Rest is often misunderstood. We live in a world that praises hustle, productivity, and always doing more. Somewhere along the way, rest started to feel lazy or unproductive. But the truth is—rest is not weakness. Rest is wisdom. And rest takes faith. From the very beginning, God modeled rest. He created, and then He rested. Not because He was tired,…
Over the last few years, I have noticed the Lord gently nudging my heart to pause, look back, and remember His goodness. It’s so easy to get swept up in the noise of life — the hard moments, the unexpected challenges, the heaviness in the world around us. But something powerful happens when we make a choice to shift our…
Are You Defeating Yourself and Your Prayers? Have you ever prayed with all your heart, only to turn around and speak the opposite of what you just believed God for? We’ve all done it. We pray, “Lord, I know You’re my provider,” and then five minutes later say, “I’ll never get out of debt.” Or we ask God to change…
Have you ever stopped to think about what’s coming out of your mouth? I don’t mean your morning coffee breath—I mean your words. So often, we pray for one thing but then turn around and speak the opposite. We ask God to bless our finances, but then we say, “I’m always broke.” We pray for healing and then tell everyone…
“Do this, knowing that this is a critical time. It is already the hour for you to awaken from your sleep [of spiritual complacency]; for our salvation is nearer to us now than when we first believed [in Christ]. The night [this present evil age] is almost gone and the day [of Christ’s return] is almost here. So let us…
“In the last days perilous times shall come. For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good, Traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God; Having a form of Godliness but denying the power…
One of the most beautiful things about God’s design for His people is that He equips each of us with gifts. These aren’t given randomly or for our own glory, but to build up the body of Christ—to encourage, strengthen, and empower one another. The Bible lists many of these gifts: prophecy, service, teaching, exhortation, giving, leading, showing mercy (Romans…
Letting Go of Your Strength and Trusting His We live in a world that teaches us to push harder, try more, and make things happen in our own strength. But the truth is, no matter how much effort we put in, there are battles we simply can’t win without God. Jesus invites us in Matthew 11:28, “Come to Me, all…
“Let us not grow weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.” ~ Galatians 6:9 It’s easy to sit around thinking about everything we’re doing wrong. The bad habits. The things we don’t like about ourselves. And when that becomes our focus, it’s no wonder we feel stuck,…
We had such a powerful Back to Basics meeting this week focused on one simple but life-changing truth: Be still. Life doesn’t slow down. There’s always something to do—someone to help, a problem to solve, a deadline to meet. But sometimes, if we’re honest, we keep ourselves busy on purpose so we don’t have to face the issues within us.…