It is so easy to get caught up in our everyday tasks and our goals for this life. Most of us are planners. We make to-do lists, we make 1-year, 5-year and 20-year plans, we think about what we want to buy, wear and do all the time. But what happens when this becomes our…
Hearing no for an answer is always tough. Have you ever prayed for something and gotten a flat out no in response? I know I have. Sometimes it’s small things and other times it’s life-changing.I can clearly recall the Monday night after Young Life when our group gathered and prayed for safe travels to the…
When I first reflect on God’s deliverance, I equate it to the easing of our suffering. After all, God is a big God and He can surely deliver us from our pain, right?My journey to understanding the falsity in this belief began one night several years ago as I drifted off to sleep. As I…
We all long for a heart at peace.Financial peace. Relational peace. Emotional peace. We build our lives around our own unique ways of discovering that peace. But if we aren’t careful, we can find ourselves searching for peace and rest outside of God’s love. We may seek to build our own career and financial stability. Or…
Life is filled with painful and trying times. Not one of us is immune to suffering.I have learned to trust that God is working in the midst of trauma, tragedy and heartbreak. And yet when I stood before God, reading Romans 8:28, I thought, there has to be a mistake here. God works all things…
Anxiety can be paralyzing. It comes in so many forms and yet always leaves you feeling the same: powerless, scared and hopeless. Where is God when anxiety grips your mind? Is it a sign that He’s abandoned you? I’ve struggled with this question for years and I’ve come to learn that it is in these times that…
