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How often do we beat ourselves up because we get tired? How frustrated do we become when we need to take a break because we want to keep going? The trust is, God doesn’t think like that. In fact, He expects us to get tired. In Isaiah 40:30-31, we’re told: “Even youths shall faint and Read more

In our hustle culture, rest can sometimes feel like a timeout when it is actually a gift that God graciously gives us because He knows we will get tired. It’s important when we become weary to accept God’s gift of rest and understand that taking time to rest is not the same as quitting. Actually, Read more

There is a scene in the movie The Lion King where cub Simba finds himself surrounded by hyenas who were about to attack him. As Simba roars, the hyenas just laugh at him because Simba’s little cub roar is not threatening at all. But then, out of nowhere, he lets out a deep, bold, loud, Read more

We often run from pressure and challenges because we fear they make us weak, but nothing grows stronger without pressure. Often, what we feel is breaking us down, God will use to build us back up stronger than before. Nehemiah 8:10 tells us: “The joy of the Lord is your strength.” (Nehemiah 8:10b ESV) If Read more

Often, when we are looking for a sign from God as to which direction to take, we may miss that He has already told us. We look for a word from someone else or the sky to miraculously open to show us what to do, but deep down in our souls, we already know the Read more

I live in Southeast America, where you could experience 4 seasons in one day, and almost every time the seasons change, my children’s allergies start to act up. The weather and pollen changes trigger an allergic reaction, so I make sure we’re ready to take all the necessary precautions during those times.  In the same Read more

Just like my kids outgrow their clothes and I have to get new clothes, our outgrowing one season may mean we need to move into a new one. Ecclesiastes 3:1 tells us: “For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven:”  (Ecclesiastes 3:1 ESV) Changing seasons can bring challenges that require Read more

When I left my job at the Department of State to stay home with my daughter, I didn’t think being a stay-at-home mom was a season I would stay in for an extended amount of time. When I started to look for jobs, every door shut in my face. Opportunities I knew I was qualified Read more

Taking a step of faith can be completely daunting. We want to know how everything will work out before we step out. However, Hebrews 11:2 reminds us what faith really is. The verse reads:  “Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.” (Hebrews 11:1 KJV) If we could see Read more

The quickest way to put out the fire of God in our souls is to have idols in our hearts. We must take the idols off the pedestals of our hearts and place God as supreme in our lives, where He belongs. We do this by not being deceived into believing that anything in this Read more