Psalm 138 – A Heart Full of Praise
June 29, 2025Though only eight verses long, Psalm 138 has inspired countless praise and worship songs because it captures the heart posture of true worship: gratitude, surrender, confidence in God’s love, and trust in His faithfulness. Here are just a few examples of how the psalm has shaped the sound and spirit of worship: 🎵 “I will…
When God Speaks Through Encouragement
June 27, 2025Lately, I’ve been walking through a season of doubt. Not doubt in God—but in myself. I truly believed I was following His leading when I opened my home and heart to help someone in need. I prayed about it. I waited. I acted in faith. But now the situation is messy. The person I tried…
Die to self and live to Christ
June 27, 2025The statement from Jesus — “For whoever wants to save his life will lose it; but whoever loses his life for My sake will find it” — is found in several Gospels (e.g., Matthew 16:25, Mark 8:35, Luke 9:24), and it’s one of the most profound paradoxes in all of His teachings. Here’s what it…
Standing on the Precipice
June 24, 2025A Personal Reflection There are moments — even after all the years, the growth, the ministry, the battles already fought and won — when the edge returns. Quietly. Suddenly. The familiar pull to step away from the pain, not because I want to die, but because I want the ache to stop. The heaviness that…
Loving Without Losing Yourself
June 21, 2025There’s a passage in Scripture that’s both deeply challenging and quietly liberating:“Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you…” (Luke 6:27).And elsewhere:“… for each one should carry their own load.” (Galatians 6:5) I’ve been wrestling with what it means to love someone well—especially when that love once ran deep but was also deeply…
The Fear of the Lord: A Path to Blessing, Not Terror
June 16, 2025IntroductionIn the Bible, we are often told to “fear the Lord.” For many, this phrase might conjure up feelings of dread or anxiety, as if God is a figure to be feared in the way we might fear a harsh judge or an angry parent. But this is a misunderstanding of the true meaning of…
Patience at the Green Light: A Reflection on Spiritual and Situational Waiting
June 15, 2025In 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…
When Sin Hides in Plain Sight
June 13, 2025Sin 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…
Waiting and Trusting God’s Timing
June 12, 2025There are times when I find myself carrying a weight that others can’t see—unspoken struggles and burdens that weigh heavily on my heart. Even with a wonderful group of friends around me, there are issues I keep to myself, things I don’t share, that weigh me down in silence. I know I can give it…
The Narrow Gate: A Path to True Life
June 9, 2025“Enter by the narrow gate. For the gate is wide and the way is easy that leads to destruction, and those who enter by it are many. For the gate is narrow and the way is hard that leads to life, and those who find it are few.”— Matthew 7:13-14 (ESV) Life is full of…