Being at peace doesn't mean not having any conflict—there's almost always some kind of struggle around or in us. Being at peace means knowing who God wants to be for you in the conflict you're in. Because peace isn’t just a state. Peace is a person. Jesus has given you all of himself, which includes …
Love Keeps Trying
Try. Your faith is greater than you think. Try again. Hope will give you the strength. Don’t give up. Because even when things don’t go as expected, love never fails. "We can actually appreciate problems, in the sense that they help us develop endurance. Endurance develops our character, and purposeful character strengthens our confident hope …
Overwhelmed to Overcoming
"You will find me when you seek me with all your heart" (Jer. 29:11). This isn't God being cruel or indifferent, it's God being passionately committed to you becoming all you’re capable of in him. He never leaves you, never quits on you, but there are times when it seems difficult to recognize his presence. …
Burden to Blessing
I love watching the gulls ride the thermal updrafts here. This one reminded me of a parable in the devotional classic, Streams in the Desert: “There is a fable about the way the birds got their wings at the beginning. They were first made without wings. Then God made the wings and put them down …
The Voice
Don't let this day be defined by a voice other than God's. There are circumstances and people you need to deal with, but none of them deserve to be elevated to a position that determines what you think or how you feel. You are completely and perfectly loved. Make that truth your reset button. Press …
Equip Your Spirit 