The last two days I have not been feeling quite myself. Yesterday, I completely missed and skipped my own Bible study and my time with the Lord because I felt defeated, depleted, and exhausted. But as I woke this morning, I told myself that I would spend time with the Lord intentionally, no matter how “not myself” I felt. In my time with the Lord, I decided to open up a book by Lana Vawser, and in that moment, the Lord met me. There’s a part of her book that says, “Look again.” She explains...

Can you discern the times? This was a question I found myself pondering this morning as I read Jesus’ words in the book of Matthew. Over the last couple of days, I’ve found myself both stuck and completely unraveled by the teachings of Christ, yet each day He gives another slice of wisdom to His followers truths that still speak today. Today’s wisdom comes from Matthew 24, where Jesus spoke to His disciples about the end times and what signs would mark His second coming. The scripture that...

When I think of what it means to cultivate a heart of gratitude in Christ, the first thing that comes to mind is to consider what it means to cultivate something? The dictionary defines the word cultivate as a preparation and use of land for crops or gardening. It can also mean to try to acquire or develop a quality, sentiment, or skill. If this is true than my heart must be a garden being prepare to be used for crops and I must acquire or develop the skill in order to tend to my garden of...