Scripture implores us to "Put on the full armor of God so that you can take your stand against the enemy's schemes." Why would God tell us to do that if we did not have to fight in life? Through Jesus we can stand strong and secure, in...

We can have this tendency to be deceived in our lives, because we decide to believe the things we would like to believe and dismiss the alternative, which is truth found in the Word of God. Most times, anything that doesn’t align with our thoughts...

Guest Speaker Toby Slough shares that through his personal struggle with anxiety he has learned that freedom isn’t the absence of something, it is the presence of someone, Jesus Christ.

When life is hard, listen (Hebrews 5:7-9). Though God often speaks through Scripture, promptings, open doors, and our desires, He also speaks through our pain. If we are willing to actively position ourselves to listen and receive from our Heavenly...

Our Desires are meant to help guide us to our purpose. It may seem unusual to think about, but when we are being obedient to the desires God has placed in us, we are being true to who He created us to be— regardless of what we think might be the...

As a follower of Jesus, I have been given mercy instead of judgment. Because I have been shown mercy, I must extend that mercy to others. In every circumstance, we must ask for God’s heart to love people like He does. God calls us to look past the...

We choose what we hear (Matthew 13:10-13). Because we are selective of what we hear, to encounter God’s voice and what He is saying requires a purposeful choice to listen. God rarely, if ever shouts. He whispers in order to reveal the secrets of His...

Each one of us can hear God’s voice and know what He’s saying (John 10:1-5). As followers of Jesus, we can learn and mature in listening for and recognizing the voice of the Father. As we grow in hearing His voice, we come to see more clearly His...

Grace overcomes disappointment with others. Always. All of us have experienced disappointment—disappointment in ourselves, in God, and also, disappointment in other people. In this season we are currently in, it’s probably a little easier to admit...

Hope ALWAYS overcomes disappointment (Romans 8:1, 28, 37-39). Every person has experienced disappointment with themselves, and we each know what it is like to be a prisoner to our own memory of failures and mistakes. That disappointment, if left...