Forsake the basic. Pursue the deep.
"Therefore, my beloved brethren, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your labor is not in vain in the Lord." -1 Corinthians 15:58 We have heard it said over and over again that the devil "comes only to steal and kill and destroy" but it is important for us to... Continue Reading →
When we find ourselves caught between where we've been and where we're going, we can start to wonder if we should go back where we came from. The door in front of us is taking longer to open than our patience can tolerate and we begin to ask ourselves if we made a mistake -... Continue Reading →
God gave me some instructions the other day that frustrated me. I wanted to cry. I felt like the thing He was asking me to do would set me back in so many ways, including prolonging the time it will take for me to reach a very important personal goal of mine. Then yesterday, during... Continue Reading →
I've been drifting in and out of discouragement over the last few days and each day, God has been faithful to send someone to encourage me. This morning, though, I received a text from a friend requesting prayer and it was clear that discouragement had made a stop to her house, too. Thus, I felt... Continue Reading →
Last week I found myself judging someone for doing something that I later realized I was equally guilty of. I was in deep thought about that individual's conduct, questioning their character, but as I strolled a little further down that trail of thought, I could see that I had been conducting myself in the same... Continue Reading →
The last 15 months have been quite a ride as they've consisted of a series of situations that have strong-armed me into growth. Forgive me for the Thomas Jefferson quote rip-off but I guess in order to be what you've never been, you have to do things you've never done. The truth is, God doesn’t... Continue Reading →
Our beliefs shape our world. More often than not, our circumstances are brought about as a result of those things that we hold to be true, whether that be in regards to what we accept as truth about ourselves, our abilities, our worth or even the way the world works. Whatever the case may be,... Continue Reading →
This Father's Day, I'd like to divert from my typical Bible study blog post that you all are used to seeing from me to write a post for my father, as well as all good men and fathers. In addition to those men that fulfill their responsibilities to the children that they helped to create,... Continue Reading →
Four o'clock in the morning. That's what time I used to get up before the shelter-in-place mandate was set. If I found myself crawling in bed at 10 or 11pm then I'd show myself some grace and "sleep in" until 4:45am. That was pushing it. Nowadays, getting up before 7am is a real struggle. I... Continue Reading →
Is it a coincidence that I would need to submit a last-minute request to take a "mental health day" the very same week that I had planned to write about mental health? And then, on the morning that I was supposed to get up and complete and publish this post, I received news of the... Continue Reading →
