When God Asks for the Thing You Love

When God Asks for the Thing You Love

“You lack one thing: go, sell all that you have… and come, follow me.”   – Mark 10:21   There are prayers we pray confidently… and then there are moments when God answers them in ways we suddenly wish came with a “just kidding” option. You know the...
Letting Go of Control

Letting Go of Control

“The heart of man plans his way, but the Lord establishes his steps.”   – Proverbs 16:9 When “Having Control” Feels Like Security… Until It Doesn’t Control is funny. It doesn’t always show up as something loud or obvious. Sometimes it shows up as planning everything...
Faithful With Little

Faithful With Little

“Who has despised the day of small things?”   – Zechariah 4:10 The Problem Isn’t Small—It’s That It Feels Too Normal Small things don’t usually announce themselves. They just show up quietly and say, “Hey… I’m your assignment today.” A small paycheck.A small...
Managing What Isn’t Yours

Managing What Isn’t Yours

“Who then is the faithful and wise manager, whom his master will set over his household…”   – Luke 12:42–44 The Ownership Delusion (That We All Secretly Believe In) Let’s just say it plainly: most of us walk around like we own everything. Not in a loud,...
Everything Belongs to God

Everything Belongs to God

“For every beast of the forest is mine, the cattle on a thousand hills…”   — Psalm 50:10–12    The Illusion of Ownership   There is a story we tell ourselves so consistently and so convincingly that most of us never stop to question it. The story goes like...