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Is Your Love Drifting… or Deepening?

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Jesus said that in the last days, the love of most people would grow cold. That’s a sobering thought. So it’s worth asking: What about my love? Is it cooling off… or is it alive with the presence and purposes of God?

Real love isn’t vague or passive. It’s focused and intentional. It’s directed toward people—not just ideas. And it shows up in action. Love isn’t just something we feel; it’s something we express. When it’s real, people experience it. Others can see it. Real love is visible.

At its source, love comes from God Himself. As Scripture says, “God is love” (1 John 4:8). Love isn’t just something He does—it’s who He is. Creation itself flows out of His love, and as we receive and express that love, we begin to reflect His image in the world.

So what does that kind of love actually look like in everyday life?

Let’s look at three simple—but deeply countercultural—expressions of real love. These aren’t just nice ideas; they’re powerful, even prophetic, in a world where love ofte...

Be Still … and Be Active

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One of the great challenges of our day is learning how to truly be still before the Lord.

Most of us live with constant noise, movement, pressure, and distraction. We are accustomed to striving, reacting, producing, and pushing forward. Because of that, stillness can feel unfamiliar—even uncomfortable at first.

But the good news is this: we can learn.

We can learn to quiet ourselves before God.
We can learn to receive His presence.
We can learn to rest our souls.

(And if this is difficult for you, that is okay. Last week’s article offered several practices that may help.)

Yet as we grow in stillness, another challenge can quietly emerge.

Sometimes people discover such peace, healing, and comfort in God’s presence that they unintentionally become passive in their faith. They begin enjoying being with God—but slowly stop moving with God.

No one intends for this to happen. In fact, it often grows out of something wonderful: finally learning to stop striving and receive from the Lord....

When You Can’t Get Still

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Have you found yourself wanting to be still with God… but your mind just won’t slow down?

Maybe your thoughts keep racing. Maybe your body feels restless. Maybe silence feels uncomfortable instead of peaceful.

Don’t give up. Learn to get still.

Most people struggle with stillness at times. Some struggle with it often. But stillness is not reserved for naturally calm people—it’s an important way we encounter the Lord.

In Psalm 46:10, God says:

“Be still and know that I am God.”

There is something about stillness that helps us receive the revelation of God more deeply—His presence, His power, His wisdom, His care. In stillness, our souls begin to settle. We stop striving so hard. We stop trying to control everything around us. We simply behold Him.

And over time, that changes us.

Here are a few simple practices that may help when it feels difficult to become still.These are not steps you must work through every time you seek stillness. They are simply practices you can choose...

Overcome – Don’t Come Under

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Are You Facing More Than You Can Handle?

Are you dealing with something right now that feels overwhelming—like it’s more than a match for you?

Maybe it’s financial. Maybe it’s relational. Maybe it’s your health, or something you feel unequipped to handle.

If so, you’re not alone. That’s part of living in this world. Everyone walks through seasons like this.

And if you’re not in that place right now, be grateful for the season you’re in… unless the reason is that you’re avoiding a challenge you know you’re meant to step into.

Jesus was very honest about life. In Gospel of John 16:33, He said:

“In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.”

That’s a strong statement—but consider when He said it.

This was right after Judas had chosen to betray Him. It was the day before the false accusations, the injustice, the beatings, and the cross. Jesus knew exactly what was coming—and yet He walked in deep, unshaken peace.

Even more striking: He declare...

Where Are You Most Vulnerable?

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What’s Your Propensity?

“If you really know God, prove it—show me what you can do.”
“If God loves you, test it—see if He will take care of you.”
“If God is pleased with you, show me the authority He’s given you.” (Luke 4)

These were the temptations the devil brought to Jesus in the desert, right before He began His public ministry. And in many ways, they’re the same temptations we still face today.

Even at the end of Jesus’ life, the same voices showed up:
“If you are the Son of God, come down from the cross.” (Matthew 27:42)
“Let’s see if Elijah comes to save Him.” (Matthew 27:49)

People wanted proof. They wanted to see if God would come through—if Jesus was really loved, really protected, really carrying authority. And throughout His ministry, the religious leaders questioned Him in the same way: “By what authority are You doing these things?” (Matthew 21:23)

Those pressures didn’t go away. And they don’t for us either.

At our core, many of us feel the pull to prove ourselves… to ...

