"Now to him who is able to do far more abundantly than all that we ask or think, according to the power at work within us." - Ephesians 3:20When you are in a long season of preparation, it is easy to grow tired and start settling. You pray for God to open big doors, but when it takes longer than you hoped, you may start thinking, maybe this smaller door is enough. Maybe this is all I’m meant for.H...  Read More

"Not only that, but we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, and endurance produces character, and character produces hope." - Romans 5:3-4If you are in a season where God is preparing you, it can feel heavy. It can feel long. You might even start to wonder if God has forgotten what He promised you. But here is something crucial to understand: while God is working t...  Read More

"Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God so that at the proper time he may exalt you." - 1 Peter 5:6We all want the blessing. We pray for it, chase after it, and believe for it. But what we often miss is that God is not just interested in giving you a blessing. He is interested in making sure you are ready for it.Sometimes God brings something into your life, not just to give yo...  Read More

"He must increase, but I must decrease." - John 3:30If you are going to run your race with endurance, if you are serious about laying down the weight, dropping the sin, and living out a bold Why Not You? mentality, you have to prepare for it every single day. You cannot expect to walk in victory without a plan. The moment your feet hit the floor in the morning, the enemy is already on notice. That...  Read More

"Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him, endured the cross, despising the shame, and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God." - Heb...  Read More

"Whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord and not for men, knowing that from the Lord you will receive the inheritance as your reward. You are serving the Lord Christ." - Colossians 3:23-24If you know sports, you know what third string means. It means you rarely, if ever, get in the game. I was third string myself until my senior year of college basketball, and I can tell you firsthand, it ...  Read More