I see a yield sign almost every day, but this week it made me think about what I’m still trying to control. Jesus is in charge, not me, and I’m asking what I still need to yield to Him.

A lost aircraft was found after more than 70 years at the bottom of the ocean. It had been there all along, even though no one could see it. That made me think about heaven, and the promise that God has prepared something beyond what we can even imagine.

My coffee tumbler didn’t get stained all at once. It happened little by little, one cup at a time. That made me think about the things I let settle in my heart too. Jesus brings those things into the light, and He is the One who makes us clean.

“Because you say so” may be one of the hardest prayers to pray when God is asking us to do something that doesn’t make sense. But Peter’s story reminds me that obedience can lead to something bigger than we can see.

The older I get, the easier it can be to get set in my ways. But Romans 12 reminds me that God is still renewing my mind and reshaping my heart, and I don’t want to become rigid about the things He still wants to change in me.

Could you ever be too joyful or show too much kindness? Galatians 5 says the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control… and there is no law against those things.

What percent chance of rain makes you grab an umbrella? Spiritually, I don’t need a forecast to know I need to be prepared. Ephesians 6 reminds me to put on the full armor of God every day.

What would you pray for this week if you only had a limit of four prayers? Thankfully, God doesn’t cut us off. Because of Jesus, we can come to Him with every need, every hurt, and every worry.

Sin promises freedom, but Jesus is the only One who can actually give it.

What was missing from Noah's Ark? I had never caught this detail before, but once I saw it, it changed the way I thought about trust.