Faith Friday: “Favor Follows Faith”

You don’t chase blessings. You attract them through obedience. Because when your steps align with your assignment, God handles the outcome. This week may not have gone perfectly; but it went purposefully. And that’s enough. Affirmation: “I am walking in divine favor and finished the week strong.” Finish this sentence in the comments: “This week,Continue reading "Faith Friday: “Favor Follows Faith”"

Can He Trust You If You Don’t Get What You Want?

There’s a certain kind of faith that shines brightest in the dark. I am not talking about the faith that celebrates when everything falls into place, but the kind that clings to God when everything falls apart. We always talk about trusting God. We sing about it, pray about it, and quote scriptures that remindContinue reading "Can He Trust You If You Don’t Get What You Want?"

What’s Love Got to Do With It? Part 2: Still Everything

It’s one thing to talk about love in theory; another to live it when the world feels divided, loud, and hostile.In a time when opinions are sharp and lines are drawn, love seems like the last thing people want to discuss. Yet for believers, it’s the very thing we can’t afford to forget. As theContinue reading "What’s Love Got to Do With It? Part 2: Still Everything"

What’s Love Got to Do With It?…Everything

Love.It’s a word we say often but live so inconsistently. We love our families, our friends, our favorite foods, and the people who love us back, but what about those who don’t? What about the ones who’ve wounded us, wronged us, or simply rub us the wrong way? God’s Word makes it very clear: loveContinue reading "What’s Love Got to Do With It?…Everything"

Now Is the Time

There comes a moment in every believer’s walk when the question can no longer be ignored: Who will you serve? The days of straddling the fence are gone. The luxury of lukewarm faith is not an option when the times we are living in are crying out for those who will stand boldly for Christ.Continue reading "Now Is the Time"

What’s Growing on Your Tree?

When Jesus walked the earth, He often used imagery that was simple yet profoundly revealing. One of those images was a tree. He said, “You will know them by their fruits” (Matthew 7:16). He wasn’t just talking about what we produce in terms of accomplishments, but rather what naturally flows out of who we areContinue reading "What’s Growing on Your Tree?"

Shift Part 3: Moving with Intention

Having a changed heart and renewed mind, the next thing to do is to walk purposefully. The change God makes in us is never meant to stay on the inside. It must express itself in our behaviors. Intention is living on purpose, deciding that points to the heart and mind aligning with God's intention. It'sContinue reading "Shift Part 3: Moving with Intention"

Shift Part 2: Shifting Our Minds

Once the heart is transformed, the mind needs to be also. Paul reminds us in Romans 12:2 to "be transformed by the renewing of your mind." Our thinking makes our world because "as a man thinketh in his heart, so is he" (Proverbs 23:7). If the heart is where it's at, then the mind isContinue reading "Shift Part 2: Shifting Our Minds"

Shift Part 1: Shifting Our Hearts

All true transformation begins in the heart. The Bible teaches, "Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it" (Proverbs 4:23). Our heart is the seat of our emotions, desires, and affections. If our hearts are not right with God, then the rest of our lives fall out of balance. MovingContinue reading "Shift Part 1: Shifting Our Hearts"

Look Up

Life has a way of distracting our hearts in every direction. Work deadlines loom, family responsibilities call, bills need to be paid, goals to be met; before we know it, our eyes are fixed on all the activity around us and not on the One who holds it all together. But as soon as weContinue reading "Look Up"