Your Relationship with God

Knowing the Worth of What Christ Paid For Hebrews 10:14 (NLT) says, “For by that one offering he forever made perfect those who are being made holy.” Jesus Christ paid a price no one else could pay. When He went to the cross, He didn’t just die to forgive your sins — He died to restore your value. His blood sealed your worth once and for all. That one sacrifice was final; nothing more needs to be added. Colossians 2:10 (NLT) says, “So you also are complete through your union with Christ, who is the head over every ruler and…

Getting to Know the Person of Jesus Christ Salvation Is a Miraculous Change Someone once said to me, “I know plenty of people who say they’re saved, but they’re doing the same things I do—and some are doing worse.” And it’s true—many people wrestle with that observation. They wonder, What’s the point of salvation if nothing seems different? If I’ll keep doing the same things and feeling the same way, why do I need to be saved? But here’s the truth: salvation does cause a miraculous change. It is more miraculous than anything we could ever imagine, because through Jesus…

The First Step to Transformation Mark 10:17–18 (NLT) tells us, “As Jesus was starting out on his way to Jerusalem, a man came running up to him, knelt down, and asked, ‘Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?’ ‘Why do you call me good?’ Jesus asked. ‘Only God is truly good.’” On the surface, this young man seemed respectful. He ran to Jesus, knelt before Him, and asked about the most important question of all—eternal life. But his greeting revealed the problem. By calling Jesus “Good Teacher,” he was treating Christ as if He were just another…

“Then Jesus said, ‘Come to me, all of you who are weary and carry heavy burdens, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you. Let me teach you, because I am humble and gentle at heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy to bear, and the burden I give you is light.’” (Matthew 11:28–30, NLT) The Weariness We Carry Life has a way of draining us—mentally, emotionally, and spiritually. Some days you wake up already tired, worn thin from carrying burdens you were never meant to shoulder. But here’s the…

Part 7: Reordered Priorities Some of us aren’t bound by chains of fear or shame — we’re bound by the weight of misaligned priorities. We keep saying “yes” to everything and everyone, but deep down, we know our soul is starving. Our schedules are full, but our spirits are running on empty. We’ve placed work, people, and even ministry above the God who gave us breath. The truth is, misplaced priorities will drain you just as much as hidden wounds. Jesus said in Matthew 6:33 (NLT), “Seek the Kingdom of God above all else, and live righteously, and he will…

The Tension of Revelation We often ask God to show us what’s holding us back. We pray for clarity, for growth, and for breakthrough. But when the Holy Spirit reveals the truth, it doesn’t always come wrapped in comfort. Sometimes He shines light on a part of us we’d rather keep hidden—an attitude, a pattern, or a wound we’ve learned to live with. In that moment, alignment with God begins with honesty. Jesus told His disciples in John 16:13 (NLT), “When the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all truth.” That guiding includes not just truth about…

Identity and the Power of God’s Word It’s staggering how many people walk through life without knowing who they were meant to be. For many, life can feel aimless and joyless, like a puzzle with too many pieces missing. Often, the root of this struggle is that they don’t know, or haven’t embraced, the truth of who they are in God’s eyes. James 1:23–24 (NLT) says, “For if you listen to the word and don’t obey, it is like glancing at your face in a mirror. You see yourself, walk away, and forget what you look like.” God’s Word is…

Emotional Wounds and Faith: When Pain Builds Walls We don’t always realize it, but some of the hardest battles of faith don’t show up as attacks from the devil, they come from the walls we’ve built around our wounds. A wound left unchecked doesn’t just ache—it changes the architecture of our soul. It becomes a wall, and that wall is often built so skillfully we convince ourselves it’s protection. But the truth is, what was meant to shield us ends up shutting us in. This is how emotional wounds can quietly hinder our faith and keep us from walking in…

Surrender is a word that makes a lot of us uncomfortable. For many, it sounds like losing, like laying down your fight and letting life run over you. But in the kingdom of God, surrender is not weakness—it’s strength. It’s where we discover real, raw, unshakable power that doesn’t come from us, but from Him. A surrendered heart is one that says, “God, I’m yours—completely. Even when I don’t get it, even when it hurts, even when life seems to be going the opposite way.” That kind of surrender is bold. It’s faith in motion. Letting Go to Gain What…

Life moves fast, and distraction has become a way of life. Between social media feeds, constant notifications, work demands, and the pressure to always be “on,” we can find ourselves torn in a dozen different directions—running on fumes. Even the things that once refreshed us can start to feel like noise. And if we’re not careful, our walk with God can slip quietly to the backseat while everything else screams for center stage. We say we want to keep God first. But the truth is that it can be challenging at times, and it’s not because we don’t love Him….

