Joseph Did Everything Right. It Got Worse Anyway.
Joseph did the right thing and life got worse. His years in Potiphar’s house and prison show how to remain faithful when God’s answer feels delayed.
Joseph did the right thing and life got worse. His years in Potiphar’s house and prison show how to remain faithful when God’s answer feels delayed.
A woman I’d never met went looking for the man who mentored a boy twenty years ago. She found him — and found her way back to church along the way. Part two of a story about unknowing influence.
A stranger’s Facebook message about the wrong Mike Davis made me realize you never know which moment in your life someone else is still holding onto.
I used to think answered prayer would announce itself — clear, unmistakable, dramatic. Looking back, I nearly missed the biggest answer of my life because it never came as a bolt of lightning. It came as a chain — one quiet answer setting off ten more.
There’s a version of me that used to fill every quiet moment with noise. TV after work, out most weekends, always needing to be doing something. This is the story of how God didn’t change my schedule so much as He changed my heart — until the things I used to chase just started losing their shine.
I never told her what she did. Sixteen years later, I still haven’t. She was about ten, and one sentence she said in the car changed the direction of my life — even though she has no idea it did.
How do you know whether God is asking you to wait or take the next step? Sometimes waiting is faithful obedience. Other times it’s fear wearing spiritual language. Here’s what Scripture and one personal journey taught me about telling the difference.
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.
You can be thankful and tired at the same time. This post is about faith in hard seasons, healing, family tension, grandchildren, prayer, and the small reminders God sends before we even know we need them.