There are some things you don’t really know about yourself until pressure comes. It’s easy to say: “I trust God.” Until something happens that tests that trust. It’s easy to say: “Prayer matters.” Until the schedule gets full. Until you’re disappointed. Until God seems silent. Until prayer itself starts costing you something. That’s where we…
Have you ever looked around and thought: “Things sure have changed.” One day you look around and realize the world you are living in feels very different from the world you remember. Technology changes. Values change. Relationships change. Families change. Communities change. Churches change. And sometimes our personal world changes suddenly. A phone call. A…
My beloved is mine, and I am his; Song of Solomon 2:16 We live in a culture that struggles with commitment. Our jobs, memberships, contracts, relationships, and even dinner plans can feel terrifying because commitment removes alternatives. But despite our fear of commitment, every healthy relationship is built on it. Deep love cannot grow where…
“But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.” Matthew 6:33 Most of us don’t struggle with wanting God; we struggle with prioritizing God. We say: “God is important to me” or “Faith matters to me,” but our lives often tell a different story. What…
36 But overhearing what they said, Jesus said to the ruler of the synagogue, “Do not fear, only believe.” Mark 5:36 Jesus is going with Jairus to heal his daughter when a woman who is bleeding touches him. This causes Jesus to pause and spend time with her. While he was with her, Jairus’ daughter dies.…
“But the Holy Spirit produces this kind of fruit in our lives: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. There is no law against these things!” Galatians 5:22-23 We live in a time where anxiety, depression, fear, and questions about our identity, finances, and family can leave us feeling overwhelmed. The devil, our…
You keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on you, because he trusts in you. Trust in the Lord forever, for the Lord God is an everlasting rock. Isaiah 26:3-4 Jesus is the Prince of Peace, but in our world today, peace is often hard to find. The scriptures remind us that real peace isn’t found in the…
Many are the plans in a person’s heart, but it is the LORD’s purpose that prevails. Proverbs 19:21 God often interrupts our plans with His plans. In these moments, our world seems to have turned upside down. However, a heart filled with joy allows us to see beyond the present trouble to an unexpected outcome…
In a time when the world is calling for us to conform to its idea of what’s right and what’s wrong, the Bible teaches us a different way to respond. Instead of being taken over by the “storms”{ in our lives, we need to hold fast to the Rock of our salvation and stay in…