Maybe it’s a dream you’re holding on to or a promise you’ve been made. Perhaps you are waiting for a person to change or a situation to change. Perhaps you are waiting for an answer to prayer, hoping to come, joy to replace sadness, or clarity and hope to replace confusion and chaos. In the (…)
Sometimes life can be hard. We all go through times of hardship, grief, or loss. And even if you haven’t experienced it yet, you’ve probably had moments when you got tired of doing good. As much as we want to live well and do good for others, the truth is that we all get tired (…)
Lift up your eyes, and look at the fields, how they have already been halved for the harvest! —John 4:35 At the end of the summer, we went for a walk in the New Forest in England. We had fun picking blackberries in the forest and admiring the horses playing nearby. Enjoying the sweet and (…)
“I’m not good enough.” “I’m not smart enough.” “I’m not strong enough.” “I’m not enough.” Every day we are bombarded with lies that try to convince us that we don’t have what it takes to follow Jesus. Whenever we make mistakes, our insecurities show up and tell us that we will always be weak and (…)
Do you remember the last time you were exhausted? Maybe you’ve been working on a complex project all day or week. You may have felt drained after helping other people in your life. Or maybe difficult situations and failures have made you think about giving up. We all get tired sometime. Paul, the author of (…)