My role is to see how I can bring freedom and light to the spaces that God has placed me in.

I feel like the Lord is telling me: Do the holy work of showing up for your own life.

I think I’ve been praying that Chainsmokers prayer to myself – to my striving, preaching, working self. The one that is presented to the world. My prayer to my self becomes: Don’t let me down.

He doesn’t call us to be better – He calls us to be His.

He is not offering me a hiding place behind a shield, He is offering me a sword named Courage and saying, “You can do hard things.”

So last year, a friend asked me what my twenty-six goals were for my twenty-sixth year of life. Let me tell you, I should have made “coming up with twenty-six goals” one of my goals, because then I would have accomplished something. This list included, but was not limited to: Go on 26 dates. (Ohhhh, […]

I’m twenty-six and it’s a Saturday night. Maybe I should be out with friends, dancing at a night club, meeting guys probably. Instead I’m in my pajamas on my bed surrounded by a bag of Crispy M&M’s, Jen Hatmaker’s For the Love, remotes, phone, pens, and Celestial Seasoning’s Cinnamon Apple Spice tea.

With every passing year, I am so humbled by the gift of knowing Jesus. He is so tender with our hearts, He is so full of grace for us in our mistakes. He is the best thing that will ever happen to us. Whatever you do, seek Him. There is nothing that matters more in this lifetime.

JOY has a depth that is incomparable. JOY is hope in times of trial, trust in times of uncertainty, and peace in times of chaos.

We learn about Him so that we can better share His story. So that we can defend the Gospel in a way that is convincing. In a world where people want to find every reason not to believe and follow Him, we need to be able to make a case.