There are days when getting out of bed feels like the hardest assignment you've ever been given. The weight of life presses in, and no amount of positive thinking seems to lift it. If that's where you are right now, I want you to know something before you read another word: you are not disqualified from God's promises just because you're struggling to believe them today. I've had my own seasons like that. Seasons where I had to speak truth over myself before I felt it, becaus

Can I be honest with you? Trust doesn't come easy for most of us. Somewhere along the way, life taught us to hold our own hand instead of reaching for someone else's, even God's. Maybe you were let down by people who were supposed to protect you. Maybe you prayed for something and it didn't turn out the way you hoped. Maybe control just feels safer than surrender. Wherever your story starts, if you've ever asked, “How do I actually trust God, not just say I do, but live like

What is stopping me? This question has forced me to take a really long and hard look at myself, my activities, and my thoughts. In this time of self evaluation and reflection, I find that there are still some connections to issues that I thought I had already dealt with. These are issues such as shame, fear, guilt, and feelings of unworthiness. These bondages all played a part in disconnecting me from the invitation to be in the presence of my God. I also identified that dece