I remember stepping into a new leadership role and staring at my list of responsibilities. “All of this is up to me…” The thought weighed me down with worry. “What if I mess it up? Or what if something happens that’s out of my control? What if the worst happens?” Maybe you’ve ridden this train of […]
God Never Leaves
Have you ever been deserted in a time of need? Maybe someone you love walked away when life got hard or maybe a colleague didn’t have your back when they said they would. No matter what sphere of life it happens in—personal or professional—this kind of betrayal hurts. On top of the original difficulty, you […]
How Jesus Handled Big Emotions
Sometimes our emotions are big and loud and refuse to be ignored. Fear screams at us, worry taunts us, and frustration grinds away at any peace we might have otherwise had. It can be overwhelming. But when we face feelings that will not be quieted, we can know we’re not alone. Jesus experienced big emotions, […]
God’s Help in Times of Grief
There are times in life when loss knocks us off our feet and our backs are bent with grief. In these moments, we can find ourselves thinking, “This is too much.” Grief has a way of revealing our neediness—our inability to hold ourselves together and hold ourselves up. But Psalm 145:14-15 says: The LORD sustains […]
3 Lessons from the Life of Anna
This week as I read in the Gospel of Luke, I was captivated by the short, yet impactful, story of Anna. You can look up her story in Luke 2:36-38 (and I encourage you to do that because it’s a wonderful read!), but today I want to highlight 3 key lessons we can learn from […]
My Eyes Have Seen
“My ears had heard of you but now my eyes have seen you.” (Job 42:5) Suffering gives us intimate knowledge of God. Have you experienced this? When everything is going well in our lives, we know about God. We’ve heard that He’s faithful. But that’s just hearsay. Suffering turns that hearsay into personal, experiential knowledge of […]