In case anyone needs a little perspective today: You’re meant to be here. Despite the hits you’ve taken, the bad choices you’ve made, and uncertainties you’ve had about yourself, you’re exactly right for this time and place. Never let any bad that’s happened prevent you from living all God says is possible. Compared to his …
Unfailing
"Satan has desired to sift you like wheat" (Luke 22:31). The kind of sifting Jesus was referring to was hitting the grain with a stick and tossing it in the air until it completely came apart. Anyone else feel beat up and thrown to the wind like that sometimes? But. Don't give in. Not to …
Perseverance Is
Perseverance isn't, "fake it 'til you make it." It's, "live in the joy, hope, and love of what God says is possible until it becomes real." It doesn't rhyme, but it's true. “Even in times of trouble, we can have joyful confidence knowing the pressures are developing perseverance. How is that joyful? Because that kind …
Love Lasts
"Three things will last forever—faith, hope, and love—and the greatest of these is love" (1 Corinthians 13:13). "The greatest of these is love" because even when it seems like you've run out of the first two, you are always, always loved. No matter where you are, or how you got here, you can start over …
The Slow Path
I love praying for healing, and I love instantaneous miracles. But some healing is slow. There are physical wounds which can take months to close. And then there are the emotional ones, some of which can take a long time to heal. I know you’re tired of dealing with this, but the alternative is infection, …
Equip Your Spirit 