When You’re Desperate to Break Out
“Rise up and shine, for your light has come. The shining-greatness of the Lord has risen upon you." —Isaiah 60:1 NLT Have you ever felt desperate to break out? Do you feel as though the real you is locked up somewhere inside? I have this pressing word on my heart...
When God is Calling You To Radical Obedience
Shortly before dawn Jesus went out to them, walking on the lake. When the disciples saw him walking on the lake, they were terrified. “It’s a ghost,” they said, and cried out in fear. But Jesus immediately said to them: “Take courage! It is I. Don’t be afraid.” ...
When You’re Feeling Stuck
“He lifted me out of the slimy pit, out of the mud and mire; he set my feet on a rock and gave me a firm place to stand.” —Psalm 40:2 NIV Do you ever feel stuck? Your heart longs to move forward but your feet just won’t follow—it’s like they can’t. They appear to be...
When Obligation is Overwhelming Joy
“Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.” —Galatians 6:9 NIV It’s easy for a sense of obligation to overwhelm our sense of joy. How often do we step into something new with fresh enthusiasm but after...
When You Need to Know God Sees You
"Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground outside your Father’s care. And even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. So don’t be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows." —MATTHEW 10:29–30 NIV When Jesus raises a...
When You Need a Hand to Hold
Today I want to share a video devotional with you. Do you ever find yourself longing for the “simpler” days to return? The days when you had a hand to hold. You know—those days as a child when a strong, caring hand would cover yours gently guiding you to safety....
When You Don’t Know What to Do
“But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.” —Isaiah 40:31 NIV Have you ever found yourself in a season of life where you just can't...