Leaving What’s Familiar for What’s Faithful DID YOU KNOW Did you know that staying where you are can become disobedience when God has already called you forward? There is a moment in Deuteronomy 1:6–7 where God speaks directly to His people: “You have stayed long enough at this mountain. Turn now and move on.” ThisContinue reading “When God Says Move”
Category Archives: Experiencing God
Seen by God in a World That Overlooks You
On Second Thought There is something quietly unsettling about beginning the day in a world that measures importance by visibility. The headlines shout of global summits, influential leaders, and historic decisions, while most of us rise to routines that seem, by comparison, ordinary and unnoticed. You balance a checkbook instead of negotiating economies. You seekContinue reading “Seen by God in a World That Overlooks You”
Grace That Gives and Shelters
DID YOU KNOW Did you know that giving to God’s work was established before God’s people ever received the fullness of their blessing? When I read through Numbers 35:1–2, I am struck by the timing of God’s command. Before Israel fully settled into the Promised Land, God instructed them to give cities and land toContinue reading “Grace That Gives and Shelters”
Praying for Those Who Trouble You
On Second Thought “But I say to you, Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you.” — Matthew 5:44 There is a quiet resistance in the human heart when it comes to intercessory prayer, especially for those who wound, irritate, or oppose us. Jesus speaks directly into that resistance in Matthew 5:38–45, whereContinue reading “Praying for Those Who Trouble You”
When Death Loses Its Voice
Living in the Victory of Christ DID YOU KNOW Did you know that facing death often awakens a deeper awareness of truth than avoiding it ever could? There is something sobering about watching life slowly fade. The account of a loved one suffering through Lou Gehrig’s disease reminds us that death is not merely aContinue reading “When Death Loses Its Voice”
Closer Than You Think
The Nearness of God in Every Moment On Second Thought “And lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” — Matthew 28:20 There is a quiet ache that many carry, even in the busiest rooms or the most familiar places—the ache of loneliness. It is not always about being physicallyContinue reading “Closer Than You Think”
Carried Through the Storm
Hope When Anxiety Speaks Loudest DID YOU KNOW Did you know that faith does not eliminate anxiety—but redirects it toward God? When we read Psalm 28, we step into a very human moment. The psalmist cries out, “To you, O Lord, I call; my rock, be not deaf to me” (Psalm 28:1). There is noContinue reading “Carried Through the Storm”
Prayed Into Purpose
When Jesus Spoke Your Name Before You Believed On Second Thought There are moments in Scripture where we are not merely reading words—we are overhearing something sacred. John 17 is one of those moments. As I sit with this chapter, I find myself drawn into what Warren Wiersbe called “the holy of holies” of theContinue reading “Prayed Into Purpose”
When Comfort Replaces Courage
DID YOU KNOW Did you know that many believers today may be living with fewer visible enemies not because their faith is stronger, but because it is less confrontational? When the psalmist cries out, “Do not give me over to the desire of my enemies… false witnesses have arisen against me” (Psalm 27:12), we areContinue reading “When Comfort Replaces Courage”
When Silence Is Not Rejection
On Second Thought “Everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened.” — Matthew 7:8 There is something unsettling about persistent prayer when the answer does not come quickly. In Luke 18:1–8, Jesus tells the story of a widow who refuses to stop asking, knocking, andContinue reading “When Silence Is Not Rejection”