"Therefore you also must be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect." - Matthew 24:44I’ll never forget the time my mom and dad went away for a quick two-day vacation and left me in charge of the house. They told me to keep it clean and make sure everything looked just like it did when they left. I was an only child, so the whole house was on me. I knew when they were suppo...  Read More

"He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away" - Revelation 21:4There will be a day. A real day. A day not imagined or hoped for in theory, but a day that will truly come when everything broken is made whole. A day when all the pain you have carried in silence will be ...  Read More

“For this light momentary affliction is preparing for us an eternal weight of glory beyond all comparison.” – 2 Corinthians 4:17Sometimes it feels like the pain drags on forever. The sacrifice gets exhausting. The wait gets heavy. And if you’re being honest, you may be wondering if it’s really worth it. You’ve been giving your all. You’ve been trying to stay faithful. But the results feel slow, an...  Read More

“For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worth comparing with the glory that is to be revealed to us.” - Romans 8:18When you're in the middle of the struggle, the weight can feel unbearable. The sacrifice feels costly. The obedience feels painful. It can feel like no one sees what you’re giving up, how much you’re enduring, or how heavy the burden really is. And in those mo...  Read More

“And I am sure of this, that he who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ.” - Philippians 1:6It’s easy to celebrate when you can see progress. When the numbers go up, when the doors open, when the answer comes. But what about when the needle doesn’t seem to move? What about when you’ve been praying, obeying, and showing up day after day, and it still feels...  Read More

“For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them.” - Ephesians 2:10There’s a lie that far too many people silently carry. It’s the weight of feeling like you’re behind. Behind in life, behind in purpose, behind where everyone else seems to be. You scroll through social media, and it looks like everybody else is winning....  Read More