There comes a time in every believer’s walk with God when the usual prayers, fasts, and service no longer quiet the hunger within. You’ve shown up, stayed faithful, carried burdens, and poured out more than most will ever know. But instead of feeling full, you feel this unsettling ache rising in your soul—the ache for more. Not just more activity or accolades, but more of what’s real. More purpose. More fruit. More fire. More of the life Jesus said was possible. A life that is rich, satisfying, and dripping with the kind of joy that no storm can erase. I’ve…

There are seasons when you look around at your life and all you can see are your limitations. You wonder how God could possibly use someone like you. You scroll past posts of people doing big things for the Kingdom—launching ministries, writing books, speaking to crowds—and your first instinct is to shrink. You don’t have a platform. You don’t have polished words. And honestly, you don’t feel like you have much of anything worth offering. Just a quiet heart. A little faith. And a whole lot of questions. But here’s the truth: inadequacy is not a disqualifier in God’s Kingdom….

There comes a moment when you realize that survival just isn’t enough. It’s not wrong—it’s just incomplete. For a long time, maybe surviving was the win. Just breathing. Just staying in the game. Just putting one foot in front of the other with your faith limping but still alive. And if that’s where you are now, listen, there’s no shame in survival. But don’t stop there, because God didn’t call you just to survive. He called you to rise to a life beyond what you could ever accomplish on your own. He called you to live, not just exist. To…

Not just your worship—but your walk, your work, your everything Honoring God with our whole life sounds beautiful on paper—but let’s be real, it’s a lot harder to walk out when real life’s challenges hit. We live in a culture that’s totally fine with compartmentalizing faith. Go to church on Sunday, pray when things fall apart, maybe post a scripture here and there—but don’t bring God into your business decisions, your dating life, your schedule, or how you show up in the world. Just keep Him in His lane. But God can’t be boxed in. Part-time loyalty gets us part-time…

Stepping Boldly Into the Freedom You Were Made For Nothing our Heavenly Father does is random. Every move He makes, every Word He speaks, and every door He opens or shuts is purposeful according to His divine Will and plan. He’s awesome and amazing, and we can have overwhelming confidence that His brilliance and love never fail. His plans are intentional. They are wise and loving, even when we don’t fully understand them. And when God releases you from something, it’s never just for your temporary relief. It’s for your eternal growth. Feeling good is very important to us, and…

When You’re Bound by the Idea of Who You Were Supposed to Be Derrick used to be “the one with potential.” Everybody saw it. Coaches said he had leadership in his bones. Teachers called him a natural. His family believed he was destined for something great. It felt like his future had already been written—he just needed to show up and live it out. But at 39, Derrick sat in the parking lot of a job he barely tolerated, staring at a life that didn’t look anything like what people imagined for him. He was divorced, exhausted, and still fighting…

When Your History Is Blocking Your Destiny 2 Corinthians 10:4 (NLT)“We use God’s mighty weapons… to knock down the strongholds of human reasoning and to destroy false arguments.” There comes a time when you have to ask yourself a real question: Why am I still stuck here? You love God, you’ve prayed, cried, fasted—and yet, there’s a familiar pattern that keeps showing up in your life. Maybe it’s that unhealthy relationship you can’t quite detach from, the dysfunctional family cycle that seems to follow you into every new season, or that inner voice that keeps repeating what someone else said…

When Shame Still Has a Voice Darius had done a lot right over the last few years—got sober, got saved, got serious about building a new life. From the outside, it looked like redemption was in full swing: steady job, deeper faith, even leading a men’s Bible study at his recovery center. But sometimes, even when the fruit is good, the root still aches. He had been with Lena—now his ex—for eight years before they finally married. She was loyal, steady, the kind of woman who made broken things feel safe. When he’d show up at midnight after working a…

When Survival Becomes a Stronghold You can be walking with God, serving in your church, and raising your kids right—and still be bound by a mindset that was only meant to get you through a hard season, not define your whole life. Sometimes the stronghold isn’t a substance or a relationship—it’s who we had to become just to make it. The no-nonsense version of you. The overachiever. The overly independent woman who keeps everything on her back and won’t let anyone come close enough to help. That “version” may have gotten you through—but it’s not the healed you. It’s not…

Part 1: The Prison You Can’t Always See You can hold down a job, provide for your family, lead in your church—and still feel locked up on the inside. And it’s not always obvious from the outside. Sometimes the most bound people are the ones who look like they’ve got it all together. That’s because invisible prisons don’t always look like failure. Sometimes they look like high-functioning fear. You can be saved. You can be gifted, anointed even. You can have the call of God on your life, show up every day doing what you’re supposed to do—serving, leading, producing,…