There are assumptions about why people follow leaders: position, obligation, and demand are among them. In other words, people follow because they HAVE to follow. 

But the strength of leadership comes in response to who the leader is; his or her character. In other words, great leadership happens when people follow because they WANT to follow. 

Scripture underscores this reality. 

If you want people to follow you willingly and wholeheartedly you will want to watch this devotional. 

They say, “seeing is believing” and yet a more accurate phenomena would acknowledge that “believing is seeing.” Simply put, there are things you don’t see….”til you can.” And there are things you don’t understand….”til you can.” And there are things you can’t process….”til you can.”  

“Til you can” is about that wonderful moment of discovery when you begin to see what you couldn’t see before, and when there are things you understand that you couldn’t understand before. 

It is when the blinders have been lifted and the walls of your heart have broken down.  And it opens the door to a life of joy and wonder you never knew you could experience. 

This well-known and popular phrase is far more sinister than you think. At the depth of it, there is a narcissistic worship of the individual. YOU are the center of the universe and what matters most is pleasing Y-O-U. 

The main pursuit in this kind of thinking is personal peace and autonomy. It is the pursuit of everything that pleases you.

And yet, thousands of years ago, the wisest man in the world noted:

“I said to myself, “Come on, let’s try pleasure. Let’s look for the ‘good things’ in life.” But I found that this, too, was meaningless.” (Ecc. 2:1, NLT)

“You do you” ends up being a dead end.  There is however another pursuit that will provide far more meaning and purpose than you ever imagined. 

Has someone ever said to you, “I’m fine” or “I’m ok,” when in reality they’re not ok and they’re not fine? People do this all the time, hide their silent pain and cover their brokenness, often with a smile. 

This is also common in the business world, particularly in the retail, hospitality, and restaurant business. The last thing you want a customer say (when asked how things are) “it’s fine.”  It’s fine is almost never fine! Something’s wrong. 

I believe we need to train ourselves to “see people with our heart.” This devotional explains how. 

Have you ever wondered if God not only hears you but sees you, hears you, knows you, or even cares about you? This devotional will reveal some “scary” and comforting realities that God is with you wherever you go and even knows your thoughts.  This is a discovery I made one day as I was walking down “Burbon Street” in the New Orleans French Quarter. 

I saw this once on the marque of a church. The reality it speaks to is that we all tend to worry and be anxious.  Yet, there is something available to all of us that can quelch our worry and to calm our anxiety: prayer.

Prayer is simply communicating with the most important relationship you can have: a relationship with God.  The more you communicate, the closer a relationship is. And so, I want us to realize that prayer is not formal but rather normal and regular conversations with our almighty, and all-powerful God.  

There are at least six kinds of prayer in which we can talk to God on a regular basis.  Use them today! 

There is a lot of talk these days about micro goals and habits. We find this in weight loss management, strength training, achieving wealth, and virtually anything that is worthy of our attention.  This is especially true with the development of your faith.

It is easy get overwhelmed by goals that are too big and not motivated by them or feel defeated even before you begin. In fact, it can also lead to depression. 

This devotional will show very practical ways in which you can develop your spiritual life through the planning of micro goals and the development of micro habits. 

I’m sure you’re heard of the acronym touted around FOMO, Fear Of Missing Out.

But what if you don’t have the FO and you’re just missing out?

What if you don’t have the FEAR OF ----which means the awareness of, the sensitivity toward something that is happening, some conversation, a meeting, an announcement, or event. What if it is something you aren’t seeing even though there are others around you who have enjoyed the very thing you’re missing out on? 

I am here to tell you about three things you may be missing.  

As we enter 2026 you may be seeking God’s leading, direction, and His calling for your life. Maybe you’ve been looking for a new opportunity or career direction. 

Many of us have read the Bible of certain people whom God called by literally speaking to them with a “still small voice” or some other method of communication and we think: “I wish it were that easy, God talking directly to me!” 

But there are other ways to hear God’s voice and know what He wants for us. This devotional provides guidance on how to know what God is saying to you and how He directs us. 

I am sure you have either heard this phrase or uttered it yourself.  There are countless things in life that we could say “aren’t fair.”  But the road to gratitude, the path to thankfulness, the way to live a contented life is to accept the reality that life isn’t fair. In fact, sometimes that unfairness is a blessing you may not have acknowledged. And above all, we need to appreciate that there is something that God has done for us that isn’t fair.