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David, the writer of Psalm 23 expressed a complete trust and reliance on God. In verse 1 he writes: “The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.” (Psalms‬ 23:1‬ ESV‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬) David is completely reliant on the fact that God is his Shepherd.  We too can take this posture with God.  I shall not want… Read more

Running with endurance is counter to our hustle culture.  We live in a culture that tells us to bulldoze our way through the day, work every waking second and be a proud members of team no sleep.  This is due to our fear of falling behind, not being successful, and leaving money on the table. … Read more

Maybe you’re like me and have thoughts popping into your head a mile a minute of what needs to be done today, tomorrow, and even ten years from now. Maybe you struggle with negative thinking about yourself and must constantly fight off bad thoughts. Maybe you’re focused on what everyone else is doing, and these… Read more

Have you ever wanted to change your life? I’ve learned that although our situations may not change, we can alter our perspective. This can be a complete game changer in living a happier life and nothing changes your perspective like practicing gratefulness. Psalm 9:1-2 reads: “I will give thanks to the Lord with my whole… Read more

One time God called the Prophet Elijah to hide by a brook, while God miraculously provided for Elijah. (1 Kings 17:1-7) As the time came for Elijah to transition to a new season, the brook ran dry and God told Elijah to go live with a widow and her son and that God would then… Read more

The enemy can’t force you to sin, but he sure will encourage you to do so. Even Jesus was tempted. This was the enemy’s attempt to prevent Jesus from fulfilling His ministry. Not every temptation is a spiritual attack. We can be led away by our own evil desires (James 1:14), but the enemy will… Read more

Contentment is not a natural character trait that only some people have, but instead a learned practice. You get to choose joy. The point of practicing a discipline is to get better each step, each try. It means to keep at it to make progress. The Apostle Paul wrote: “I am not saying this because… Read more

As Christians, we have a level of faith in God but can often lack the trust to allow God to lead our lives. We can believe God exists and that He is powerful but surrendering to God to allow His power into our lives is often a stumbling block for many believers. So what are… Read more

I saw a quote the other day on social media that said “The devil saw me with my head down and thought he won, until I said ‘amen.’” Prayer is one of the greatest weapons God has given believers to combat the enemy. If you look at Ephesians 6:10- 20, the Apostle Paul outlines for… Read more

We can see how prayer grants us power from God as we look at the words of Jesus in Mark 11:23-24. He says:  “Truly, I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, ‘Be taken up and thrown into the sea,’ and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that what he says will… Read more