One of the greatest dangers of focusing on what you don’t have, rather than what you do, is that you forget you have access to unending faith, hope, and love, and every fruit of the Holy Spirit. You see only what a problem might cost the old you, the exhausted you who felt alone to …
Corny is Good
Even when you feel powerless, you still have the ability to decide what meaning your circumstances have. You determine what influence the fears, judgments, bitterness, and negativity of others have over you. If you let them write your story, they'll consume your mind, break your heart, and limit your identity. Take your pen back from …
Redefining Peace
You don't get peace from your circumstances. You release your peace into them. Even when you’re sitting on your favorite beach with a mimosa and nothing expected of you, enjoy every minute, but don’t let it define your peace. I love the beach. It’s a place that’s always been peaceful, restorative, and fun. I’ve used …
Audiobook
"He will give you the desires of your heart, and fulfill all your purpose” (Psalm 20:4). Let that verse soak into your heart and head. I know tomorrow isn’t guaranteed, and negative, difficult, tragic things happen to positive, productive, wonderful people. But don’t let what’s gone wrong—or the fear of what could—write the narrative of …
Good Morning
"Satisfy us in the morning with Your steadfast love, that we may rejoice and be glad all our days" (Psalm 90:14). Why the morning? Why do you need to connect with God so early? Because the first thing you need to know every day is that you are loved. Getting rejected, ignored, lied to, disappointed, …
