An eye for an eye. It feels like it’s been built into the fabric of our being. When things aren’t equal and balanced, an internal sensor alerts us that we are giving too much and receiving little in return. The trouble with condition-based living is that we serve a no-conditions God. Our pride or our…
From what I could see, the situation didn’t seem fair. The longer I stewed over the details, the more animosity and frustration grew. Deep down, I knew I needed to forgive, but self-preservation and fear of being taken advantage of resisted the right thing. “Help me, Jesus,” I cried. Just the name of Jesus reminds…
Today is a second chance. While you can’t change the past, you can change the present. The crushing convictions you may have experienced in the aftermath of your past are not lost. That burden of conviction on your heart is a guilt between you and God, and He is a God of second chances; it’s…
We celebrate Love today. Love that woke you up this morning even after… Some of you are still standing at the cross with your hands full of shame; the enemy has you holding onto the pain of your wretchedness. It was really bad what you said, what you did. But Love. Love reached…
We’re still a couple of days away from Christmas, and I have yet to board a plane to be with family, yet somehow we’ve already found the short fuses and tension stretching our patience with each other. Can you relate? The problems may have nothing to do with you except that you’re within proximity of…
In 34 years, here’s what I’ve learned… Love is the answer; being right rarely is. We spend way too much time in the work of crafting ourselves, and far too little time just being ourselves. The greatest adventures come from wrong turns, so don’t let fear stop you. Discipline is important to achieving dreams. Grace…
The difficult part of praying for a life that mirrors Christ’s love is that we are faced with loving when we don’t want to, when we don’t feel like it, when we get nothing obvious in return, when they don’t deserve it, when they’re not worth it, when they don’t know it, and even when…
Bad things happen to good people. That’s all there is to it. I don’t know why God allows the enemy to do some of the horrific things he does. It could be to stretch or increase our faith, love, or call us back to Him… the possibilities are endless. We have to remember that faith…
Not so long ago, I found myself in a troubling situation… it feels like a bombshell out of nowhere. A person I cared deeply for betrayed me in such a tragic manner. I do not know what is to come, but the tears I’ve shed tell a testimony in itself. As I cope with my…