Are the goals you’ve set about performance and validation, or your personal progress to be a better version of yourself? When you set up a life focused on impressing others, you’ll be tempted to determine your self-worth based on the attention. Eventually, you may find yourself frustrated by the fleeting, fickle feelings and label…
Jesus changes things. The cross is living proof. What was once a symbol of shame, guilt, and disgrace has been transformed into a sign of love, faith, and hope with Jesus on it. Today the cross is an emblem of His promise. This dream-driven, career-consumed culture encourages me to ‘find myself’, follow my passions and…
There’s a trap the enemy tries to seduce Christ followers with by concluding that success in this world equates with God’s favor upon us. Psalms 84:11 says, “For the Lord God is a sun and shield; the Lord bestows favor and honor. No good thing does he withhold from those who walk uprightly.” But what…
I just started a new job, and no sooner had my foot touched down in the office than I was piling on a to-do list and creating demands in my schedule. No one was asking for it; it was a voluntary reaction. Only by the grace of God did He reveal a truth to me…