If you question the value of your life as far as what you have or have not accomplished… you’re asking the wrong question.

Faithful followers of Jesus will always face conflict and criticism from others, but these will never compare to the conflicts and criticisms inside of us that we hold onto. Recognizing how those have made us into who God created us to be and coming to peace within us will enable us to deal with the new conflicts and criticisms with understanding and grace.

You may not be ready for where God is leading you, but if you keep putting one foot in front of the other and recentering yourself as you go, you too will discover all the wonders that God has planned for you.

To hear where God is speaking to our future, look at where God has been speaking through our names, our birth stories, and the long-standing themes of our lives.

Faithfulness is being a good steward of our own talents and when we are up against dangerous forces that must be confronted on behalf of what is good, true, and just, then the talents and life we risk must first be our own and the signatures we sign, they should be the largest.

A miracle is anything that helps us believe in and be humbled by God’s love.