Stillness is often synonymous with quiet. When we are still we are experiencing a complete lack of movement, or change of position. How ironic. Because I could testify that in moments of my stillness God has moved mountains. Mountains of doubt. Mountains of fear. Mountains of confusion. Mountains of unforgiveness. Pick a mountain and my God has moved it when I am still. My position changes from...

I have been engaged in a silent war this summer. A bi-weekly standoff between me and a grove of dying trees. You see, I have to mow the grass that resides under these trees every other week. But before I can mow, I need to pick up sticks. May I say, it isn’t anything like the game of Pick-Up Sticks...

I wonder, can constant obedience, like unceasing prayer, become as natural and continuous as breathing? If that sounds like a tall order it is! But the good news is that we are not the ones to fulfill it. Psalm 119:88 says, “In Your great love revive me so I can alertly obey your every word.” Strong’s Concordance has amazing things to tell...

In recent years, Jesus has liberated me from thinking I'm responsible for outcomes. So today, I hold outcomes far more loosely. I think I was trying to play God in those early years (without meaning to). If I reach out to this person, I bet this may happen! If I help this family member, I bet this will be the result! If/Then...

Context is everything as is perception. Both can be game changers when it comes to giving thanks. The book of Thessalonians was written to people who were being persecuted for their faith in Jesus Christ. The Apostle Paul, its author, wanted his readers to know they could live (or die) with HOPE. Jesus rose from the grave and they could look...

“Humility is the perfect quietness of heart. It is to expect nothing, to wonder at nothing that is done to me, to feel nothing done against me. It is to be at rest when nobody praises me, and when I am blamed or despised. It is to have a blessed home in the Lord, where I can go in and...

They say that to be an expert at something, you need 10,000 hours of experience. Turns out I’m an expert at worrying and being anxious. Ten thousand hours throughout my lifetime translates into roughly 30 minutes of anxious/worrisome daily thoughts. I’m embarrassed to admit that that number is a cakewalk for me. Jennie Allen says that one of the greatest tools the...