Because if you knew who you really were, daughter, you would cause havoc in the spiritual places. Knowing who we are, means we show up in a way that is ready to demolish the forces of darkness not only in our lives, but in the lives around us.
Read MoreBefore I surrendered my life to Jesus in high school and had a framework for the idea of a “calling” in the Christian sense, I ached to know what I was supposed to do with my life.
Read MoreOur callings are how we’re going to live out our purpose. We’re all called to different things. Plus our calling can change, but our purpose is always the same.
Read MoreLearn the name that God calls us and begin learning to value that name above all others.
Read MoreThe truth is, He knows all about the tender and tenuous chaos of our lives, and yet he values us as treasure. In the midst of the mess is the power of Christ’s love.
Read MoreMy eyes peel open, my hands already in a surrendered position. I recount aloud every dense, dark night I crawled through. Every breath accounted for as if it could be the last. The ghosts I unearthed and buried again in forgiveness.
Read MoreI served and loved God for many years before I truly embraced the fact that He loved me. Unfortunately, keeping that wall up is what allowed me to be conditional with others. I didn’t want to love others because they hurt me, they disappointed me, or they didn’t live like I did. Maybe I was nice to them, but I was judging them.
Read MoreI was so far from clean and steadfast. My eyes had been darkened in my own selfish pursuit to get what I wanted out of life and love. I manipulated my way through life, and I surely felt very little compassion for other people. I never dreamed how God could plant the truth of His word so deeply.
Read MoreSometimes the best life lessons are learned through other’s mistakes. Saul, the first king of Israel, is exhibit A. Here is a man full of such promise. At first, he appears to be God’s man. But over time, his true heart allegiance is revealed.
Read MoreTo surrender means to cease resistance, and I was resisting because of fear.
Read MoreOne in four adults and about 17 percent of children in America live with disability. How many more will experience disability as they age? And when they do, will we as a church be there?
Read MorePrioritizing date nights seem to be pushed at us often through social media. If you can’t go out, don’t stress. The point is not going out, the point is prioritizing your relationship.
Read MoreBe mindful of which one you look into and know that your image may be distorted in a warped or dirty mirror. Instead, go look at yourself clearly in God’s mirror.
Read MoreDisillusioned and wounded beyond my wildest imagination, I sat broken at the feet of Jesus and have been walking out a lesson in love ever since.
Read MoreMy original idea of “good” included quick-fixes and immediate circumstantial changes. But I sense that I am being welcomed into something better than good; Lord, you are lifting my eyes to the reality of your eternal love.
Read MoreLoving Allie has taught me so much about the love of God. He isn’t “technically” my father, but His actions prove otherwise.
Read MoreWe can end the silence, and make it known that we stand against false love. We can ensure that in our churches, the weary and the abused can find God’s life-affirming grace, and can know God truly is love.
Read MoreIf we aren’t careful, wonder can become a distraction. It can trap us in an endless cycle of ‘what ifs’ and perhaps impossible scenarios that can hurt us.
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