“Not all wounds bleed. Some come in the form of words spoken long ago, planted like seeds that took root in our hearts, growing into insecurity, fear, or shame.
Dear one, if you’ve ever carried the weight of painful words spoken over you, take heart. There is good news. God’s Word reminds us that those seeds do not have to define who we are. Through His truth, we can uproot them and plant new seeds of hope, courage, and love.
“Grr.. this computer is glitching and frozen again!” I cried in frustration. Yep, we’ve all been there. And if you call tech support or ask a computer-savvy friend for help, what’s the first thing they will ask you? “Did you unplug and restart it?” In her book, Almost Everything: Notes on Hope, Anne Lamott says, “Almost everything will work again if you unplug it for a few minutes…including you.” When the worries of the world weigh us down, God can bring rest for our souls if we unplug, rest, and allow Him to recharge us.
Recently, a couple of my followers commented on my social media posts, saying they disagree with what I wrote because God has abandoned them. It broke my heart to hear they genuinely believed this. I have tried to reply and…
Life has a way of reminding you that you are not in control. At any moment, all your well-thought-out plans can crash around you in an instant. Just like a surfer, one minute you are riding the waves of life. The next thing you know, you are thrashing around under the water, fearing you will drown.
We all have them in our lives: sandpaper people.
Who are sandpaper people? Sandpaper people are those who:
Act as if they know everything.
Use their tongues like knives, cutting us to the bone with their criticism and judgment, making us feel we aren’t enough.
Speak rudely or unkindly, and never have anything good to say.
Brag, are selfish, egotistical, or make everything about themselves.
Behave “large and in charge” and intimidate us.
Sandpaper people are people we don’t like being around.
Have you ever wondered why God felt it necessary to tell us to “Be still, and know that I am God” (Psalm 46:10, NIV)? There is something sacred about stillness. Something holy about quiet moments when we step away from…
Life is a waiting game. When we are young, we can’t wait to grow up, so we can drive, vote, or drink alcohol. We attend school, earn degrees and certificates, and wait for the perfect job. Later, we marry and wait until the right time to buy a home or start a family. Sometimes, we go through tough seasons longing for better days. But at some point, the waiting becomes deeper than life’s milestones. It is no longer about what we can achieve, earn, or plan for; it is about what only God can do. This is when we begin waiting on God for direction, healing, breakthrough, and the fulfillment of His promises.
Don’t miss the miracle because it doesn’t look like you thought it would. Jesus rode into Jerusalem on Palm Sunday on a donkey. Not a horse, like a king…a donkey. The Jews expected Jesus to come as a king who would rule, reign, and defeat Roman rule over their lives. But he was a different kind of king. They missed the miracle of Easter and salvation because they refused to see beyond their expectations of what the Messiah should be.
If God knows and sees everything, why does the Bible instruct us to “pray without ceasing? (1 Thessalonians 5:17, ESV). I suppose the simple answer is: We don’t pray to inform God. We pray to involve God.
This is a truth I often need to remind myself. Even though I have strong faith, I sometimes forget to bring my problems to God until I have exhausted every possible solution.
Have you ever found yourself overwhelmed by fear, anxiety, or sorrow, and you didn’t even know what to pray? In those moments, there is power in the name of Jesus — power that brings peace when chaos surrounds you, strength when you’re weak, and hope when you feel lost. Sometimes, when words fail us, the most powerful prayer we can offer is simply a single name: Jesus.
