I’ve learned that I fail when I rely on my own strength rather than God’s. I ask for grace, and when He gives it, I often don’t use it to face the trials I’m facing. I run from them. That is receiving God’s grace in vain. The mission He’s given us will have rough times. It’s going to be difficult. But that’s what makes it so awesome. The sweat, tears, and frustrations make us dependent on God’s strength.

What I thought was an energy problem keeping me from fasting for a dear friend was an ugly discontentment problem. I was unwilling to suffer

“Think about the things of heaven, not the things of earth…So put to death the sinful, earthly things lurking within you…Since God chose...

I’ve been reflecting on good gifts lately, what they say of the gift giver, and what they mean to those who receive them well. Gifts are...

“People will come from east and west and north and south, and will take their places at the feast in the kingdom of God” (Luke 13:29-30...