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Trying to act a certain way, look a certain way, speak a certain way, or change a certain aspect of your personality is exhausting, especially if you’re trying to change those things to please or appease someone else. And the longer and harder you try, the heavier the burden becomes.
Read MoreI don’t know about you, but I have a hard time trying to figure out how much I’m supposed to pay attention to my emotions, especially as a Christian. What are we supposed to do with our emotions? And how do we honor God as emotional beings?
Read MoreSomething I learned early on in my walk with the Lord is that there is nothing too insignificant to pray about. We can talk to God about literally anything and everything. He wants to hear it all, and He wants to help us with it all. His Word makes this very clear in Paul’s letter to the Philippians when he said, “Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done” (Philippians 4:6, NLT).
Read MoreThink about when you first accepted Christ. Most likely at the very beginning, you had a childlike faith. You may have actually been a child when you accepted Christ. But even if you weren’t and you accepted Christ later in life, you were still so heavily reliant on your Heavenly Father because following Jesus was so new to you. You had a wonder about you when it came to your faith, an excitement surrounding the time you spent with God.
Read MoreA while back I was reading a devotional by Lysa TerKeurst where she wrote, “Following the rules and following Jesus are two totally different things.” Once I read that statement, I immediately wished I had read it ten, fifteen, or even twenty years earlier.
Read MoreThere are verses in the Bible you’ve read several, maybe even hundreds of times, right? There are verses or stories you’ve been taught since you were a little kid, and you can might even be able to quote several of them from memory. But as you grow up, physically and spiritually, and you come across these verses, you will start to notice something new about them. The words will hit home a little differently than they have in the past. You’ll see these passages in a new light because you’re reading them under different circumstances.
Read MoreYesterday during my counseling session, my counselor said, “There are no hopeless situations, only people who lack hope.” I haven’t been able to get that statement out of my head.
Read MoreOne of the greatest lessons I’ve learned from playing and coaching sports over the years is the importance of fulfilling your role on a team. Take a basketball team for example. All five players on the court play a different position, and within their position, they each use their unique skillset to help the team succeed. Some players are really good at shooting three-pointers. Some are good at driving to the basket. Others are really good at playing defense and rebounding. Everyone has their strengths.
Read MoreLet’s be honest with each other for a minute. Sometimes it’s hard to carve out intentional time to spend with the Lord. When we’re juggling what seems like a million responsibilities and trying to keep up with all that’s on our calendars, we can find ourselves looking back on the last week and realizing we’ve spent very little quality time with Jesus.
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