With the challenges of a pandemic topping off any difficulties we’re already facing, we may find ourselves experiencing loneliness even more deeply this year. Some of us may be physically alone, whereas others may be surrounded by many, and yet experiencing loneliness for any number of reasons or perhaps due to circumstances outside of our … Continue reading Call Out in the Loneliness: “O Come, Immanuel”
Last Updated: July 2, 2020 Choosing to be still is often the most challenging thing to do in times of difficulty, yet God calls us to trust Him. Trusting Him is not always easy, but choosing to still our souls is always a wise first response to consider. Perhaps a loved one is in dire … Continue reading Trusting God in Difficulty: Choosing to Be Still
Last Updated: July 2, 2020 Perhaps you’ve experienced seasons where you were feeling very little, or even nothing at all, in your walk with God. You may even feel this way now: numb, empty and wondering why. I’ve been in such a season myself and most likely every disciple of Christ has experienced such frustrations. … Continue reading God’s Answer When We Feel Nothing
Have you ever felt as if everything was going opposite the Lord's promises? Have you felt like throwing in the towel, wondering if you’ve missed it because nothing worthwhile seems to be happening anymore? These are the times when our true motives and resolve are tested. What is truly in our hearts is brought to … Continue reading In Times of Testing, Jesus Is Worth It
Last Updated: July 5, 2020 I was recently encouraged while reading Luke 1:5-17. In this narrative, we find Zacharias and Elizabeth faithfully following the Lord and His ways. An area of lack remained in their lives despite this. "There was in the days of Herod, the king... a certain priest named Zacharias... His wife was … Continue reading Facing Lack or Delay? Stay Faithful to the Lord
God has made many beautiful promises to the ministry I am a part of. However, for a while now, things in the natural have looked very different from what He has said will come to pass. Regardless of what it looks like, we continue to press into His heart and stand firm because we know … Continue reading Choosing to Remain Steadfast in the Waiting
In caring dearly for us, Father God often brings loving surprises. When we feel weak, He shows up in unexpected ways to reveal His tender love. With His presence He lifts us out of ourselves, drawing us into a heavenly embrace. He reminds us that He is all-powerful yet fully loving. Through every season of … Continue reading God Is Faithful: He Fights for You
You and I are called to a holy pursuit: the pursuit of friendship with God. Our goal? The closest possible relationship we can have with the Lord, even on this side of eternity. This is the center from which our lives and His Kingdom flow. The Lord alone satisfies. As wants for success, love, and … Continue reading Strength for the Weary and Broken
At times you may experience seasons of spiritual dryness in your journey with God. Perhaps you feel as if you are in a desert wilderness. Your prayers seem to go without answer. Aching and longing, you wish some sort of breakthrough would come. You may even feel as if God is absent altogether. God’s promises … Continue reading When Breakthrough Hasn’t Come: Seasons of Spiritual Dryness
"If you belonged to the world, the world would treat you with affection and would love you as its own. But because you are not of the world...but I have chosen (selected) you out of the world, the world hates (detests) you. Remember that I told you, A servant is not greater than his master... … Continue reading In This Life You Will Have Trials
When we pursue a close relationship with Jesus, we often come face to face with the deepest longings within our souls. We seem to feel an ache as we take time in prayer. We cry out from the depths of us. In the midst of life's noise, we yearn to reach out and come face … Continue reading The Ache Sometimes Felt in Prayer
Last Updated: April 3, 2022 When we come face to face with unanswered prayers and unfulfilled dreams, we must proceed with caution. We may find ourselves wondering why God has not answered, yet we must not give up. We must also not allow self-pity to coat our lives with heaviness. Nor should we focus on … Continue reading In the Waiting: Unanswered Prayer and Unfulfilled Dreams
The fall season is a wonderful metaphor that I believe God has given us to teach us about the beauty of living a life crucified to Christ. Look at the leaves. In the spring they are green and bright, but after summer, the season of autumn comes and the leaves begin to die. They are … Continue reading Dying to Ourselves: See the Beauty in the Process
You may be in a time in which God's presence seems absence and His voice silent. Know that even though things may feel this way, God is working in and around you. You're never alone, and He will never abandon you. Father God is loving on you even still, and drawing you closer to Him in … Continue reading When You Don’t Feel God’s Presence
Chai latte in hand, I strolled through our local bookstore, browsing the titles and beauty of books, journals and stationary. I recalled the former days when I was drawn to the bookstore like a moth to a lighted lamp nearby. I would longingly look at the books, not realizing that the longing I felt would … Continue reading The Root of All Our Longing and Wanting
Inspiring Passion for Jesus Christ 