You Might Be Afraid to Leave Because of What You Could Lose…But What Is It Costing You to Stay?

You Might Be Afraid to Leave Because of What You Could Lose…But What Is It Costing You to Stay?

I had put a lot into growing and developing my career and leaving it would come at a loss.

But my career was also costing me: It was draining my joy and sapping my energy, which impacted my marriage and held me back from following God’s call to write…

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When You’re Afraid to Get Your Hopes Up

When You’re Afraid to Get Your Hopes Up

Unbelief whispers that if we don’t expect too much, we won’t be disappointed. But what it doesn’t tell us is that if we don’t expect anything, we reduce the likelihood that we’ll receive anything. In other words, by choosing not have an expectant outlook, we often miss out on good things…

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When Your Path Feels Erratic: Trusting the Mysterious, Wild Leading of the Holy Spirit

When Your Path Feels Erratic: Trusting the Mysterious, Wild Leading of the Holy Spirit

Don’t worry if your course isn’t conventional or doesn’t make complete sense. God knows exactly what you need for the next leg of the journey, and the experiences that come with today’s twists and turns just might provide the tools you need to navigate tomorrow’s temptations, challenges, and opportunities…

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Slow and Steady Wins the Race: Encouragement for When Your Dreams Hit a Detour

Slow and Steady Wins the Race: Encouragement for When Your Dreams Hit a Detour

Through the example of the tortoise, I felt God encouraging me that when it comes to my personal race, particularly the part of my race that pertains to book publishing, being the fastest is not what matters most. What counts is faithful perseverance…

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All Things Beautiful in His Time: Hope in Seasons of Waiting

All Things Beautiful in His Time: Hope in Seasons of Waiting

The Bible says that God makes all things beautiful in His time (Ecclesiastes 3:11). So if it’s not beautiful, it’s not the end. Your time is coming. Hold on to the hope we have in Jesus, the Author and Perfector of Our Faith, the One Who shed His precious blood to bring us shalom

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When God Leads You Into the Unknown

When God Leads You Into the Unknown

Has God planted dreams and desires in your heart? Do you feel Him calling you to take steps toward them, but realize that doing so will mean letting go of what feels safe and familiar? I know how scary it can feel to venture into the unknown, but I want to encourage you: Don’t let fear hold you back…

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When You Feel That You’re Not Qualified

When You Feel That You’re Not Qualified

“…Your worth and eligibility for God’s work are not dependent on degrees or demographics. And if the only thing holding you back from moving toward that thing God is stirring in your heart is feeling “less than” due to lack of a college education or belonging to a specific age bracket, I hope you dismiss those feelings, take a deep breath, and push forward…

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7 Tips to Help You Achieve Your God-given Goals

7 Tips to Help You Achieve Your God-given Goals

…The plethora of books, courses, and coaching programs aimed at helping us achieve goals reveals that I’m not the only one who has struggled with moving forward in the goals I’ve set. It seems that, no matter how good our intentions, even our most worthy goals are often met with resistance…

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He Restores My Soul

He Restores My Soul

…I feel a similar sense of sadness and fatigue, a kind of malaise that makes me just want to sit on the couch and lose myself in a box of chocolates and mystery novel.

And while there’s nothing wrong is enjoying a day curled up on the couch with a book, I know that what my soul needs is deeper than a simple self-care practice can provide—I need God’s supernatural healing in my heart…

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