Hope is misunderstood by poets as a fleeting emotion, manipulated by politicians as an expensive promise, and managed by the religious as an earned state. It is none of those things. Hope is your joyful, blessed, constant mindset in Jesus Christ. Hope is your confident and continuous expectation of experiencing God's goodness. “Faith, hope, and …
Thinking About Yourself as God Does
For those who fight the lie you are unloved, unwanted, and unworthy, know this: your Father has been excitedly anticipating your life since before time began. If for no other purpose than to learn to receive his love and give it away, you are here for a reason. A good reason. You are not invisible, …
Engage
I know there are goals, tasks, and challenges requiring your attention today. But no matter what they are, or how they turn out, these temporary assignments can't be allowed to dictate how you think and feel about yourself, God, or anyone else. When I let busyness cloud God’s voice, and I can’t hear how he …
There are Great Things Ahead
You are not your struggles. You are what your struggles have been trying to hold back from you. In Judges 6, Gideon was hiding wheat, because the enemy who’d already limited people’s freedom and banned their outward faith, was only allowing them enough food to barely survive. Their strategy was to break the body, soul, …
The High Ground
Just a thought . . . The real high ground isn't a morally superior position from which you can justify your judgments of others, and comment on social media as God’s enforcer. The high ground is wherever Jesus is inviting you to walk with him. Sometimes it’s a mountain top experience, and other times a …
Equip Your Spirit 