“Wait” is no one’s favorite word. As far as fruits of the Spirit, patience isn't celebrated like love, joy, peace, and kindness. Based on popularity, if patience were a food, it would probably be lima beans. But patience is really one of your greatest strengths. When you read, "wait on the Lord," it doesn't mean …
Look for the Something
Circumstances get harder, people disappoint you, expectations are frustrated, and soon you're putting up walls to protect yourself from taking more damage. In that place it's hard to see anything good, so you quit trying. Hope continues to leach out of you, leaving your heart as hard as the walls around it. You see and …
Lack to Life
"God is faithful. He won’t let you be tempted beyond what you can bear . . . He will provide a way out to sustain you" (1 Cor. 10:13). We've all heard or read the saying, "God won't give you more than you can handle." Most assume it's a quote from the Bible, but it's …
Refocus
Focusing on what the difficult circumstances facing you may cost, or what damage they could do, puts fear in charge of your thinking, and gives them more power over your life. So, shift your focus. Not in your own strength—you’re already exhausted. But by spending enough time with God to let him renew your heart, …
Love Letter
I am healing you. I am restoring you. Some of the discomfort you feel is me dealing with where these wounds and lies came from. I know they've been painful, but if you'll trust me, if you'll not hold back any pieces of your heart and mind, I will take them all and make you …
Equip Your Spirit 