"Rejoice in the Lord always. Again I will say it: Rejoice!" (Phil. 4:4). Rejoicing is one of the most powerful acts you can do. It can shift your mindset from death to life. But it’s not often easy. It’s not just singing your favorite worship songs. It’s laying down your fears of failure, rejection, and …
About You
There’s a difference between the way the enemy wants to make everything about you, and the way God wants to make everything about you. The enemy wants you to focus on everything negative—what's gone wrong, and what might, what you think should have happened, and what you desperately wish hadn't. He wants you to take …
Break the Bowl
Though it's a myth fish only grow to the size of the tank they're in, a confining environment can stunt their development, and even cut their lives short because it's not able to support healthy growth. So it is with you. If the atmosphere you’re living in is hindering your God-given dreams and passions, it …
Renew a Right Heart in Me
When it's seemed hard to find God, it's usually been because I've been looking with the wrong heart. I want him to come to me in my fear, anger, and pain—not to change my thoughts, but to validate and fix everything around them. He will speak there. He's rescued me out of those places more …
So, Love
Love isn't often easy. But what's the alternative? God is love, and he is light. Choosing hate and condemnation to deal with people is agreeing with how the enemy sees them, not how God does. Love is the best thing you can do, if for no other reason than it's the nature of Jesus. To …
