It’s Tuesday afternoon. The deadline is Friday. The project sits open on your laptop, cursor blinking, waiting. You tell yourself you’ll just go to the gym first—clear your head, boost your focus. After that, you check a few emails, then reward yourself with a quick break that turns into an hour-long scroll. By evening, the…

I am in one of the periods of my life when I am waiting for something to happen. This isn’t my first go around with what appear to be a delay, but I know God is sovereign and works for my good. His timing is always the best. In the meantime, I wait. Patience doesn’t…

Becoming a patient person is a real challenge when you’re someone who struggles with waiting. I’ve always had little patience for long lines, people who are late to meetings, or slow drivers in the left lane. It often feels like I’m the White Rabbit from Alice in Wonderland—”I’m late! I’m late! For a very important date!”…

We’ve been surrounded and battered by troubles, but we’re not demoralized; we’re not sure what to do, but we know that God knows what to do; we’ve been spiritually terrorized, but God hasn’t left our side; we’ve been thrown down, but we haven’t broken. 2 Corinthians 4: 8-9 (MSG) Maybe you feel a little battered…

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