In my last post A Declaration Against Fear, I introduced the subject of fear by using excerpts from my own journal to share some of the ways in which God has been speaking to me about fear in my own life.  This can be considered a continuation of that discussion.  Anyone ever deal with feelings of being tremendously overwhelmed?  Ever have those moments where you just sit down with your head in your hands bombarded […]

Now I can say to myself and to all, “Relax and rest, be confident and serene, for the Lord rewards those who simply trust in Him.” (Ps. 116:7) In my previous post Removing Every Obstacle, I wrote about the importance of actively working towards removing every hindrance in our life for the purpose of fully experiencing the abundant life Jesus has promised us.  Fear is one of the biggest hindrances on the list.  Over the […]

A thief has only one thing in mind –he wants to steal, slaughter, and destroy.  But I have come to give you everything in abundance, more than you expect – life in its fullness until you overflow! (John 10:10) A couple posts back, I wrote on the subject of what intimacy with God looks like in seasons of blessing.  I wrote on what it looks like to fully enjoy the season we are in and […]

Recently, I came across an article published by The Christian Post that highlights a statement made by Christine Caine, in regards to sex trafficking.  At the Heaven Come conference this year, Christine made a truly powerful and convicting statement.  She told the audience, “I’ll tell you how to stop human trafficking, sex trafficking overnight: if people stop watching porn…Just stop it.  Here I am trying to put traffickers in jail and you’re watching ‘Game of […]

Recently, I have been pondering what it looks like to worship and maintain intimacy with God through every season of life.  Last year, for me, was a season of hardship.  I had to learn to invite God into the places of pain and meet him in the brokenness.  I had to learn to find joy even in the midst of sorrow and to learn to trust God’s heart and intentions towards me, even in the […]

Next year, I will step into a new role as a leader at Firehouse Supernatural School of Ministry.  As I prepare my heart and mind for that journey, I have begun to dig back into the book Kingdom Culture: Living the Values That Disciple Nations, by Dan Farrelly.  Today, in my reading, there were two quotes that stood out immensely for the season of life that I am in: In the foreword, Kris Vallotton writes, […]

The Spirit of the Sovereign Lord is upon me for the Lord has anointed me to bring good news to the poor, He has sent me to comfort the brokenhearted and to proclaim that captives will be released and prisoners will be freed…They will rebuild the ancient ruins, repairing cities destroyed long ago.  They will revive them, though they have been deserted for many generations. (Isa. 61:1-2, 4) At this moment in time, Isaiah 61 […]

To all who mourn in Israel, He will give a crown of beauty for ashes, a joyous blessing instead of mourning, festive praise instead of despair.  In their righteousness, they will be like great oaks that the Lord has planted for His own glory. (Isa. 61:3) “Beauty for ashes” is a personal promise from God for my life.  I remember a couple of years ago, I found myself in a really painful and ugly situation.  […]

The Spirit of the Sovereign Lord is upon me, for the Lord has anointed me to bring good news to the poor.  He has sent me to comfort the brokenhearted and to proclaim that captives will be released and prisoners will be freed.  He has sent me to tell those who mourn that the time of the Lord’s favor has come, and with it, the day of God’s anger against their enemies.  To all who […]

If you’re like me, you have really screwed up at some point in your life…or multiple points (let’s be honest).  Some people are able to quickly bounce back and brush it off.  That has not been my typical response.  Over the years, I have taken failure pretty hard and at times I have held myself to a standard that I am now convinced that not even God is holding me to.  As a result, there […]