It seems like I have spent my entire life simply waiting for something ... or for someone ... or for God to move on my behalf.

When you apply the power of “honor” and “grace” to every situation in your life you will discover a rich way of living that is ignored by most.

Change is inevitable. Change can also be powerful. Change is often magnificent.

Don’t expect to extract peace from your circumstances … or hope from a person … or even agreement with a government. All of our hope comes from Jesus!

Are you ready to toss aside the disappointment of 2020 and then enthusiastically enter a new season of hope and steadfastness?

I believe that Christmas is more than just a day … it is more meaningful than a holiday season … and it holds more power than one month on the calendar can communicate.

Dearest Holy Spirit, Thank you so much for the very generous gifts that you have selected especially for me! How I love unwrapping each gift and thinking about all of the ways that I will be able to put each one to use in my life!

Where IS Christmas? This is a poignant yet meaningful question that we should all consider this first week of December in the momentous year of 2020.

We are the ones chosen by the loving hand of the Father to travel through the riveting times and challenging days of 2020.

In Ephesians 4, Paul has told us that bitterness, wrath, anger, clamor, slander, and malice are not options for us—but he has a better yes!

When you and I, who have been made in the exact image and likeness of God, apply His promises to our human lives, we begin to walk in the power and strength that He has designed for us.

Perhaps our prayer this week should be, “Father … would You be Lord in America? Would You represent us as the Captain? Would You be in charge?”

We all deeply desire peace in our relationships, especially in our families and in our marriages, but we must desire it desperately enough to make it a high priority.

Life is renewed and hope is restored where joy and sorrow meet. Strength is found and peace is discovered as joy and sorrow are stirred together.

Take shelter under His goodness as you keep your eyes peeled for the miracle hidden in everyday moments.