Whether you paid in January or are a last-minute person, bless everything you pay in taxes. Ask God to direct it to do something genuinely good, regardless of any who want to use it for selfish purposes. Even if the system is unfair and needs change, your resentment about what you’re paying will only make …
Quality Time
The quality of my day usually comes down to this: growing in the faith, hope, and love I experience when I’m focused on Jesus, or surviving the fear, sadness, and resentment I endure when I’m fixated on anything else. “This is my beloved Son. Listen to him” (Mark 9:7).
Unleash Your Peace
Is your peace all it can be? Your peace in Christ is never subject to your circumstances or the judgments of others. Your peace is an impenetrable shield against frustration, temptation, rejection, and any other negative tion. Your peace is stronger than pain, problems, and your past. Your peace empowers you to work in confidence, …
Breathe
When you're having a hard time distinguishing God's voice from the chaos in your head, it may help to remember what he doesn't sound like first. Any thought that opens a door for fear, hopelessness, or resentment is never from him. When you recognize they're not his, and therefore not part of who you really …
Celebrate Every Day
Easter is a holiday. It is observed once a year, the mercurial date arrived at by some sort of ancient calculation involving moon phase, vernal equinox, and the average number of Peeps it takes to raise one’s blood sugar to diabetic levels (2.8). But resurrection is a way of life. Jesus’ resurrection is literally THE …
Equip Your Spirit 