"First of all, then, I urge that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings be made for all people." – 1 Timothy 2:1There are people in your life right now whom God has entrusted to you. Family. Friends. Coworkers. People you lead. People who lead you. Whether you realize it or not, you’ve been placed around them on purpose. You don’t just do life near them; you have the opportunity ...  Read More

"For truly, I say to you, if you have faith like a grain of mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, 'Move from here to there,' and it will move, and nothing will be impossible for you." – Matthew 17:20It is easy to assume that we need massive faith to see massive results. We think we need to have it all together, believe without a single doubt, and live on some mountaintop of spiritual streng...  Read More

"Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness." – James 1:2-3Everyone wants to grow. Everyone says they want to get better, be stronger, and go deeper in their faith. But few want to face what growth actually requires. Because the truth is, growth and comfort rarely coexist. Real growth often shows up wrapp...  Read More

"Before I was afflicted I went astray, but now I keep your word." – Psalm 119:67Nobody asks for the struggle, but sometimes it is the very thing that drives your roots deep. Struggle has a way of stripping away the surface level and pulling you into places of reflection, dependence, and connection with God that you never would have reached otherwise. It teaches you how to go beneath the noise and ...  Read More

"Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness." - James 1:2-3Nobody enjoys “the struggle” while they're in it. Pain feels pointless when you are right in the thick of it. But God never wastes suffering. He uses it to shape you, to refine you, and to grow something in you that ease and comfort never could.Th...  Read More

"But we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, and endurance produces character, and character produces hope." - Romans 5:3-4Nobody signs up for suffering. If you could skip the pain, you probably would. But suffering has a way of shaping us, deepening us, and bringing a kind of growth that comfort never could. And even more than that, suffering can be a stage where ...  Read More