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Overboard

I reread Jonah recently. It is a very dramatic book that reminds me of a petulant toddler. As a mirror ...

Seeing, Knowing, Redeeming

There is something to be said for seeing. It only gives you part of the story. It only shows the ...

My Strength

God speaks to the Chaldeans in Habakkuk about their guilt before them. Then they sweep by like the wind and ...

Psalm 136

Starting the day with praise and thanksgiving to God and recognizing Him in everything is crucial to experiencing His sustaining ...

That’s All You Need

My son loves fishing. I know very, very little about fishing, but he learned just enough at a ranch that ...

Ecclesiastes 2:26-3:11

The only thing that satisfies me Is to bring Your name glory My heart is fulfilled When my life is ...

Is It Actually Clearer?

I wear glasses with blue light filtering lenses because I use a computer and I stare at a screen regularly ...

Humbled By You

Humble me, O Lord Teach me Your ways Guide my heart I long for Your righteousness Quiet my will Make ...

Your Presence

In the stillness There is a peace I know You are here I want to feel You neara When the ...

Repent and Receive

"Just as Moses lifted up the snake in the wilderness, so the Son of Man must be lifted up, so ...

The Beauty of Your Goodness

Your beauty is in the trees Leaves of green delicately placed Every one chosen with purpose Look at the sun ...

Be Revived

Do not sleep or fall away Cease to wander And let not your heart delay To dive into the depths ...

Overwhelmed

Tears dripping like blood at Gethsemane Betrayed and abandoned by friends Yet still You gave up everything So all that ...

Permanence is Found

In this life, we search and pursue And met with brokenness alone Try to breathe The deepest containment of oxygen ...

Walking in Gratitude

Lord, Thank you for Your loving presence that You have made accessible to us by Christ's priceless gift. Help us ...

Colossians 1:13-14

There are times when my sin rings in my ears. It chimes repeatedly, reminding me I am weak and covering ...

The Foundation of it All

These past 10–12 months have been hard for me spiritually. I have had a lot of questions about what I ...

Contentment

Lord, I praise Your Name and thank You for the mercy and grace You rain over me. Throughout every moment, ...

Recentered

I have these moments when I get very self-centered. My mind circles around things I want, and unrealistic expectations drain ...

Navigating Through Anxiety

I struggle with pretty bad anxiety. There are times I avoid hanging out with people because it gives me so ...

Psalm 150

God is worthy of all the praise and honor we can give, and so much more. Whether we see His ...

Spirit Lead Me

There is a new year just hours away, and I wonder what it will hold. My mind entertains dozens of ...

Dependence on God

There is a beauty in depending on God. The process of laying down burdens and allowing peace to come is ...

God Sees Me

At times, we face circumstances through which we ask ourselves if God sees our struggle and the tension in our ...

Acknowledging The Lord

God blesses us so richly, but at times, the presence of God can become too commonplace in our hearts. As ...

Morning Worship

Through You, I see the Father My King reigning on His Throne Jesus Christ, my Savior The image of the ...

Held

The grandeur and majesty of God cannot be overstated. He reigns and rules in sovereignty over all creation in glory ...

Mark 4:36-38

Now when they had left the multitude, they took Him along in the boat as He was. And other little ...

Who Do You Say Jesus Is?

In Matthew 16:13, Jesus asked a seemingly simple question, “Who do men say that I, the Son of Man, am?” ...

Show Me Your Glory

I have been taking time to pause and reflect on my views about Scripture and my beliefs about the nature ...

Stand

The Christian life is often described as a war or battle. It's a common comparison that most of us intrinsically ...

Speechless

I have too many words, so I am speechless; too many feelings, so I have gone numb. My heart wants ...

Weary and Waiting

I struggle with anxiety and depression. At times, it distorts the way I interpret and responds to people and situations ...

Pure Speech Satisfies

In Proverbs 18:20-21 the Bible says, "from the fruit of a man's mouth his stomach is satisfied; he is satisfied ...

Grace Given for the Purpose of Change

I rarely warm up when I exercise. I can mentally hear the groans of my friends who know I go ...

Peace in the Storm

I was listening to the rain. I could hear the thunder roar and see flashes of lightning outside my window ...

The “Where Are You” Moments

Our culture loves superheroes. I am a Marvel girl, myself, but I'll still give a nod to those misguided DC ...

Evidence of Who He Is

Reminders of God’s outstretched hands towards us are unceasing. It’s breathed into the depths of our beings. Evidence of this ...

Priceless and Personal

This Easter will be unlike any most of us have experienced in our lifetime. For those who are accustomed to ...

Tithing

I don’t like to talk about finances. It's always been something that I have felt is incredibly personal to an ...

We Are Not Disconnected

I had a bad mental health week. I was blessed to have friends who walked with me through it. They ...

Chosen But Not By Our Choice

God called a man who thought himself ineloquent and with impeded speech to speak before a king. In fact, he ...

Run with Endurance

In high school, I was a sprinter. My destination was always in sight, and it was quick to reach. All ...

Honoring God in Thought and Action

My mind runs at a million miles an hour most days. I can analyze myself into a frenzy and dispute ...

Transformed from Glory to Glory

It's truly awe-inspiring how God, instead of rejecting us for our sins and weaknesses, chooses to transform our lives. He ...

Proverbs 27:7

A person who is full tramples on a honeycomb, but to a hungry person, any bitter thing is sweet. Proverbs ...

Recognize, Reset, Refocus

Breathe in Pull in the suspended weight All the stress The anxiety The fear All that threatens to crush you ...

A Lesson in Love

Many passages of scripture written by Paul describe our freedom in Christ and the unfathomable love of God. This is ...

Embrace Joy

The tears you cry, sweet friend, are no less important if you embrace the fullness of joy available in Christ ...

Galatians 5:22-24

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. The law is ...

Accepting Imperfection

Characteristic of the lifestyle of a Christian is imperfect pursuit of Christ. The propensity to sin is present in us ...

Surrender

It feels like free-falling. The surrounding winds roar all your fears and insecurities at volumes that could shatter your eardrums ...

Resolute

It’s the time of the year in which we start to self-assess. Did I lose the weight I wanted? Did ...

Psalm 107

Reverence is vital to our walk with Christ. It is a crucial part of our acceptance of our sinfulness and ...

Fully Restored

But Thomas (called “Twin”), one of the Twelve, was not with them when Jesus came. So the other disciples were ...

1 Thessalonians 5:23-24

Now may the God of peace himself sanctify you completely. And may your whole spirit, soul, and body be kept ...

Hebrews 4:14-16

Therefore, since we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens—Jesus the Son of God—let us hold ...

Romans 5:19-21

For just as through one man’s disobedience the many were made sinners, so also through the one man’s obedience the ...

Hidden Treasures

The Word of God and testimonies of His faithfulness can be hidden in our hearts to sustain us and fulfill ...

Faith in the Furnace

Faith is developed through perseverance and continued trust in God when it looks and feels like He has abandoned us ...

The Great Physician

Do you find God working in the life of someone else and have a tinge of bitterness because they seem ...

Water Walking

Do you ever wonder if it's better to be the one who stays in the boat or if it's better ...

With Him

A beautiful, yet many times unappreciated gift, is the freedom to be with God at any moment ...