In saying yes to His instructions, I am able to connect with Him in a brand new way. He is peeling back layers and layers of Who He is in me!
Read MoreGod is a God of many opportunities. Even now, we have been give the opportunity to put everything on pause and truly seek God. He wants to speak to us, he wants to give us several opportunities to hear him. This is the time we can make up for those lost connections we have encountered before.
Read MoreWe were fragile and wounded — living out of those places was going to be the death of our union. But God laid a foundation of healing that has allowed our relationship to stay connected and even thrive in a season that has put us all to the test.
Read MoreHere I was thinking so little of myself, when God knows me so intimately and cares for me so passionately. Just as a creative requires attention to detail and knows their work forward and backward, how much more thought would God have put into creating and knowing you?
Read MoreWhen God said “let’s make man in our own image,” I don’t think He was kidding or using hyperbole. I fully believe that when He made us, He infused us with His nature—including His immense and beautiful creativity.
Read MoreCarry these attributes with you, in your heart. Use them for others to see and teach the world that there is hope. Being there for one another, creating a connection, it can make a difference.
Read MoreI encourage you when life feels overwhelming and your anxiety is too much, just dwell. Dwell on the Lord, pray, sing, yell, do whatever you have to do to be with Him — He understands it all.
Read MoreGod set apart the seventh day. He is the creator of all things so He determines how all things are used. If God has set the seventh day apart for His use, why do I think I should override what God planned?
Read MoreI believe that as much as we should look to the future to see how we want to improve, we should take the time to reflect back on how far we’ve come. I can physically see my skills improve on a bike and I can track the distance I’ve traveled around my neighborhood. We can think the same way about those other areas of our lives, too.
Read MoreHonestly, pressing through is exhausting. We all reach our breaking point, eventually. Because as much as any one of us would like to be superwoman, at some point we all realize we can’t jump off buildings or rescue every person.
Read MoreThose things I want to happen now aren't lost on Him; He just has a better plan. He sees so many more things than I will ever be able to, and His character is so good that I can trust in the waiting. Even when things seem bleak or we feel overwhelmed, we aren't forgotten by Him, nor are we left alone. He is ever-present and always faithful in the little and big things in our lives.
Read MoreThis display from my children is what continuously drives me to try to reflect Christ more so that they can see what God has done in my life.
Read MoreIt’s easy to take friendship for granted until you don’t have it in your life on a regular basis. When you have to find ways to cultivate it, the way you choose to reach out is much more intentional.
Read MoreI still challenge myself every day and I pose to you that regardless of the changes that come our way, we face them with confidence to learn from where we’ve come from and to know that we’ll learn something from whatever comes next.
Read MoreWhen I think my sole purpose is achievement, I forget the more important things like slowing down, listening to myself and stewarding the body God has entrusted to me well.
Read MoreDepending on our perspective and situation, we either have too much time on our hands or we just can’t get enough of it as the hours fly by. The fact still remains — we only have 24 hours a day and the way we use the time God has given us shows where our devotion lies.
Read MoreAs we reflect on His promises over our lives, we have to also reflect on the discipline required on our part for those doors to open. There can be no promise without the character to steward the inheritance.
Read MoreI want you to be encouraged that we do see all the hard and long days you are putting in (even before March 28), but especially now that you are home at all hours.
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