Still Becoming
God Isn’t Finished With Your Story I wonder if there is an age when we’re supposed to finally feel like we have everything figured out. Because if there is… I’m still waiting. There was probably a time when we looked…
Living Life Graciously
A Life Rooted in Gratitude
Living Life Graciously
A Life Rooted in Gratitude
Fruit You Cannot Manufacture
Letting the Holy Spirit Change What Willpower Cannot Have you ever tried really hard to be patient? I mean really hard. You tell yourself: I’m going to be patient today. And then someone takes too long. Someone says the wrong…
Obedience Before Understanding
Following God When You Can’t See Where He’s Leading I like to know the plan. Not just the next step. The whole plan. Where are we going? How long will it take? What happens when we get there? What could…
You Don’t Have to Carry Everything
Surrendering What Was Never Yours to Control Somewhere along the way, many of us became really good at carrying things. We carry schedules. Responsibilities. Families. Work. Finances. Appointments. Grocery lists. Deadlines. Other people’s needs. And then there are the things…
Learning to Hear God in a Noisy World
Creating Room to Listen The world is loud. Sometimes we don’t even realize how loud it has become. The television is playing. Our phones are buzzing. Notifications are arriving. Someone is texting. Someone else needs an answer. Social media is…
Who Are You When No One Is Watching?
The Quiet Formation of a Faithful Life There is a version of us that other people see. The version that shows up for church. The version that answers, “I’m good!” when someone asks how we’re doing. The version that posts…
When God Starts Pruning
Why Some Things Have to Go for Us to Grow There are seasons when following God feels like gaining. A new opportunity opens.A prayer is answered.A relationship is restored.A dream begins to take shape. We can see God moving, and…
Rooted, Not Rushed
Learning to Grow at God’s Pace Have you ever looked at your life and wondered why you aren’t further along by now? Maybe you thought the prayer would have been answered. The door would have opened. The relationship would have…
Gratitude Received Becomes Grace Expressed
There is something beautiful that happens when we truly begin to recognize the grace of God in our lives. We become grateful. Not the kind of gratitude that only appears when everything is going well. Not gratitude reserved for answered…
Finding God in the Ordinary
“This is the day that the LORD has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it.” — Psalm 118:24 (ESV) Most of life happens in the ordinary. Not on the mountaintops. Not during the big celebrations. Not in the…