How much will you say “yes” to this season? Will you be worn out and stressed by the time Christmas gets here? Will you run yourself and your family ragged trying to do everything and be everything? As much as I love Christmas and all its trappings, it does always seem to be the season […]
10 Ways to Practice Stillness {even if you don’t like silence}
Is your life full of noise, activity, and chaos? Do you find your schedule packed and hectic? Are you struggling to find peace, quiet, and tranquility in your life? Do you long to hear God’s voice more clearly in your life? Most of us are living busy, hectic lives. Too often we push aside stillness […]
How to Find Sabbath Rest in a Modern Life
How much rest time do you schedule into your week? How often do you unplug from your phone, social media, and other distractions? Are you intentionally finding quiet time to spend with God? In this busy, modern world, your answers (like mine) are probably not much. We have busy lives. Days for Sabbath rest are […]
How to Get Closer to Jesus
When life gets hard, what makes it easier to get through the tough days? Having a friend or loved one nearby? Calling your mom or a best friend? The disciples discovered something even better in . They learned how to get closer to Jesus and why that is so vital for our lives. They were […]
5 Ways to Know if God is Speaking to You
Hearing voices, seeing visions, words that leap off the pages of the Bible. Does God really speak in such real, tangible ways? Nudges, feelings in your heart, the sense of something larger. Are these from God or just tricks our mind plays? Are those who claim to hear from God a bit crazy or is […]
How to Pray a Prayer for Trust in God
What’s your first reaction when trouble appears on your horizon? Where do you turn when the challenges before you seem too big to solve on your own? Do you allow the ‘what-ifs’ to run wild in your mind? Do you call your friends to complain and vent your frustrations? Do you turn to the internet […]
4 Keys to Learn to Trust God
How well are you weathering the storms in your life? When trouble hits and you feel under attack from the world, are you filled with peace and strength? Do you wish you could be? What if you could face your greatest trials filled with peace and a confident heart? What difference would that make in […]
7 Truths About Trusting God’s Plan for Your Life
I sat in my son’s room, rocking him to bed as I did every night. As he finished nursing and drifted off to sleep, I began to pray. Mostly I sat in the silence with God and listened, as had become my custom on these nights. Only this night, God broke through loud and clear. […]
How to Pray Effectively | 3 Keys to Unlocking the Power of Prayer
How hard could it be to paint a room? I’d been using paint and paintbrushes since kindergarten. I’d watched others painting walls on this mission trip and I was ready to join in. So, I grabbed a paintbrush and tray of paint and jumped in. I was making progress, slowly, on my wall (and also […]
How to Pray Out Loud | 7 Tips for When it’s Your Turn to Pray
As much as I loved my small group, I always dreaded this last part of our meeting – the closing prayer. It wasn’t the prayer I minded. I just didn’t want to be called on to say it. I’d stare at my feet, willing someone else to volunteer. I hoped this wouldn’t be one of […]
How to Pray for Beginners: 5 Steps to Getting Started
I thought I knew how to pray. I’d grown up in church. I knew the Lord’s Prayer and said my bedtime prayers. Yet, even though I was well into adulthood, I didn’t feel like I truly knew how to pray. I wasn’t comfortable saying prayers on my own. I guess I’d missed the “how to […]
30 Bible Verses to Replace Worry with Strength & Peace
Where do you turn when life gets hard? When the storms roll in? When everything seems to be crashing down around you? The truth is, this life is hard. When the storms roll in, it’s only natural for our hearts to worry and our strength to waver. So, how can you replace that worry with […]
