Resentment tortures your thoughts and constrains your emotions. Forgiveness renews your mind and frees your heart. Relationships can be complicated, but grace isn’t. At least it’s not supposed to be. It seems many think of grace as a tank of religious tolerance. The more they’re offended, the faster it’s drained. Holding on to bitterness day …
Grow Your Peace
When you let worry, an offense, or disappointment grow bigger than your peace, what you do next is really important. You can use the fear, resentment, and pain to manipulate the outcome you want. You can stuff the negative thoughts and emotions down with the others and act like nothing’s wrong. You can let it …
A Joyful Thought
Hebrews 12:2 says Jesus was able to endure the cross because of the joy that lay beyond it. You are his joy. Let that soak in. Let it soak into your heart and mind more every day, and you’ll see your life with the same transforming, sustaining, overcoming joy. And as you live in joy, …
Father Knows Best
"You are sons and daughters of God through faith in Christ Jesus" (Galatians 3:26). You are a beloved, celebrated child of God. You don't have to beg him to listen or pay attention to you. His delight is to know your heart and for you to know his. When you pray, recognize when you're relating …
You’re Invited
“The Lord spoke to me: ‘My thoughts aren’t like the thoughts you’ve been having, and the ways I deal with everything are beyond what you’ve been imagining. They’re as high above how you’ve been thinking and living as the heavens are above the earth'" (Isaiah 55:8-9). When God tells you his ways of thinking and …
Equip Your Spirit 