The person you were isn't equipped to handle your present circumstances. Good memories are a blessing, your experience is important, and you can learn from the past, but thinking and reacting as you used to won't speak the peace, wisdom, and life you need into today. When you restore your computer, you don't need to …
Unboxed
Don't downgrade your joy, your dreams, your faith, or your relationships to fit your circumstances. Every time you agree with the enemy's negative views of your life, you stuff your identity into ever–shrinking boxes to protect yourself from being hurt by what might go wrong. Every day those boxes have less and less room for …
Cultivate Thankfulness
Thankfulness can get perceived as a less important part of our relationship with God, seen as more of a poetic affectation than what it is: one of the greatest doorways to God's presence, and a key to thriving in your identity. An ungrateful heart is a prison cell of pain, bitterness, and negativity. Add a …
The Vacation You
"Teach me Your way, O Lord, so I can walk in Your truth. Unite my heart to live in awe of Your name" (Psalms 86:11). You know how you feel when you're on vacation—free, joyful, adventurous, rested, and wholly alive. That's how you're supposed to live every day. But for most, the moment you get …
Dream On
Recognizing the difference between wishing and dreaming can change how you see your life. Wishing is often an expression of frustration, rooted in fears of lack and failure. It distances you from God and from your own identity. Dreaming is what your heart sees in God's presence, a vision of who He wants to be …
