If you’ve given birth, you know that before you experience the sweet joy of holding that baby in your arms, you first have to go through a period of discomfort […]
Laboring for our Lord
Laboring for our Lord
Imagine a new bride and how she longs to express her love for her husband. She doesn’t just want to sit around and soak up his presence, never doing anything […]
Experiencing Intimacy with God
Experiencing Intimacy with God
Only Adam and Eve experienced intimacy with God to the extent that God intended, walking and talking with Him in the beautiful garden He created for their enjoyment. But because […]
How the Story Ends
How the Story Ends
While we all enjoy different types of stories — comedies, mysteries, romances, dramas, and thrillers — we all crave the same thing. We all want the story to have a […]
Tossing the Bouquet
Tossing the Bouquet
One of my favorite parts of a wedding reception is the tossing of the bouquet, when all of the hopeful yet-to-be married women eagerly gather around to catch the bride’s […]
Becoming Completely Irresistible
Becoming Completely Irresistible
As you love other people, your life will be an irresistible, living-and-breathing invitation for others to experience the love of God themselves. And when curious inquirers approach you, hoping to […]
Seeing Ourselves Through God’s Eyes
Seeing Ourselves Through God’s Eyes
We must make the connection between how we see ourselves and how we approach life. If we see ourselves as bad, insignificant, inferior, or targets of God’s wrath, we will […]
Learning to Love
Learning to Love
Some would say that it is selfish to try to cultivate a deeper love for ourselves, or that we already love ourselves too much and need to love ourselves less. […]
How God Works with Nothing
How God Works with Nothing
Perhaps you’ve thought, I don’t have anything that I can give God. If so, I encourage you to consider how God does math problems. When you and I memorized our multiplication […]