“As the time approached for Him to be taken up to heaven, Jesus resolutely set out for Jerusalem.”— Luke 9:51 NIV There is something about that word resolutely that keeps drawing me back. Jesus knew what lay ahead. Jerusalem wasn’t the easy road. It was the road of surrender, suffering and ultimately the cross. And…
“And my God will meet all your needs according to the riches of his glory in Christ Jesus.” — Philippians 4:19 There is an orphan place in us that whispers: I have to make a plan.I have to hold everything together.If I don’t make it happen, who will? It is the part of us that…
“My grace is always more than enough for you, and my power finds its full expression through your weakness.”2 Corinthians 12:9–10 TPT I’m learning that God is not intimidated by the places where I feel powerless. In fact, those may be the very places where He wants me to encounter His power most deeply. We…
“God is spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth.” — John 4:24 When Jesus spoke about worship in spirit and truth, He wasn’t describing a moment in a church service. He was describing a way of living with God. As His daughters, worship is so much more than the songs…
There are seasons when hope feels easy. When prayers are being answered. When the path ahead makes sense. When life feels settled and God’s goodness is easy to recognise. And then there are seasons when hope becomes a choice. When circumstances haven’t changed. When the answer hasn’t come. When you don’t know what God is…
Learning to exchange our thoughts for His There are days when my thoughts are not particularly helpful. I can wake up peaceful and, within minutes, find my mind running ahead of me — rehearsing a conversation, anticipating an outcome, worrying about someone I love, trying to solve something that hasn’t even happened yet. And if…
A reminder for when the field still looks empty. My dear friend, Harvest is coming. I know there are days when you wonder whether some of the seeds you have sown will ever become anything you can see. Seeds of prayer.Seeds of obedience.Seeds of forgiveness.Seeds of showing up when you would rather have withdrawn.Seeds of…
There is a particular kind of hesitation that creeps into prayer. You know the one. You bring your request to God, and somewhere between your heart and your words, doubt slips in. Is He really listening? Am I asking the right way? Will this even change anything? So you soften your prayers. You hedge them….
“The Lord will always guide you; He will satisfy your soul in dry places and strengthen your frame. You will be like a well-watered garden, like a spring whose waters never fail.” — Isaiah 58:11 There is a picture God paints throughout Scripture that has captivated my heart. Not of a woman who is striving….
There is a kind of tired that has nothing to do with sleep. It’s the tired of a woman who has been reaching for God — straining toward Him, trying to get close enough, good enough, still enough to feel Him. She reads the verse. She prays the prayer. She waits for the nearness to…
