Beware of These 3 Sneaky Hope Hijackers Recently, during my morning quiet time, I read Proverbs 13:12: “Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but a desire fulfilled is a tree of life” (ESV). Have you ever paused to notice the expressions on the faces of people around you? Many look Read more
Anchored in Hope: Finding Strength in Life’s Storms As a follower of Jesus, we have access to a hope that breathes life into our deepest pain. It’s a hope that shouts from rooftops rather than whispers from the sidelines. His hope is so much more than wishful thinking. It’s life-transforming Read more
Trusting the Father When I Don’t Understand The tune of Tis So Sweet to Trust in Jesus’ plays softly in the background as I tackle the day’s tasks before me. Deadlines loom, messages piling in my inbox scream for my attention, and a list of personal needs must be addressed. Read more
How to Fuel the Flame of Hope in Your Life Have you ever noticed how much light one small flame can emit? It doesn’t have to be that large to make a difference in the darkness around it. One small flame can pierce the darkness, bringing light where there was Read more
How to Begin a New Chapter in Life When You Feel Uncertain An unseen songbird calls from the spruce tree, sharing its hopeful song in two short notes. I close my eyes and pray that the biting wind might sweep my cares away. In ten short minutes, I’ll step into Read more
3 Reasons To Hope When You Have Given Up Let’s face it, life can be painful from time to time. For some believers, there are even long seasons of grief, illness, and depression. As God’s beautiful creation, created in His image, we all possess cherished hopes and dreams. Today, let Read more
8 Fabulous Ways to Pray for God’s Guidance (& Direction) Often, people will reach out to our ministry and ask us to pray for them. When we ask, how can we pray, they often respond with, “Would you pray for me to know what God wants for my life?” Read more
How to Make Ephesians 3:16-21 Your Personal Prayer Recently, I’ve been looking at some of the prayers in the Bible. I found so many prayers that people prayed themselves. Then, some prayers were prayed for a whole group of people publicly. Also, I found many prayers written in letters for Read more
How to Make the Prayer of David (in Psalm 20) Personal Recently, I had to get some new reading glasses. I went to the glasses shop and met with my favorite optician. Her name is Deborah, and she’s been helping me choose glasses for about 10 years. Our practice is Read more
Does God Really Want Us to Be HAPPY – Above All Else? This post is part of a series about prayer, happiness, and God’s plans for our lives. Be sure to catch these other posts: The Day I Quit Listening to Joel Osteen The Day I Quit Listening to Joel Read more
How to be more Relationally Healthy It’s true. We have never been more “dialed in” or “connected” as we are today. We can text or message anyone anywhere in just a few seconds. I can send a quick note to my husband or kids here locally, or I can message Read more
How to Be More FINANCIALLY Healthy and Happy One of my favorite radio personalities is a man named Dave Ramsey. Maybe you’ve heard of him? He lives right up the road from me in Nashville, Tennessee, and heads up Ramsey Solutions. There’s a particular feature on Dave’s radio show that Read more