like every direction you turn, there’s something evil trying to out-evil some other evil. Tragedy, suffering, cruelty, fear, despair, pain, and insecurity can overwhelm how you perceive and relate to the world. The more they take over how you think and feel, the more of them you see, and the …
Peace. Be Still.
"Peace. Be still" (Mark 4:39). When the disciples woke Jesus because they were scared of the storm, he was upset with them—not because they had tried to calm the storm and failed, but because they had put their trust only in what Jesus could do for them, instead of what they could do because of …
Leap
Yes, faith sometimes is truly a leap. You’ve leaped into the unknown darkness many times. That doesn’t make this time any easier, and in some ways, you’re more tired than ever as you stare into darkness in front of you. But each time it’s happened before, you’ve known. Deep in your heart, you know it …
Equip Your Spirit 