Can Dry Bones Live Again?

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Can These Bones Live?

The Spirit of the Lord once showed the prophet Ezekiel a valley filled with dry bones—scattered, lifeless, and completely without hope. Then God asked him a question: “Can these bones live?” (Ezekiel 37:3)

Later, God explained that the bones represented the people of Israel. They weren’t just struggling—they felt completely spent. Dry. Disconnected. For all practical purposes, they felt dead inside. Cut off from God and from one another. Hopeless.

And then God did something unexpected.

He told Ezekiel to speak to the bones—to prophesy life, hope, and restoration. To declare that God could bring resurrection, rebuild what was broken, and restore true community rooted in relationship with Him.

So… how are you doing?

I mean, really doing.

Are you feeling worn out or dry in your soul? Has your sense of passion or purpose faded? Does your faith feel more like going through the motions than living with expectation?

Are you seeing growth and tr

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Vulnerable Love

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Let’s start with a simple question: When do we not feel loved?

Some answers come quickly:

When we’re ridiculed or belittled
When we’re taken advantage of or used
When we’re dismissed, overlooked, or not taken into account
When we’re neglected—noticed, maybe, but not truly cared for

But there are other, less obvious ways we can miss love:

When someone cares for us, but never really connects with us
When we’re served, but not allowed to give anything in return
When we’re known, but not invited to know the other person

At its core, real love is vulnerable.

It doesn’t hold back. It doesn’t hide behind self-protection. It moves toward connection—and in that connection, something new and shared begins to grow.

This is the kind of love we see in Jesus.

He became fully human and fully engaged with people. He allowed Himself to be misunderstood, rejected, and hurt—and yet He kept loving. How? Because He lived rooted in the love of His Father. His wounds were met with hea...

“Learning to See Beyond the Surface”

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How well do you really see what’s happening around you?
Not just what’s obvious—but what God is doing beneath the surface?

Isaiah 53 gives us one of the clearest and most powerful pictures of Christ in all of Scripture—written nearly 500 years before Jesus was born. It describes both His suffering and the purpose behind it. But it begins in a surprising way:

“He had no beauty or majesty to attract us to him, nothing in his appearance that we should desire him.
He was despised and rejected by mankind, a man of suffering, and familiar with pain… we held him in low esteem.” (Isaiah 53:2–3)

Think about that for a moment.

There was nothing outwardly impressive about Jesus. Nothing that made people naturally stop and say, “This is the One.”In fact, many turned away from Him. They dismissed Him. They missed Him entirely.

Why?

Because they were only seeing the surface.

And if we’re honest, we can do the same thing.

Life moves fast. We’re constantly pulled in different directions—n...

Dig Out The Root

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How important is money… really?

What role is it playing in your life right now?

And—let’s be honest—how well are you actually managing it?

Paul once wrote to his young protégé, Timothy: “The love of money is a root of all kinds of evil.” (1 Timothy 6:10)

That’s a weighty statement.

So what did he mean?

Money Isn’t the Problem… But It Can Become One

Money, in itself, is not evil.

It’s useful. Necessary. Even enjoyable.

But it becomes dangerous when it takes on a role it was never designed to carry.

Money makes a terrible god.

Let’s Name This Honestly

An idol is anything you look to for what only God can give.

And money… quietly steps into that role all the time.

Security about your future
A sense of identity
A measure of your worth

Have you found yourself leaning on money for any of those?

The False Promises of Money

Money whispers…

“If you just had more, you’d feel secure.”

“If you just reached that level, you’d feel like enough.”

But let’s tell the truth:

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The Question Beneath the Question

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How are you doing today?

We hear this question all the time. Most of the time it’s little more than a greeting we exchange in passing.

“Good.”
“Busy.”
“Fine.”

But what if, just for a moment, we treated it like a real question?

How are you doing today?

Most of us would answer by describing our concerns, pressures, and activities. We talk about our schedules, our problems, and the things demanding our attention. But that’s really just a description of our circumstances.

If someone presses a little further, we might begin to talk about how we feel about those circumstances. Now we’re getting closer—but we may still not have reached the deepest place.

Because beneath our circumstances and emotions lies something deeper still.

Your soul.

Your soul is the core of who you are. It interacts with your circumstances, but it is not defined by them. The true condition of your life cannot ultimately be measured by what is happening around you, but by what is happening within you.

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