Called, Not Comfortable

Called, Not Comfortable

“Go from your country and your kindred and your father’s house to the land that I will show you.”   – Genesis 12:1 When God’s Call Feels Like Disruption Most of us carry around a quiet little assumption about what a calling is supposed to feel like. We figure...
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...
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...
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...
Faith on the Job Site

Faith on the Job Site

“Do not be afraid of them. Remember the Lord, who is great and awesome…” -Nehemiah 4:14 Faith Belongs Where the Pressure Is There is a dangerous lie that a lot of hardworking people believe, and it sounds something like this: faith is for Sundays, and work is for...