Let successful people inspire you, and hurtful people make you wiser, but don't allow either of them to define you. You are who God says you are. "Everyone who belongs to Christ has become a new person. The old life is gone, and a new life has begun" (2 Corinthians 5:17).
Took this a few years ago, the sun rising above dark clouds. I hope that’s your experience today.
Grace, Grace
In Zechariah 4, an angel brings encouragement from God to a man who is completely overwhelmed, telling him to stop focusing on dealing with his difficult circumstances with physical strength, and instead see and overcome them with God’s Spirit. He then tells him something strange—to shout "grace, grace" at the impossible in order to see …
Renewed to Life
"Don't copy the behavior and opinions of this world, but rather let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. Then you’ll know God's will for you, which is always good, satisfying, and makes you whole" (Romans 12:2). If you find yourself overanalyzing everything and everyone, and obsessing over all …
His Love Endures
"Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good, and his love endures forever" (Psalm 136:1). The word for "love" in Psalm 136 is "hesed,” which is love to the nth degree. It means loving kindness, compassion, goodness, mercy, favor, faithfulness, and more. It repeats 26 times in this one psalm, declaring over and over …
Equip Your Spirit 