This challenge is not a competition. It’s meant for us to have fun learning and growing and trying something new. God created the world and us, so it certainly is okay for us to make things too.
Read MoreBefore I surrendered my life to Jesus in high school and had a framework for the idea of a “calling” in the Christian sense, I ached to know what I was supposed to do with my life.
Read MoreOur callings are how we’re going to live out our purpose. We’re all called to different things. Plus our calling can change, but our purpose is always the same.
Read MoreI served and loved God for many years before I truly embraced the fact that He loved me. Unfortunately, keeping that wall up is what allowed me to be conditional with others. I didn’t want to love others because they hurt me, they disappointed me, or they didn’t live like I did. Maybe I was nice to them, but I was judging them.
Read MoreSometimes the best life lessons are learned through other’s mistakes. Saul, the first king of Israel, is exhibit A. Here is a man full of such promise. At first, he appears to be God’s man. But over time, his true heart allegiance is revealed.
Read MoreDisillusioned and wounded beyond my wildest imagination, I sat broken at the feet of Jesus and have been walking out a lesson in love ever since.
Read MoreIf we aren’t careful, wonder can become a distraction. It can trap us in an endless cycle of ‘what ifs’ and perhaps impossible scenarios that can hurt us.
Read MoreMeditate on God’s preparation for your current season. I believe you will see His hand sweetly guiding you over the past few years, equipping you for where you are now.
Read MoreChildhood. It can be magic, and it is my belief that reconnecting with those imaginative parts of ourselves is what will bring us closer to the people Jesus intended us to be.
Read MoreMay we never lose the wonder of community. May we never get so caught up in our own realities and needs that we forget how much we need one another. May we never believe the hype of the seeming star role and forgot about the supporting roles that make it all work.
Read MoreWhat are we afraid to give up or turn down or even say yes to? What person, place, or thing are we allowing to distract us from direct instruction of Jesus.
Read MoreThe world’s top leadership ideology will tell you to have a vision for where you want to go, and what you want to do. We dream because that is how God made us. I am simply echoing that and applying the biblical principle of submitting all you dreams and desires to Jesus and letting Him influence what you go after in the next year.
Read MoreIn a broken world, life often goes awry, and we find ourselves lost in the wilderness; lonely, abandoned, forgotten and discarded. Whether it be trauma, loss, rejection, disaster or even doubt, it is easy to wonder where God is in these moments.
Read MoreGod wants to step into every circumstance of our lives, whether good, bad or completely broken. He won’t be confined to the box we place Him in or settle for merely meeting our expectations.
Read MoreHappy Holidays sister and I hope you find yourself afresh and in wonder for the new year.
Read MoreWhile we may be small, our light adds to the night sky and we can be bright, on fire even, for God.
Read MoreI will always forgive you. No matter how long you ignore Me, I will always be waiting for you to come back. I will never stop loving you.
Read MoreThe wonder of Christmas is much more than the anticipated toys or other gifts they find under the tree.
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