Patience at the Green Light: A Reflection on Spiritual and Situational Waiting

June 15, 2025 0

In Galatians 5:22–23, Paul lists the fruit of the Spirit: “love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control.” Patience—longsuffering—is not merely the ability to wait, but how we behave while waiting. And for those of us who walk with Christ, patience is not a passive tolerance, but an active trust in God’s timing. But…

By John Rains

When Sin Hides in Plain Sight

June 13, 2025 0

Sin is not always obvious. It doesn’t always show up as scandal, addiction, or defiance. More often, it’s subtle. It whispers instead of shouts. It lives quietly in the corners of our hearts, in the motives we don’t talk about and the thoughts we never speak aloud. We’re used to thinking of sin as external—something…

By John Rains

A Prayer at the Crossroads

June 8, 2025 0

She stands at the crossroads, though she may not realize it.The road she’s on has led her to destruction, to isolation, and to a brokenness that feels too heavy to bear. But the moment has come, a pivotal point in time where a decision must be made. I know this moment well—I’ve been there before,…

By John Rains

When Letting Go Feels Like Rejection

June 6, 2025 0

Letting go was never meant to hurt her. It wasn’t punishment. It wasn’t spite. It was a quiet, trembling decision made after a long season of heartbreak, watching someone I care about spiral and refuse the hand that was there to help. But now… she’s angry. Accusing. Twisting what was meant in love into something…

By John Rains

For Such a Time as This

June 4, 2025 0

There are days I move through the world wondering if I’m really where I’m supposed to be. Not doubting God, exactly—but struggling to see Him clearly. I don’t always hear His voice. I don’t always feel His hand. And sometimes, I walk forward simply because there’s no peace in standing still. Recently, I returned to…

By John Rains

Letting Go Isn’t Giving Up

June 3, 2025 1

There’s a line I crossed this week—not out of anger, but out of clarity. I stepped away from someone I deeply care about. Someone I’ve tried to help. Someone I’ve loved enough to hurt for. She’s in self-destruction mode. Every time something good rises in her life, she tears it down before it can take…

By John Rains