Why Scarcity Was Never the Plan

Why Scarcity Was Never the Plan

I am convinced that my God will fully satisfy every need you have, for I have seen the abundant riches of glory revealed to me through Jesus Christ! Philippians 4:19 What have you talked yourself out of doing this year, not because you lacked the ability, but because...
Liquid Words

Liquid Words

Lord, you know all my desires and deepest longings. My tears are liquid words, and you can read them all. Psalm 38:9 (TPT) Life is not always pleasant, happy or fulfilling. Sometimes seasons are challenging, devastating and even just sad. We can find ourselves in the...
Looking God’s Direction

Looking God’s Direction

Love is patient and kind. Love is not jealous or boastful or proud. I Corinthians 13:4 Relationship is a two-way street. It is a conversation, an interaction between two people. The closer we grow together, the dynamics of the relationship change. Love alters how we...
The Pressure to Bend

The Pressure to Bend

Come and kneel before this Creator-God; come and bow before the mighty God, our majestic maker! Psalm 95:6 (TPT) We live in a world obsessed with being seen, liked, and believed. What was once limited to newspaper society pages, whispers exchanged at parties, or...
Obsessed with the When, Missing the Why

Obsessed with the When, Missing the Why

What joy and blessing will come to that faithful servant when the master comes home to find him serving with excellence! Matthew 24:46 (TPT) Ever since the disciples walked with Jesus in Jerusalem, Christians have wanted to know when He will return. We feel a strong...
Let’s Talk About What We’re Missing

Let’s Talk About What We’re Missing

For if you keep seeking it like a man would seek for sterling silver, searching in hidden places for cherished treasure, then you will discover the fear of the Lord and find the true knowledge of God. . . For the Lord has a hidden storehouse of wisdom made accessible...
What is Your Heart Really Chasing?

What is Your Heart Really Chasing?

What joy overwhelms everyone who keeps the ways of God, those who seek him as their heart’s passion. Psalm 119:2 I think that we are all looking for our “heart’s passion,” whether we realize it or not. We want to feel alive; to break free of the mundane and live...
Rewriting the Itinerary

Rewriting the Itinerary

“My thoughts are nothing like your thoughts,” says the LORD. “And my ways are far beyond anything you could imagine. Isaiah 55:8 Recently we went on a one-week trip that turned into a six-week, seven-country journey. We often quote Isaiah 55:8: “My thoughts are...
The Room Changes When You Walk In

The Room Changes When You Walk In

A catalyst is an agent that provokes or speeds a significant change or action. It is a substance that causes or accelerates a chemical reaction without being affected itself. Have you ever noticed that certain people can walk into a room and everything changes? They...
Faith Has Roots

Faith Has Roots

So says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, to all the captives whom I have sent into exile from Jerusalem to Babylon, Build houses and live in them; plant gardens and eat their fruit. Jeremiah 29:4-5 Have you ever been encouraged to “bloom where you are...
Where Anxiety Meets His Presence

Where Anxiety Meets His Presence

Whenever my busy thoughts were out of control, the soothing comfort of your presence calmed me down and overwhelmed me with delight. Psalms 94:19 (TPT) Have you ever experienced that 3 a.m. wake-up call?  No, I’m not talking about your phone actually ringing but...
Fruity People

Fruity People

Be imitators of God in everything you do, for then you will represent your Father as his beloved sons and daughters. Ephesians 5:1 (TPT) Has anyone ever called you “fruity?” Well, if no one else has, I will. You are fruity! Your life looks like a tree...
Presence Over Distance

Presence Over Distance

Now, this is the goal: to live in harmony with one another and demonstrate affectionate love, sympathy, and kindness toward other believers. Let humility describe who you are as you dearly love one another. I Peter 3:8 (TPT) Cultivating healthy relationships is not...