Is there a bur under your saddle? That thing that won’t go away: that presses, and pinches, and prods at your soul? Perhaps it’s a blessing, this niggling beneath the surface that makes a plodding life uncomfortable. That motivates us to act because of the pain. What if the bur under your saddle is God’s Read more…
God Knows Exactly Where You Are
When you find yourself feeling lost, in a season of wondering What if? and What now?, be encouraged – God knows exactly where you are. Even when you don’t. It helps to have mileposts – the people and places – markers of love, hope, and healing, that remind us how far we’ve come. Much farther Read more…
Dream Big and Pray Big Prayers
The wonderful book The Circle Maker, instructs us to dream big dreams – pray big prayers. On page 22, there is a beautiful question: “What if Jesus were to ask you… ‘What do you want me to do for you?’ Would you be able to spell out the promises, miracles, and dreams God has put Read more…
In His Hands
You are never alone. No matter how it feels. There is always one who stands beside you. Has you by the hand. Going through a difficulty? It’s in His Hands. Life and death challenges? He is with you. Financial, relational, spiritual struggles? Yep. In His Hands. The enemy would have you believe otherwise. Do not Read more…