Some people have really crappy things happen to them, People betray them or let them down, money is tight, the struggle can be constant. But what I’ve found with people who only focus on those things is: if they look back over their lives for happy moments, they will invariably find some. Which makes me [...]
Being a rebel can be a great thing — everything you do is different and unique — but in your insistence on doing the opposite of the norm, you can end up missing out on every bit of beauty in it.
When in a crowd, don't sink to the lowest common denominator of old, blah music. Be a new song.
I’ve been around the Christian scene for quite a few years now, and then some. When it comes to messages about future dreams, they all amount to much the same thing: When you’re great— You’ll be on stage. You’ll have a ministry. You’ll be an international speaker. You’ll be a celebrated author. You’ll be recognized.There. [...]
God asks us to pray without ceasing. So what does that mean to you? To me it means being IN him. It's like being at home. When I'm here, I'm talking to my husband and boy-man; I'm listening, I think this is what prayer without ceasing means. It's being so one with him that it's [...]
When people ask you about the story of your life, are the markers in your story those of the super crappy times in your life or the highlights that propelled you forward? Because whichever markers you use will define you as a victim or a warrior. #chooseyourname
What do you do when your heart is heavy? You go to the one whose burden is light. When you are grieving? To the one whose presence is complete. When you are angry? To the one whose peace goes beyond what the world can give. John 14:27 He really is enough. and it's from that [...]
I was watching a worship leader recently, and I thought back to the days when I would criticize people in that position frequently (but I’m perfect now, y’all hear?). They couldn't sing perfectly, they didn't choose the "right' songs, their relationship with God didn't go deep enough, they weren't up to date on the newest [...]
You can ask God for anything you want; you can dream; you can hope; you can believe he has your best life in mind, but the bottom line is that his plans are better and his dreams go higher than yours. So when you next talk to God and you totally trust the depths of [...]
Of all the things that cripple people from being all they can be, expectation is the worst. Expectation is very different to hope, because it usually sets a standard to be attained that is nigh impossible to reach--one that says that you must the brightest, the best, the shiniest at that thing you want to [...]
