What if the very storm you’re facing right now is the stage where God wants to prove His power in your life? Life has a way of surprising us with unexpected challenges — from financial struggles to health scares, relationship strains, or career setbacks. In moments like these, anxiety can creep in, whispering lies that leave us feeling powerless. But Jesus reminds us in John 14:27, “Peace I...

I had an epiphany this past weekend as the calendar flipped to March. I’m calling it “REVERSE WISDOM.” Here’s the bottom line: My “LIFE wisdom” may grow every year, but my goal is to expand my “GOD wisdom.” And here’s the encouraging footnote—God promises that the closer we get to Christ, the less we will rely on our own wisdom. THE COMPARISON TRAP Comparison fuels this battle...

If you’re frustrated with your spiritual growth, STOP TRYING SO HARD! Many Christians chasing spiritual maturity hit a wall because they push too hard in one (or both) of these ways: CHASING TOO MUCH Treating your spiritual growth like a checklist of activities, expecting results from relentless doing. THINKING TOO MUCH Overanalyzing your progress, doubting if you’re truly growing in Christ. The result?...

SPIRITUAL AUTHENTICITY is more than just believing in Christ—it’s living in a way that reflects him. It’s unmistakable. It’s transformational. And it’s the responsibility of every believer to find their authentic self. Not only for themselves, but especially for OTHERS so we MAXIMIZE our IMPACT on the people we touch. The one outcome that must not happen in the life of a spiritually authentic Christian...

A dark cloud of GLOOM has settled over the world. Negativity rules. Cynicism abounds. Despair haunts. (Hang tight—the positive is coming. But first, YOU need to take the GLOOM TEST.) Our natural bias toward gloom and doom isn’t new. What is new is its fuel source, the digital hurricane of information that bombards us 24/7. The relentless flood of bad news has taken GLOOM to an entirely new level....

The world has been preaching SELF-LOVE for a long time. For Christians, the latest trend is the idea that loving YOURSELF first is the key to loving OTHERS. That sounds okay at first blush. But a little digging in God’s Word makes it clear how this is a distortion of biblical truth. Here’s the reality: God doesn’t command us to love ourselves more. He calls us to love others with the same intensity...

Tired and spent, 2024 left town long ago and paved the way for 2025 to appear with its fresh face. With that comes this compelling question: “Who will we be one year from today?” I am NOT talking about what we will have “achieved” or “accumulated.” The question is WHO we will be as a child of God and what we will DO for him and his Kingdom. It’s abandoning what the world covets–ACHIEVING SOMETHING—and...

VERB: Action, state, or occurrence. NOUN: People, places, or things. In the early years after I gave my life to Jesus and before my complete surrender, my faith was a NOUN because I had not fully released control to him. I was playing it safe. Little prayer. Little commitment. Little action. My faith was a NOUN. Every believer—me, you, everyone—has a grip on some level of control that we have not...

As Christians, we all face challenges that test our faith and resilience. The difference between stagnation and spiritual growth often hinges on how well we navigate discomfort and disappointment. This requires deliberate action and God’s grace. What better time than now, at the dawn of 2025, to zero in on ONE CHALLENGE? Not several. Just one. Why? Because focusing allows you to lean into God’s power...

As we approach 2025, I want to present you with a counterintuitive challenge: What if your focus for the new year was NOT on achieving SUCCESS—by any definition–but on embracing SURRENDER? WHY? God values surrender over success. Obedience over excellence. Trust over triumph. It’s that simple. The relentless pursuit of worldly success can drain and enslave our souls. And sustain that chase requires...