Posts with the category “encouragement-and-inspiration”

10/24/2026Have you ever walked outside early in the morning, before the noise of the day begins, and just looked around? Maybe you’ve watched the sun rise over the hills, stood beneath a sky filled wi...  Read More

10/23/2026Have you ever worked so hard to make something happen that you forgot to ask God whether it was supposed to happen in the first place? I think most of us have been there. We have an idea, de...  Read More

10/22/2026There are moments in life when walking away would be easier than staying. When relationships become complicated, circumstances change, or the future looks uncertain, we begin asking ourselve...  Read More

10/21/2026There is something about ownership that changes the way we think. When we work hard for something, save for it, sacrifice for it, and finally get it, we naturally begin to think of it as our...  Read More

10/18/2026Have you ever had one of those days when you finally sit down at night and wonder where the day went? You were busy from the moment your feet hit the floor. There were responsibilities to ha...  Read More

10/26/2026Have you ever finished a good meal, pushed your plate away, and said, “I couldn’t eat another bite,” only to find yourself standing in front of the refrigerator a couple of hours later looki...  Read More

10/15/2026There are some things in life that are much easier to talk about than to actually do. Forgiveness is one of them. We can sit in church on Sunday morning, hear a message about forgiving other...  Read More

10/14/2026Have you ever sat down to rest, only to realize your mind didn’t sit down with you? Your body is in the chair, but your thoughts are working through tomorrow’s responsibilities, yesterday’s ...  Read More

10/02/2026There are times when our relationship with God can quietly start to feel like a performance. We know the right things to do—pray more, read Scripture, serve, give, forgive, be patient—and be...  Read More

10/01/2026Some battles don’t happen around us. They happen inside us. A thought shows up; fear, anger, temptation, insecurity, resentment, and before long we’re not just thinking it, we’re living from...  Read More

09/30/2026There are things I can trust God with pretty easily. Then there are the things I keep checking on—as if God might need my help making sure everything works out. Money can certainly be one of...  Read More

09/29/2026There are things we protect almost without thinking. We lock the doors to our homes. We put passwords on our phones. We watch our bank accounts for suspicious activity. We’re careful about w...  Read More

09/28/2026There are times when you can feel yourself running low. You’re still showing up. Still handling responsibilities. Still answering the phone, taking care of people, doing what needs to be don...  Read More

09/26/2026Some mornings the fight starts before your feet ever hit the floor.You wake up thinking about the conversation from yesterday. Something somebody said is still bothering you. You’re already ...  Read More

09/25/2026There are times when what we really need from God isn’t a different circumstance, a clearer answer, or even an easier road. We need the assurance that He is with us. Because when you know Go...  Read More

09/24/2026Every choice you make today is putting something into the ground.The words you speak. The time you give. The forgiveness you offer. The generosity you practice or withhold. Each one is a see...  Read More

09/23/2026I’ve had those moments when the words came out of my mouth and almost immediately I thought, I wish I could take that back. Maybe I was frustrated. Maybe I was tired. Maybe I felt misunderst...  Read More

09/22/2026I wish I could tell you that I’ve reached a place in my life where I don’t care what people think about me. I haven’t. Criticism can still sting. Being misunderstood still bothers me. And th...  Read More

09/21/2026There are people in our lives whose word means something. If they tell you they’ll be there, you don’t wonder whether they’ll show up. If they make a promise, you can count on it. Unfortunat...  Read More

09/18/2026There are times when the biggest obstacle to hearing from God isn’t the noise around us. It’s the confidence within us. We can become so convinced that we know what we’re doing, what needs t...  Read More

09/17/2026There are days when nothing around us has really changed, but everything inside us feels unsettled. The schedule is the same. The responsibilities are still there. The people around us haven...  Read More

09/16/2026Sometimes the hardest part of walking with God isn’t believing that He is able. It’s believing that He is close. We can know all the right things about God and still have moments when fear g...  Read More

09/15/2026Some mornings you wake up feeling ready for the day. Other mornings, before your feet ever hit the floor, yesterday is already waiting on you. The disappointment. The worry. The thing you wi...  Read More

09/14/2026There are days when the hardest part isn’t what we’re facing, it’s not knowing what’s coming. We can handle a lot when we have a plan. It’s the unanswered questions, the uncertain outcomes, ...  Read More

09/13/2026Some mornings you wake up and everything feels clear. Other mornings, before your feet ever hit the floor, your mind is already crowded. A problem you can’t solve. A decision you haven’t mad...  Read More

09/12/2026There are days when you wake up already tired. Not just physically tired, although that can certainly be part of it, but tired from carrying things. A decision you haven’t figured out. Someo...  Read More

09/11/2026Sometimes loving people is inconvenient. It interrupts the schedule. It takes longer than we expected. It asks something from us when we already feel like we have plenty of our own stuff to ...  Read More

09/10/2026Some things in our lives don’t need a little adjustment. They need to be broken up. We can get comfortable with patterns, attitudes, habits, even ways of thinking that have been sitting unto...  Read More

09/09/2026Some nights feel longer than others. You can know God is faithful, believe He is with you, and still hurt. Faith doesn’t mean we pretend the night isn’t dark. It means we refuse to believe t...  Read More

09/08/2026Sometimes the hardest part of trusting God isn’t believing He can do something. It’s trusting Him to decide when to do it. We’re usually pretty comfortable asking God to lead, as long as His...  Read More

09/07/2026There are things we can carry for so long that they start to feel normal. A fear we’ve learned to live with. A lie about ourselves we’ve repeated so many times we assume it must be true. A h...  Read More

09/06/2026I don’t know about you, but asking for help is not always my first instinct. My first instinct is usually to figure it out. Make the phone call. Work the problem. Come up with a plan. Fix wh...  Read More

09/05/2026There’s a big difference between knowing things about God and actually allowing what we know about God to shape the way we live. We can read Scripture, listen to sermons, sit in Bible studie...  Read More

09/04/2026Some things in life can be faked for a little while. We can fake patience through a meeting. We can act joyful when we’re irritated. We can smile at somebody while having an entirely differe...  Read More

09/03/2026There are days when life feels pretty manageable. Then there are days when you realize just how little you actually control. One phone call, one unexpected problem, one piece of news, and su...  Read More

09/02/2026There are days when our minds get ahead of us. We’re physically standing in Wednesday, but mentally we’re already living in Thursday, Friday, and three weeks from now. We start solving probl...  Read More

09/01/2026There are times when following Jesus feels like standing in front of a job that is bigger than the tools we have. We know the kind of person we want to be. We know there are attitudes that n...  Read More

08/31/2026Some people make a difference loudly. Others do it so quietly that you may not recognize their impact until years later. A conversation. A prayer. An invitation. A word spoken at exactly the...  Read More

08/30/2026Sometimes we know exactly where we want life to go. We’ve thought it through, made the plan, prayed about it, and maybe even convinced ourselves we know what the next few months should look ...  Read More

08/29/2026There are days when life feels manageable. You know what needs to be done, you have a plan, and you feel like you can handle what is in front of you.Then there are days when the phone rings,...  Read More