Author: Kirstyn Mayden

One of the most significant challenges of our ability to experience the joy of the Lord often occurs when we face tests and trials in life. It’s hard to be joyful when nothing seems to go our way. However, as believers in Christ, joy is ours no matter our situation. So how do we maintain… Read more

Weariness often doesn’t come out of the blue, but it’s something that we grow into. Weariness starts as a seed that, if cultivated, will grow into the desire to give up. But Galatians 6:9 tells us: “And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do… Read more

When we’ve accepted what God has for us, we won’t waste time hustling for something that might not be for us in the first place. I’m not saying don’t dream for more. I’m saying if we never find contentment where we are, we’ll always be looking for the next best thing. Hebrews 13:5 tells us:… Read more

God is not always found in the hustle, busy, and loud as some may think. More often than not, God’s presence is experienced in still quiet moments. When Elijah heard from the Lord in 1 Kings 19, God’s voice wasn’t in the wind, earthquake, or fire, but in a still small voice. In verse 12,… Read more

It’s difficult to be still when we feel like life is moving at a snail’s speed. So, we rush, avoiding rest to get where we want to go faster (so we think). However, just like highways have rest stops, so do our lives. Sometimes God calls us to seasons of stillness to rest, reset, and… Read more

Not minding your own blessings and fretting over what someone else has will cause us to miss out on how blessed we are. We’ll find ourselves running a race never meant for us to run. Hebrews 12:1-2 says; “Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside… Read more

Exodus 14 shares the account of the Israelites’ departure (or exit) from Egypt. After years of slavery in Egypt, God sent Moses to free His people. As they left, the Pharaoh sent his army after them. They found themselves with a Red Sea before them and an Egyptian army behind them. There was nowhere to… Read more

When it appears everyone and everything is moving around you, or if it feels like the world is out of control, the last thing you want to do is be still. But stillness is exactly what God calls us to do in chaos. Psalm 46 tells us stillness is precisely our response. “Therefore, we will… Read more

When you start to think that God, in some capacity, is unable to do something, or that He is somehow not in control, fear takes over. Our fear stems more from what you think about God, even more than the battles we face. This is why we can experience peace during hard times. When our… Read more

I wonder how the storms you may be facing today are threatening your faith. I wonder if while you’re focused so much on the physical threat, you’ve missed how the storm is slowly changing your mind about God. Things we used to not even worry about or question are now anxiously keeping us up at… Read more