courage

The Divine Exchange ~ What God Wants to Give You Isaiah 61:3 paints one of the most breathtaking pictures of God’s heart! “… to bestow on them a crown of beauty instead of ashes, the oil of joy instead of mourning, and a garment of praise instead of despair.” Beauty instead of ashes. Joy instead of mourning. Praise instead of despair. The word instead is everything! God never leaves empty spaces. When you release something, He replaces it with something better. But here’s the

When the Pit Becomes the Place God Speaks I didn’t know a freeway shoulder in the middle of Colorado would become the beginning of a year-long pit for me. Smoke poured from my vehicle. My arm tore as I stretched across a hotel bed in pain. My back throbbed daily. And I entered a season of isolation so deep it felt like the air itself was heavy. I clung to anger. I clung to hopelessness. I clung to control like it was the last plank in my sinking ship. But somewhere in that lo

When Your Hands Are Full ~ Release There’s this quiet weight many of us carry. It isn't the kind others can see, but the kind that weighs heavily against the heart.  These weights have names like worry, guilt, fear, disappointment, regret, the urge to control outcomes we were never meant to hold, and the list goes on and on. We grip tightly on these things because they feel familiar and the thought of letting go seems dangerous. Sometimes we actually want to let go but releas