Sometimes it can do more damage to hold on than to let go. It may feel like nothing could be worse than the impending pain or uncertainty of the future if “this”(whatever your this is) doesn’t work out, but trust me there is.
Five Things to Consider When Learning How to Spend Time With God.
There can be a lot of pressure to make your devotional time “perfect”. With so many resources and Christian leaders providing instruction, it’s easy to get overwhelmed. How much time should you spend? During what time of day? How do you know what to read and where to start? The bible is clear on two things…
Are You Struggling to Make Godly Friends? Three Questions to Ask Yourself
If God has called us to be in community, why is it so challenging to find godly friends? In my twenties, I moved to a new city (and therefore church) four times. I know the depth of this struggle. Committing your life to Christ is the best decision you’ll ever make, but it doesn’t magically make your life
The Key to Finding Strength When You Feel Weak
What do you tell yourself when you feel weak? For a long time, every time I felt weak I’d tell myself, “You should be stronger than this. You shouldn't feel this way”. I don’t know where I got that notion from, but somewhere in my life I learned that I needed…
Lessons From My Twenties: 3 Principles That Changed My Life
My 20-year-old self was unaware of her brokenness and uninterested in knowing God. My soon-to-be 30-year-old self knows that surrendering my life to Christ is the best decision I’ve ever made. I’ve learned so much about God, life, and myself, and I want to share it all.
Does God Have Your Whole Heart? 4 Questions to Ask Yourself.
How often do you take inventory of the things you’re worshipping? As a follower of Christ, you may not think you are worshipping any idols, but many of us do. It’s not because we don’t love God or want to worship Him with our whole heart. Often we do but…
What to Do When It Feels Like God is Letting You Down
At one point we’re strong in our faith and believing God will do everything He’s promised. However, somewhere in the middle, we lose faith. When our expectations aren’t met in the way we envisioned we think they won’t be met at all. We start to doubt God and sometimes give up on doing things His way altogether.
If God is Good, Why Isn't Life Fair?
I’ve seen God bring immense beauty from ashes. Every ounce of my being believes Romans 8:28 is true because in my own life I’ve learned that just because a situation isn’t good doesn’t mean God can’t bring good from it.
If God Loves Us Why Does He Make Us Wait?
How is it that a loving God would delay meeting the needs of His people when they desperately need Him? These people weren’t strangers to Jesus, they were his friends! In case you’re not familiar with the story of Lazarus.
Are You Hearing God? Four Questions That Will Help You Discern God's Voice.
How do you know if God is speaking to you? How do you know that you’re not making it up, mishearing the Holy Spirit, or that it was even from God? This post isn’t going to focus on the many ways God communicates with us, rather how to recognize that it’s His voice.
Do You Want To Be Married? Three Things You Should Be Practicing While You're Single
“How can you be faithful to an imperfect person if you can’t be faithful to me, who is perfect?” God challenged me with this question a few years ago. I was going on and on about wanting to date and get married and BOOM…He dropped the mic with that question. We often underestimate the importance of our single season. God didn’t create us to solely be husbands or wives,
Overcoming Temptation: How to Recognize the Enemy’s Traps
The enemy doesn’t have to attack you to destroy you. Often he sets up traps that tempt us to destroy ourselves. The traps of the enemy aren’t innovative (and often they’re not even complex). The devil uses three types of temptations to lure us into sin…