When Suffering Changes You
After one of the hardest years of my life, God used 1 Peter 4 to remind me that suffering isn’t wasted. Sometimes the greatest work God does isn’t around us, it’s within us.
After one of the hardest years of my life, God used 1 Peter 4 to remind me that suffering isn’t wasted. Sometimes the greatest work God does isn’t around us, it’s within us.
I’ve spent seasons convincing myself I was waiting on God, when in reality I was avoiding the next step out of fear. Here’s what Scripture taught me about faith, courage, and the difference between trusting God and delaying obedience.
Every Fourth of July we celebrate political freedom, but Jesus offers an even greater freedom. In this personal devotional, discover how God’s truth exposes sin, breaks the chains of fear and shame, and sets us free to find our identity in Christ, not in the opinions or approval of others.
Prayer is not a last resort. It is a connection. When you do not know what to say, God is still listening, and you do not have to have it all figured out to pray.
Sometimes the slowdown is not the setback we think it is. Maybe God is not holding us back. Maybe He is holding us together.
Sometimes the struggle does not disappear as quickly as we prayed it would. But that does not mean God is absent. He may be working in the middle of it.
Not every opinion needs a response. Not every argument needs your energy. And not every bit of noise around you is something God asked you to carry. This post is about learning to protect the peace God is building in you.
Have you ever felt broken beyond repair? This is a raw, honest testimony about losing a father at 12, surviving a widow maker heart attack, and how God kept putting me back together every time I fell apart. Turning 55 and still standing — not because of luck, but because of grace.
I never imagined I would find myself at rock bottom—a lowly, contrite, broken man with seemingly nothing left to lose. Well… almost nothing. I still have my health, and my old CR-V is somehow still hanging on. Lately, I’ve found myself praying often for both, asking God to protect me and keep that old Honda running a little longer…
Half the truth can do real damage. This post is about gossip, assumptions, judgment, and why Christians must slow down, pray, seek truth, and extend grace before speaking on someone else’s life.