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When Jesus is using the vine and branch analogy with His disciples, He makes it very clear that if we aren’t connected to Him, we can’t do anything. If we distance ourselves from Him, we’ll never get through this tough season. We’ll never be able to fully move on from the hurt, the loss, the disappointment, and the frustration. If we don’t draw near to the Lord, we won’t be capable of navigating the unexpected.
Read MoreWhat is something you’ve been praying about recently? Is there something you’re asking God to give you or bless you with? Is there a prayer that you’ve been begging Him to answer? When it comes to praying and asking God for something, typically we think that He’s either going to say “yes” and give us what we want, or He’s going to say “no.” We boil it down to a 50/50 chance of God ruling in our favor. But what if I told you that there are actually four different ways God could answer your prayer?
Read MoreA while back, I was listening to a sermon by Michael Todd when he made this statement, “Our God is the God of access granted and access denied.” It was such a simple sentence, but it hit me hard, because I’ve lived through multiple circumstances where I so badly wanted something to work out, only to have my access to that desire denied. I’ve learned how there’s nothing I can do in my power to open a door that’s supposed to stay closed, or to close a door that’s supposed to stay open.
Read MoreIf I’m being honest, fear of rejection and fear of failure have always been two of my greatest fears. They’re often hiding behind the excuses I make for hesitating to take a leap of faith. Fear-filled questions swarm my mind, trying to convince me not to go after something that might seem risky, even if I feel like that something is what the Lord is pointing me towards.
Read MoreA while back, I was listening to a sermon by Michael Todd when he made this statement, “Our God is the God of access granted and access denied.” It was such a simple sentence, but it hit me hard, because I’ve lived through multiple circumstances where I so badly wanted something to work out, only to have my access to that desire denied. I’ve learned how there’s nothing I can do in my power to open a door that’s supposed to stay closed, or to close a door that’s supposed to stay open.
Read MoreWhen Jesus is using the vine and branch analogy with His disciples, He makes it very clear that if we aren’t connected to Him, we can’t do anything. If we distance ourselves from Him, we’ll never get through this tough season. We’ll never be able to fully move on from the hurt, the loss, the disappointment, and the frustration. If we don’t draw near to the Lord, we won’t be capable of navigating the unexpected.
Read MoreWhat is something you’ve been praying about recently? Is there something you’re asking God to give you or bless you with? Is there a prayer that you’ve been begging Him to answer? When it comes to praying and asking God for something, typically we think that He’s either going to say “yes” and give us what we want, or He’s going to say “no.” We boil it down to a 50/50 chance of God ruling in our favor. But what if I told you that there are actually four different ways God could answer your prayer?
Read MoreIf I’m being honest, fear of rejection and fear of failure have always been two of my greatest fears. They’re often hiding behind the excuses I make for hesitating to take a leap of faith. Fear-filled questions swarm my mind, trying to convince me not to go after something that might seem risky, even if I feel like that something is what the Lord is pointing me towards.
Read MoreWhen you’re confident that a job, a relationship, or a next step in your life is the right thing, only to have it not work out, it seems like a rush of different feelings hit you like a ton of bricks. Disappointment, heartbreak, confusion, hopelessness…the list keeps going. Typically in the moment a figurative door shuts, we’re not happy about it. But isn’t it amazing as time passes, you begin to gain some clarity as to why that situation didn’t work out the way you wanted it to? Or at the very least, you finally start to feel at peace about the way things turned out instead?
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