Have you ever felt like your life was spinning out of control, and no one could rescue you? When fear grips you, and even the closest people in your life can’t offer the help you need, there’s one source of strength that never fails: God, Jehovah of Armies. This is the story of how I…
If we truly trusted God with our hearts, then we would persevere. We wouldn’t worry or complain about our current circumstances. We wouldn’t believe the lies we tell ourselves. If we truly trusted God’s faithfulness, then we would live in complete peace, knowing God is in control. Anxiety wouldn’t take hold of us. Even after…
It takes a deep level of faith to trust God when we feel lost in the middle of nowhere. When God’s promises and opportunities don’t seem to appear, it feels like nothing is moving forward in life. Every door we try to open closes, leaving us wondering if God is truly with us. But, of…
We all want to know God’s will for our lives. Sometimes it may seem like a mystery we’re trying to figure out, as we try to make the perfect decision to move forward and hope that God is in it. For those who are planners, we tend to first plan our next moves, then we…
In a world that’s constantly moving, we can fall under the pressure of needing to jump into the never-ending cycle of goal achieving. It’s a cycle that tries to accomplish more than we can handle at the expense of our mental health. Until we hit a point where anxiety takes over us, we think to…
We all carry a deep need—a desire to feel connected. When that need goes unmet, we can feel alone, disconnected, and even lost. In response, our minds may seek alternative ways to fill this void. We might turn to sex, shopping, overeating, substance abuse, entertainment, or work, but these only offer temporary relief. These things…
The season that most of us dread is finally over, but that doesn’t mean the road ahead will be perfect. Just like “the waiting” had unpleasing moments, the next season will come with its own struggles. Usually, a busy season follows the end of a waiting one. God opened a door for us and it’s…
It seems that life is full of processes and tests we have to go through to reach solutions. Not necessarily to reach higher, but to continue growing and moving forward as we get older. There’s also the process of mastering something. We have to practice a technique over and over again for years, learn it,…
It’s logical to think if I do this or that, then I’ll get certain results. In those times when it appears as if we’re checking off all the boxes but no outcome is showing up, it’s hard to say God is good. Because we’ve been taught the more work we put into something the better…
Powerful truths to know during your waiting season Waiting, we can agree that no one likes to wait. Waiting is like the flavor that everyone avoids, and people choose it only because it’s the last resort and not because it’s an option. In fact, we hear so many people share advice about this season, but…