Do you ever feel stuck and you don’t know what to say when someone is hurting? Pray, pause, and watch how God speaks through you! “Do not be anxious beforehand what you are to say, but say whatever is given you in that hour, for it is not you who speak, but the Holy Spirit”…
When we struggle to have hope and soak in His truth, we need to learn to change our thinking—change the tape running in our mind. “We destroy arguments and every lofty opinion raised against the knowledge of God, and take every thought captive to obey Christ,” 2 Corinthians 10:5 ESV It was another day in…
“Sanctify them in the truth; Your word is truth.” John 17:17 ESV Truth Brings Freedom Navigating the Christian life is often like playing the icebreaker Three Truths and a Lie. In this game, each player writes down four facts about themselves, three true and one false, and the opponent tries to decipher the lie in the…
Prayer as a consistent, ongoing conversation with God is the most natural spiritual act once you get into the practice of it. “Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.” 1 Thess. 5:16-18 When I was a newly saved teenager…
Your past is not a place to live and dwell in, but to learn and grow from. “The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want. He makes me lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside still waters. He restores my soul. He leads me in paths of righteousness for his name’s sake.”…
Prayers may not always be answered and leave us disappointed. How can we stay connected to God when He seems silent? How long, O Lord? Will you forget me forever? How long will you hide your face from me? …But I trust in your unfailing love; my heart rejoices in your salvation. I will sing the Lord’s…
Do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption. Ephesians 3:20 ESV My husband, Mike, and I believe in marriage counseling. It has helped us immensely in our seventeen years of marriage. We’ve gone to counseling when things were good because they can always be better….
When overwhelm seeks to take over, let God do your fighting for you. “You shall not fear them, for it is the Lord your God who fights for you.” Deuteronomy 3:22 (ESV) Some days feel like the enemy has launched a full-blown attack against me on every side. It comes at me like strategically targeted…
How can you encourage your teen to tell the truth and not freak out when they lie? “The Lord detests lying lips, but he delights in those who tell the truth.” Proverbs 12:22 NLT Seeking the Truth “Where were you last night?” Molly eyed her daughter, watching for any hint of deception. Her maternal instincts…
Finding peace when everything around you is in chaos means quieting what’s in the world to hear God better. “The anger of man does not accomplish the righteousness of God.” James 1:20 I felt the waves of irritation rising in my chest, boiling below the surface. If my three-year-old threw one more tantrum I was…
The world is upside down and no doubt we are all wrestling with questions and doubts. How do we remain steadfast in His love? My heart is steadfast, O God, my heart is steadfast! I will sing and make melody! Psalm 57:7 When the world is turning upside down, how do you keep your inner…
There is one Christmas gift you can give that has the greatest return. Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above. (James 1:17 ESV) One of my grandmothers always had her Christmas presents wrapped, tagged, and stored in her sewing room closet by October. My other grandmother never gave us a thing, at…
No doubt 2020 has been a crisis for many. How can we push aside fear? “casting all your anxieties on him, because he cares for you” 1 Peter 5:7 (ESV) Fear is sneaky. It starts with a neutral thought — unobtrusive. A thought that I surely should consider, right? On a Monday morning, after I’d…
Going through change can be hard, but we must be careful not to skips step to make those changes. “to put off your old self, which belongs to your former manner of life and is corrupt through deceitful desires, and to be renewed in the spirit of your minds, and to put on the new…
How can you hope to get through when it feels so heavy? “And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up.” ~ Galatians 6:9 (ESV) What has you feeling overwhelmed and weary today? It’s a temptation we all feel at different times in our…
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