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Have you ever really thought about the power we have to choose? What an incredible gift God has given us. We may not get to choose everything that happens to us, but we do get to choose how we respond. We can choose our attitude. We can choose what we focus on. And we can choose what we allow our minds to dwell on. I remember one morning when I was rushing to get out the door for an appointment. I was already feeling the pressure of trying to make it on time when suddenly—I k

As I was reading about the walk to Emmaus in Luke 24, I found myself pondering something. Why would Jesus choose to appear to just two people? One of them isn't even named. Why not a crowd? Why these two ordinary disciples? Maybe because revelation often happens in conversations, not crowds? I love that Jesus came with questions. "What are you discussing together as you walk along?" (Luke 24:17) These two disciples were discouraged. Their hopes had been shattered. And Jesus s

There is a hole in the heart of every human being. God placed it there. It is a hunger. A thirst. A longing. A desire for something more. And it will get filled. The question is: with what? Will it be filled with the pursuit of more money, more stuff, more success, more attention, more approval, more food, more beauty, more control? For so many years, I lived trying to fill that hole with things that could never satisfy me. I chased beauty. I chased fitness. I chased people’s

“A cheerful heart is good medicine…” — Proverbs 17:22 I have to admit something about myself. I long to be loved. To be accepted. To be seen. And because I feel that way, I assume most people do too. That’s why I believe the power of a smile is far greater than we realize. Today at the gym, I did what I always try to do — I smiled at someone as I passed. But this time, instead of a smile back, I was met with a frown… even a look of disgust. My heart sank. Shame rushed in. F

A New Yes. A New Possibility. Every new beginning starts with a choice. A yes . A willingness to consider that maybe—just maybe—more is possible than what you’ve been telling yourself. So many of us live under the quiet weight of I can’t . I can’t change. I can’t try again. I can’t do hard things. I can’t move forward. Those words can feel protective, even safe. But over time, they quietly shape our direction. They keep us stuck in patterns we were never meant to stay in. But

Science backs up what God’s Word has been saying all along — we start to act like the people we hang around with the most. Their words,...

Yesterday, I was driving on the highway in silence, just talking with God. My cruise control was set to 60 mph — the speed limit was 55....

Sometimes the most life-changing shifts start with the simplest step—literally. If you’ve been feeling stuck mentally, emotionally, or...