Religion often teaches we need to beg God to visit us, and we have to behave well enough and long enough for him to fix the problems we can't. That rarely goes well. When we judge ourselves unworthy of living in his presence, we end up medicating areas of our lives we can't fix on …
After the Storm
I took this a couple years ago, after a pretty rough storm. You may feel like the flower looks—a little beat up after all you've been going through. Not perfect, but alive, healing, and getting stronger. You can focus on the damage the last storm did until the fear of another one takes control of …
Stop, in the Name of Love
When you find yourself getting overwhelmed by all the needs around you, stop right where you are. Seriously, stop. All of this doesn’t really depend on you. It just seems that way because you've taken the burden off Jesus' shoulders and put it all on yourself. You can work for God's purposes, and yet still …
Growing in Grace
At first, grace is a clean slate, which you use to keep track of your performance for God. Later you discover you no longer need to work for God’s love, and you see grace as the power to do all you believe he’s called you to. But then there’s a day you can’t take another …
Renewing the Roots
If today is a struggle, be careful not to stuff your thoughts and feelings down again to make it through. Don’t just survive until your next day off. When you have a moment, ask God, "Why do I feel this way? Why am I thinking these things? Where is all this stress coming from?" You …
Equip Your Spirit 