Whenever I face uncertainty, it happens. I look for clues of what God is trying to tell me. As if God is tossing me breadcrumbs, leading me down the path to some obscure puzzle. Maybe it’s because anxiety makes it hard for me to focus. Or perhaps it’s just human nature. In my longing for certainty, this search for clues gives the illusion of control. But the more I walk with Jesus and learn to recognize his voice, the more I realize he’s not the type of God who throws us breadcrumbs. Continue Reading
4 Ways We’re Often Wrong About How the Enemy Works
Several weeks ago, I had a conversation with a friend who was going through an extremely difficult season. On top a crisis in her family life, she also faced stresses in her ministry. The timing of it could not have been worse. Each area of her life that mattered to her was filled with chaos of some sort. But what stuck me most about the conversation is that when the problems began mounting one of top of the other, she immediately recognized it as an attack from the enemy. This person had Continue Reading
The Truth About Belonging that Opened My Calloused Heart
“You’ve changed in the short time I’ve known you.” My friend made the observation as we drove up the windy road through the mountains, chatting on our way home from a moms’ night out. I smiled because knew she meant statement in a positive way. After over a year living in northern Utah, my walls were coming down. I was inviting people into the space in my heart I usually kept guarded. And this was a huge step for me. The truth about belonging that had alluded me for most of my life became Continue Reading
