You are made up of three parts—spirit, soul, and body. But what happens when one of those parts is unhealthy? When your soul especially is struggling, it can affect everything. How can you keep tabs on the state of your soul, and what steps can you take to get it back to thriving?

Do you struggle with fear? The spirit of fear can inhibit our willingness to engage in the purposes of God for our lives. It succeeds when we allow it to make us more concerned about what might happen than embracing His purpose for our lives. How can we learn to overcome it, changing out its "playlist" in our minds?

You may have heard the phrase "in the world but not of it." How do we live that out practically? How can we stay connected to the Holy Spirit and keep our hearts right in a world that's full of in-your-face wickedness?

There are no perfect families out there! We've all made mistakes that we wish we could "undo." But how can we still position our families for God's best, despite our messes? How can we lead those to whom we are closest into a place where they'll flourish?

There are no perfect families out there! We've all made mistakes that we wish we could "undo." But how can we still position our families for God's best, despite our messes? How can we lead those to whom we are closest into a place where they'll flourish?

Shame is something that we all deal with. We try different things to cover it--being good, staying busy, even attending church--but nothing works for long. How can we embrace God's answer to the issue of the shame that plagues us?

Shame is something that we all deal with. We try different things to cover it--being good, staying busy, even attending church--but nothing works for long. How can we embrace God's answer to the issue of the shame that plagues us?

"Wisdom looks for a shortcut. Obedience is that shortcut." In the beginning, Eve sought a path to wisdom outside of God’s boundaries, and if we’re not careful, conventional wisdom can become the enemy of obedience. Instead, God wants our wisdom to be found through relationship with Him.

Since the very beginning, our unchecked desires have created tension between us and God. It takes discernment to know the difference between what our hearts want and what God wants for us. How can we develop that ability, and why is it so important to choose obedience, even if our hearts seem to be in the right place?

So you've recently gotten some direction from the Lord. Now how do you live by it? You may be feeling motivated and inspired early on, but that doesn’t last forever, so how can you be a good steward of the word? It's all about relieving the tension between "Thy Will" and "My Will."