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Do you find yourself in a dry season with God?  Do you find it difficult to connect with God?   I do.   And it’s more often than I want to admit. When things get tough, I question if God really has my back and is going to take care of me.   Growing up,

Do you feel like your background limits you from the potential God has for you? Maybe you had a parent that was an alcoholic, or divorced, or struggled with bitterness and anger? It’s hard to believe that your life will end up any different from theirs.    But it doesn’t have to be. In the

A couple of years ago I was praying about the direction God wanted me to go for that year.   What I strongly felt was that God wanted me to clear up the clutter and organize my home.   It seemed like a strange request to hear from God.  But the more I prayed the

Sometimes I wonder if the details of my life matter to God.  I mean with billions of people in the universe, why would the details of my life matter before God? But when I read through the book of Leviticus in the Bible, I realized how much God is in the details. You see the

Have you ever had the very people that give you trouble ask for your help in their time of need?   I’ve seen this at work in my own life.  Throughout my career, I’ve had to deal with difficult people who seemed to dislike me without even giving me a chance.  For whatever reason, I

In the Bible, we read about Job.  The faithful servant of God who was caught between a dialogue between God and Satan.  Job’s life of integrity towards God ultimately is what ended up turning his life upside down. As he talks with his friends, Job starts to complain.  But his friends weren’t having it.  They

If you look around – at work, at home, and maybe even at the grocery store…there is always a problem. And guess what? God has given you and I specific gifts and abilities to help solve these problems. With the help of the Holy Spirit, we are uniquely equipped to do what others cannot. Joseph

The beginning of a new year brings with it excitement and a momentum for change unlike any other time of the year.  It seems that the whole world is wanting to use this as a time to reset and reboot and start something new.  But for many, the previous year might not have been what

The past few weeks my heart has been moved by prayer requests for really heavy situations….a single mother whose teenage son has been diagnosed as bipolar and exhibits self destructive tendencies, an acquaintance who hasn’t spoke to her twin sister in decades, a friend who is heartbroken over the end of her marriage.  And the

I don’t know where you find yourself today, but I want to encourage you to not listen to the lies of the enemy that brings condemnation, fear, shame, and doubt.  Jesus took the weight of all of that on the cross when he died.  God knows exactly what you are going through and He is