When I see all the decorations around and hear carols, I always have to stop and think about what the season truly means. We see hustle everywhere: buying gifts, wrapping them, making our homes look festive, and planning the perfect holiday. But behind all the sparkle and tinsel is a softer story, a story wovenContinueContinue reading “A Christmas Reminder: You Are Deeply Loved”
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After the Release: What Do We Do With the Freedom God Gives Us?
There’s something beautiful, almost breathtaking, about that moment when release finally happens.As the weight falls.When the tears can fall without shame.When your soul exhales after years of holding its breath. But then comes the following question…. What do we do with the freedom that follows?Letting go is not the end. Release is the doorway. FreedomContinueContinue reading “After the Release: What Do We Do With the Freedom God Gives Us?”
Manasseh: The Invitation to Finally Let It Go
There’s a moment in worship that feels quiet, trembling, and holy. It’s when you sense God nudging the deepest parts of you. Not the polished version you show the world. Not the “I’m fine” you’ve practiced until it sounds perfect. I mean the part of you that still flinches at certain memories. The part thatContinueContinue reading “Manasseh: The Invitation to Finally Let It Go”
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 remindContinueContinue 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 theContinueContinue 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: loveContinueContinue 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.ContinueContinue 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 areContinueContinue 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’sContinueContinue 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 isContinueContinue reading “Shift Part 2: Shifting Our Minds”
