Running Your Race: Finding God’s Purpose Among Insecurities 5/1/2024 - My entire life the enemy has worked (and at times succeeded) at highlighting my insecurities and filling my heart and mind with lies about my value in this world. For many years I have tried to diminish, hide, and run from what was my childhood, my history, my story, all in hopes of winning acceptance. It was too embarrassing to share the hardships of my life. It is too scary to admit my imperfections. The shame of some decisions was too great to reconcile... Read more
For the Love of A Brother 4/24/2024 - In the hours previous to writing this devotion, I was at a service for a family friend that passed away. The death was unexpected, and it sent shock waves to all that knew and loved him. He had a core group of friends that had traveled through life together since their days in high school. Using the word ‘friend’ here seems too light... Read more
You Are Made For More 4/17/2024 - I have been in church my entire life, but it wasn’t until sophomore year of high school when I was finally starting to truly understand how God views me. Let me say that again a different way: I grew up knowing, trusting, and believing in God, yet it wasn’t until I was 16 that something finally ‘clicked’ for me and now I am continuously craving more of Him as the years progress... Read more
Don't Write Off Your Own Story! 4/10/2024 - It is really easy to write off your own story with thoughts like “who would even care to listen?” Or “I’m not qualified to share my story and how God impacted me”. I have had struggles with these exact thoughts about my story, so much so that I feel I have almost given up on sharing my story.... Read more
Running With Perseverance 4/3/2024 - As springtime weather turns warmer and the days get longer, it becomes more common to see runners out along city streets and on trails, steadily marking the miles. While I’m not one to run unless something is chasing me, there was a chapter in my life when I trained with my sister to walk in several half-marathons. Ever cold-natured, I’d begin our walks with far more layers than was necessary, inevitably tying sweatshirts or jackets around my waist midway through our time together. Like those extra layers, sin seems comfortable and familiar and not-so-harmful at first, but ultimately weighs us down, robbing our energy and ability to focus on the course God wants us to take. Hebrews 12:1-3 paints a memorable picture of the spiritual race laid before us... Read more