I struggled a lot this past year trying to reconcile what I felt God was speaking over my life and what my life currently looked like. It honestly got to the point where it hurt – hoping and believing for God to move, yet only feeling further and further from the good future He had for me. During my last semester of college, I knew … Continue reading A Big God, A Big Will

It’s easy to become dissatisfied and disappointed. I would argue that the cause of this is not that we don’t appreciate what we have, but rather because we become focused on what we don’t have. I think that’s why dissatisfaction is not always easy to spot in our lives…because we ARE thankful for our blessings….we just want the blessings we’re used to having PLUS something … Continue reading Grateful

Psalms 27:14 says, “Wait for and confidently expect the LORD; Be strong and let your heart take courage; Yes, wait for and confidently expect the LORD.” I remember reading this scripture and hearing messages about expecting God to move, come through, provide, and deliver. There began to be a stirring in my heart which produced a real expectation of God to do miraculous things in … Continue reading Expectations

I feel like David; I feel like a lot has been taken from me.  If you are unfamiliar with the story, in 1 Samuel 30 David and his men return to Ziklag where their families and belongings were left. But, upon arrival, David and his men found that the Amalekites had attacked, raided and burned Ziklag and taken their wives, sons and daughters captive. I … Continue reading The devil’s flag has been lowered and the Lord’s Banner has been raised.

I decided this year would be focused on “no distractions.” Pretty soon after that, God brought the story of Mary and Martha to my attention. In this story, Jesus comes to the women’s home and Martha, with good intentions, concerns herself with preparations while Mary just sits at the Lord’s feet. When Martha gets frustrated with her sister, Jesus responds that Mary has chosen the … Continue reading The Lord Is My Avenger

I was sitting next to my brother on a plane from Chicago headed home to Philadelphia. We had taken off in the middle of bad weather so the sky was gray. There was freezing rain, so during boarding machines were spraying the wings with some sort of anti-freeze liquid. As the plane was still climbing, we experienced a lot of turbulence, I kept having that … Continue reading Perspective

Have you ever heard the verse, “Truly I tell you, if you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you” (Matthew 17:20)? If so, have you then gathered up all the faith you could and told a mountain to move just to try it … Continue reading Move A Mountain

I think grief is often solely associated with the death of a person, but as I found out oh so clearly this past semester, that is not the case. Many things can unfortunately die. People, yes, but also the security of what you thought would be your future, your dreams, what you thought you knew, a relationship…yes, many things can die. The challenge is how … Continue reading Grief

On the day after my 21st birthday, I sat in church and just prayed to God asking him to teach me what love truly is – to make this 22nd year of my life a year of love – true, biblical love. I thought I knew what love was, and I thought I was great at demonstrating it. I could be sweet and flirty and … Continue reading Love, Biblically.

Have you ever wondered why you didn’t just totally stop sinning after being saved? Have you ever just wondered why, if you have the power of the Holy Spirit within you and you know the right things to do and say and think, you still fall short of the glory of God? I did. I still do sometimes. But that’s why my bio and life … Continue reading The Resurrected King Is Resurrecting Me

What if my dreams never come true? There are things I want so badly, and they are so close I can almost feel them. But, when I step in and take control and try to realize them on my own and in my own timing, I wind up doing more harm than good. So, I’m in a season of surrender. I’ve previously tasted the realization of … Continue reading (Sweet) Surrender