When the Light we’ve been depending on goes out, we have a choice: surrender to darkness or find a way to Shine. When we lose the relationships that help us feel connected to God, it can feel like the rug has been pulled out from underneath us. The grieving process can bring out the worst […]
Deeper life: Responding to adversity with faith
When the dust of this wild life settles and you can finally see clearly – when you look in a mirror, will you like what you see? Will you shine brighter than you did before the storm? One thing is for sure: in this world, we will face obstacles. In spite of our best intentions, […]
Deeper Life: Experience the transformational power of prayer
Like a stone at the seashore, waves of God’s love crash over me, smoothing away my rough edges. Mother Teresa said “I used to think prayer changes things. Now I know prayer changes us, and we change things.” Let’s face it! We all have a lot of work to do to reach our full potential […]
Spiritual Journey: When you need to step out on faith
Faith is built out of one step into the unknown at a time. It’s takes courage to walk through mysterious doorways into God.
Inner Workout: Transforming darkness into light through forgiveness
Thank you for casting so much darkness at me. If you hadn’t been so relentless, I wouldn’t have called forth so much Light. Now I shine like the noonday sun, and your shadows can’t come near me. I forgive you and will pray for you always. Related Scripture Psalm 37:6 “He will make your […]
Spiritual Journey: When your plans are uprooted
Sometimes out of the crystal clear heavens, God reaches down and uproots my plans – I am always stunned when this happens, it’s terrifying. But then, with gentle and powerful hands – sure as the sun, He replants me somewhere beautiful, where I have even more room to stretch and rise up to meet Him. When […]