I’ve been praying lately for an increase of the fear of the Lord in me personally (Psalm 111:10). I want to be more in awe of him and to walk in greater humility and reverence. I want to be more repulsed by sin and more aware of my need to stay close to the Lord. Jesus said the pure in heart are blessed because they will see God. That’s what I want! I’m asking the Holy…

Way back I remember feeling like I just couldn’t seem to beat the anger in my life. To make a long story short, the Lord revealed my anger was rooted in a thought that kept running around in my head, telling me I wasn’t good enough.  I remember the time I took the thought captive, bringing it straight to the Word of God. I compared it to Zephaniah 3:17 where God says he…

There’s not a person I know who doesn’t struggle with negative thoughts—I know I do. We struggle with feeling not good enough…we struggle with regret and guilt about the past…we struggle with fear and worry about the future. Sometimes we feel completely surrounded. The Bible tells us the root of these negative thoughts is actually a spiritual enemy who seeks…