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“Three different times I begged the Lord to take it away. Each time he said, “My grace is all you need. My power works best in weakness.” So now I am glad to boast about my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ can work through me. That’s why I take pleasure in my weaknesses,Continue reading “Please, Lord”

“But I fear, lest somehow, as the serpent deceived Eve by his craftiness, so your minds may be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ.” 2 Corinthians‬ ‭11‬:‭3‬ ‭(NKJV)‬‬ I just love this verse so much. It really speaks volumes—“the simplicity that is in Christ.” We tend to really overcomplicate religion, don’t we? AllContinue reading “Simplicity of Christ”

I recently came across something in my counseling studies that I would love to share. Isaiah 42:3 is a messianic prophetic passage that is later fulfilled in Matthew 12:20. The NLT version reads like this: “He will not crush the weakest reed or put out a flickering candle. Finally He will cause justice to beContinue reading “Flicker of Faith”

As I was preparing for a coaching session with someone recently, I started studying laments. In the dictionary, a lament is defined as a passionate expression of grief or sorrow. In a more biblical sense, a lament is defined as a prayer in pain that leads to trust—meaning that it’s a deep and powerful expressionContinue reading “Lamenting”

Very often when I’m trying to think of what I want to write about and share next, I start with how I’m feeling. Lately, I’ve really been feeling like I just try too hard at life. It’s hard to explain exactly what I mean by that, but I guess just the sense that I tryContinue reading “Content and Humble”

“Dear brothers and sisters, when troubles of any kind come your way, consider it an opportunity for great joy. For you know that when your faith is tested, your endurance has a chance to grow. So let it grow, for when your endurance is fully developed, you will be perfect and complete, needing nothing.” ‭‭James‬Continue reading “Joy in Troubles”

When you read through the Bible, you’ll notice how it doesn’t ever try to hide or downgrade the hardships and the struggles of those who are in it—rather, it magnifies them. They are continuously used as demonstrations of God’s transformative power. They display for us how God uses imperfect people in the most perfect ways.Continue reading “Lessons in Trials”

You are not failing, you are fighting. Every time you start to feel like you are failing—whether it’s with your emotions, your relationships, your job, your finances, your recovery, or anything that life throws at you—replace the word failing with the word fighting. You are not failing, you are fighting—and God is fighting with you.Continue reading “Don’t Give Up”

I think people often backslide or begin to lose hope in God when things aren’t going well for them. Sometimes it may feel as if God has forgotten about you, or maybe that He just doesn’t care about your situation. Have you ever asked yourself the question, “why do I keep praying and nothing changes?”Continue reading “Keep Building”