When describing the moments just before he stepped out in faith, Nehemiah writes, “I was terrified.” (Nehemiah 2:2) But he took the step. And guess what? God showed up. God delivered. God was faithful. Sometimes, God calls us to step out in faith, muster up every ounce of courage we can scrape together, and trust that He will catch us. And sometimes we are shaking in fear because we have a lot on the line and we’ve been disappointed so many times when we have counted on anyone other than ourselves. Sometimes what He is calling us into feels so impossible or the road feels too impassible. But my friends,…

Throughout the year, I share a lot on my social media blog pages about random moments when God just stops me and asks, “Got a second? I need to talk to you about something today…” Sometimes it’s when I’m grabbing my morning coffee. Other times it’s while I’m out and about in nature. Car rides seem to be a good place for Him to catch me too. I laugh a little as I write this because my relationship with Jesus sounds a lot like two best friends… and that’s exactly what it feels like too. (Thank you, Jesus, for showing us how real you are and how much you love…

Merriam-Webster defines a cripple as “being lame, flawed, or imperfect.” I don’t know about you, but I can definitely identify with that. I have battled things in my heart that have left me feeling hurt, hopeless, overwhelmed, defeated… crippled. I have often longed to accept this defeat because each time I try to stand on my own, I fall flat on my face. But the Bible tells us that “it was faith in Jesus that made this crippled man well… He was made completely well because of trust in Jesus.” (Acts 3:16) We talk a lot about the healing of the blind, the deaf, and the lame, but Jesus didn’t…