Posts with the category “courage”

10/01/2026Some battles don’t happen around us. They happen inside us. A thought shows up; fear, anger, temptation, insecurity, resentment, and before long we’re not just thinking it, we’re living from...  Read More

09/29/2026There are things we protect almost without thinking. We lock the doors to our homes. We put passwords on our phones. We watch our bank accounts for suspicious activity. We’re careful about w...  Read More

09/26/2026Some mornings the fight starts before your feet ever hit the floor.You wake up thinking about the conversation from yesterday. Something somebody said is still bothering you. You’re already ...  Read More

09/25/2026There are times when what we really need from God isn’t a different circumstance, a clearer answer, or even an easier road. We need the assurance that He is with us. Because when you know Go...  Read More

09/22/2026I wish I could tell you that I’ve reached a place in my life where I don’t care what people think about me. I haven’t. Criticism can still sting. Being misunderstood still bothers me. And th...  Read More

09/18/2026There are times when the biggest obstacle to hearing from God isn’t the noise around us. It’s the confidence within us. We can become so convinced that we know what we’re doing, what needs t...  Read More

09/17/2026There are days when nothing around us has really changed, but everything inside us feels unsettled. The schedule is the same. The responsibilities are still there. The people around us haven...  Read More

09/10/2026Some things in our lives don’t need a little adjustment. They need to be broken up. We can get comfortable with patterns, attitudes, habits, even ways of thinking that have been sitting unto...  Read More

09/09/2026Some nights feel longer than others. You can know God is faithful, believe He is with you, and still hurt. Faith doesn’t mean we pretend the night isn’t dark. It means we refuse to believe t...  Read More

09/08/2026Sometimes the hardest part of trusting God isn’t believing He can do something. It’s trusting Him to decide when to do it. We’re usually pretty comfortable asking God to lead, as long as His...  Read More

09/06/2026I don’t know about you, but asking for help is not always my first instinct. My first instinct is usually to figure it out. Make the phone call. Work the problem. Come up with a plan. Fix wh...  Read More

09/02/2026There are days when our minds get ahead of us. We’re physically standing in Wednesday, but mentally we’re already living in Thursday, Friday, and three weeks from now. We start solving probl...  Read More

09/01/2026There are times when following Jesus feels like standing in front of a job that is bigger than the tools we have. We know the kind of person we want to be. We know there are attitudes that n...  Read More

08/26/2026There are a lot of things competing for our hearts. Some of them are obviously wrong, but most aren’t. Family. Work. Success. Security. Our plans for the future. Even ministry can quietly be...  Read More

08/17/2026Sometimes the hardest part of following Jesus isn’t believing the big things. It’s living out our faith in the small moments, with the person who gets on our nerves, the family member who kn...  Read More

08/16/2026Some days faith feels strong. Other days, faith looks like doing the next right thing while your heart is hurting. You pray, you keep showing up, you keep trusting God, and yet nothing aroun...  Read More

08/15/2026There are times when waiting on God feels harder than doing something. We can handle a task. We can make a phone call. We can work a problem. But waiting? Waiting requires us to trust God wh...  Read More

08/14/2026There are days when following Jesus feels peaceful and steady. Then there are days when it feels like you walked straight into a fight you didn’t know was coming. Paul doesn’t pretend those ...  Read More

08/12/2026There’s a big difference between knowing where the light is and actually walking in it. You can stand at the edge of a dark room, see the light coming through the doorway, and still choose n...  Read More

08/11/2026There are things in life that are easy to start and hard to keep doing. We begin with energy, hope, and a sense that God is leading us. But then time passes. The results don’t come as quickl...  Read More

08/09/2026Sometimes we hold tightly to what we have because we’re afraid there won’t be enough left for us. Enough money. Enough time. Enough energy. Enough patience. But God’s way has always been dif...  Read More

08/07/2026There are a lot of things we try to be known for. Our work ethic. Our accomplishments. Our personalities. Even our failures have a way of trying to define us. But John reminds us that the de...  Read More

08/02/2026There’s something about money that quietly competes for our attention. We tell ourselves we’re just trying to get ahead, provide for our family, or enjoy what we’ve worked hard for. None of ...  Read More

08/01/2026Waiting is hard.We don’t mind working. We don’t mind moving. We don’t mind seeing progress. But waiting? Waiting can feel like nothing is happening. We pray, we hope, we trust… and then we w...  Read More

07/31/2026There are moments in life when we quietly put limits on what we believe God can do.Not because we doubt He is powerful, but because we’ve lived through enough disappointment to lower our exp...  Read More

07/29/2026There’s a difference between believing in Jesus and surrendering to Him.Many of us are willing to invite Christ into certain parts of our lives. We’ll trust Him with our eternity, but strugg...  Read More

07/27/2026There are some verses that are so familiar we can almost quote them without thinking. James 1:19 is one of those. But if we slow down long enough to hear what James is really saying, we disc...  Read More

07/24/2026Today’s passage reminds us that temptation is something every believer faces. None of us are exempt. The encouragement isn’t that we’ll never be tempted, it’s that we never have to face temp...  Read More

07/20/2026Most of us like clear directions. If there’s a shortcut that saves time or a road with less traffic, we’ll usually choose it. Life often works the same way. We naturally drift toward what fe...  Read More

07/19/2026We all make plans. We map out careers, raise families, set goals, and dream about what tomorrow might hold. There’s nothing wrong with planning, in fact, Scripture encourages wisdom and prep...  Read More

07/16/2026There are days when life feels calm and steady, and then there are days when it seems like everything hits at once. Temptation, discouragement, fear, disappointment, spiritual attacks, they ...  Read More

07/14/2026We’ve all had that moment when someone knocked on the door unexpectedly. Maybe you looked through the window first. Maybe you stayed quiet and hoped they would leave. A knock always requires...  Read More

07/10/2026Some promises of Jesus bring immediate comfort. Today’s verse is one of those verses. It reminds us that we are never alone when we gather in His name. But if we’re not careful, we can read ...  Read More

07/09/2026Some battles are worth walking away from. Others are worth giving everything you’ve got. We spend so much of our lives fighting deadlines, distractions, opinions, temptations, and problems t...  Read More

07/05/2026There is something inside all of us that wants to hold on tightly. We want security, control, comfort, and certainty. We naturally protect what we think belongs to us. Yet Jesus has a way of...  Read More

07/04/2026Today, our nation celebrates 250 years of freedom. We remember the sacrifices that made our liberty possible, we gather with family and friends, and we thank God for the blessing of living i...  Read More

07.03.2026There are moments when life leaves us tired, not just physically, but spiritually. We find ourselves carrying disappointments, wrestling with difficult people, and wondering why following Ch...  Read More

07/02/2026Some things in life feel solid until they aren’t. A job changes. A diagnosis comes. A relationship shifts. The plans you carefully laid out suddenly look nothing like what you expected. It’s...  Read More

07/01/2026There are certain verses in Scripture that seem simple at first glance, but the longer you sit with them, the more you realize how much they ask of us. Romans 12:12 is one of those verses. I...  Read More

06/30/2026There are some commands in Scripture that feel natural, and there are others that immediately confront our flesh. This is one of those verses. Loving those who love us is easy. Being kind to...  Read More