I’ve thought a lot lately of the times I “bent” to please others in my life. How I would walk into rooms and start to dumb myself down, stand down from my calling so not to appear prideful, and all...
When the Lord chose to toss me into the deep end with broken hearts, He didn’t ask if I approved. He allowed a season in my own life that prepared me for it. An otherworldly training class I never expected....
As I entered into some unexpected moments this past month it carried a spiritual weight of something I've yet to see unfold. It has felt as if God pushed pause. A quiet "slowing of my roll" with an almost daily...
The way you operate in the Kingdom is as distinct and unique as you are. Your personality, your demeanor, your language. All perfectly crafted to meet a need bigger than you. God has prepared certain people who need what YOU...
One of the marks of being filled with the Holy Spirit is holy boldness. "Streams in the Desert" today added "holy audacity." I tend to love that. Audacity is "a willingness to take bold, daring risks." What in the world...
I sat quietly as she wept, “I just want my Mama.” My own eyes began to fill with tears. I whispered in my heart to the Lord, “There it is Lord. “ I could instantly see that little girl in...
You’ll walk through fire not once but often. You’ll have to learn to keep your head down and your eyes lifted to the hills when others choose to misunderstand you. They’ll not get your reasoning of why you keep preaching...
There is a weight to working with hearts. A cost to caring. Yet, such beauty in the tending. I am, still, always learning. This is not how I thought my life in ministry would turn out. It was never in...
It passed through my heart this morning the high stakes of caring for hearts God has entrusted to us. I fear we take it way too lightly. If I operate haphazardly then the ramifications often follow me and affect those...
You will not walk into this season trying to prove what has already been proven. You will not bend to the opinions of men. For you are positioned in Christ. The "I AM that I AM" has already declared who...