Who are you trying to please? It is a simple question, yet it has the power to reveal so much about our hearts. If we are honest, many of the decisions we make are influenced by a desire to be accepted, understood, or admired by others. We want to fit in. We want people to approve of us. We want to avoid standing out. Yet I wonder if one of our greatest struggles is not simply resisting temptation, but caring too much about what other people think. As followers of Christ, Scr

How can we expect God to lead us if we have already decided we know the way? It is easy to think that wisdom comes from experience, intelligence, or simply having the right answers. The world often tells us to trust ourselves, follow our hearts, and believe that everything we need is already within us. Confidence is celebrated, while admitting we do not know something is often seen as weakness. Yet Scripture paints a completely different picture. Again and again, the Bible re

Can you truly know someone without spending time with them? It seems like an obvious question, yet I think it's one many of us, including myself at times, need to wrestle with. Relationships don't grow by accident. They grow through conversation, trust, intentionality, and simply choosing to be with one another. The same is true in our walk with Christ. We all desire a deep relationship with Jesus, but relationships are nurtured. They don't flourish on desire alone. For years

Which path am I choosing? I've recently spent some time rereading the Psalms, and the more I meditate on Psalm 1, the more one truth continues to stand out to me: your roots determine your fruit. Psalm 1 presents two ways of living. One life is rooted in the Lord, delights in His Word, and remains steadfast through every season. The other slowly compromises with the world until it loses its roots. The contrast isn't merely between two outcomes, it begins with two different pa

Recently, I heard a pastor say something that I haven't been able to stop thinking about: "God does not have grandchildren." The statement caught me off guard because it sounds strange at first. But the more I thought about it, the more I realized how profoundly true it is. God is a Father, and fathers have children. No one inherits a relationship with Jesus through their family tree. No one enters the Kingdom because their parents loved God, their grandparents prayed faithfu

When you are lost and it is your fault, you are relentlessly pursued. When you are found, you are ridiculously celebrated. I recently got the chance to hear Father Mike speak on his Parables tour. One thing he discussed was the Parable of the Lost Coin. If you haven't heard it, basically the story is about a woman who loses one of her ten valuable silver coins. Once she finds it, she is so overjoyed that she calls all of her friends and neighbors over to celebrate. The overal

Recently, I watched a speech Harrison Ford gave, and if you know anything about me, I love Star Wars almost as much as I love Jesus. And one thing I’ve discovered about loving Jesus is that somehow, almost everything eventually points me back to Him. Ford said this: “What’s worse than getting to the end of your life realizing you haven’t fully lived it?” And honestly, that question hit me harder than I expected. Most people hear a quote like that and immediately think about a

We live in a world that constantly teaches us to measure ourselves. By beauty, by success, by attention, by whether or not we fit the standards placed in front of us. Everywhere we look, there is pressure to become “better,” prettier, more accomplished, more desirable. And if I’m honest, as a woman, I completely understand how easy it is to fall into that mindset. It becomes so natural to focus on outer appearance and criticize every flaw we think we see. Sometimes we become

Sometimes the hardest thing to accept isn’t that God forgives us, it’s that we’re allowed to live like we’ve been forgiven. We bring our past to Him. We confess it, pray through it, ask for mercy. We know what Scripture says. We know that Jesus paid for our sin. And yet, even after all of that, something in us still holds on. We replay the moment, revisit the decision, and carry the weight like it still belongs to us. It’s strange how we can believe in God’s grace and still s

What will you do in the dark? Will you sow the seeds you have? I have recently been reading this book called Slow Burn , and it is about the waiting seasons in our lives. One topic that I am trying to work on is all about the soil of your soul and how it is much more important than the soil of your circumstances. It’s easy to look around at our lives and focus on what isn’t ideal. Maybe the timing feels off, doors seem closed, or prayers feel like they’re echoing back unanswe