Have you ever put heart and soul into something, prayed over it, worked at it with a good heart because you believed it to be what God wanted, and finally seen it "run aground"?

"God cannot give us a happiness and peace apart from Himself because it is not there. There is no such thing." – C.S. Lewis

What is the peace of Jesus? The peace of Jesus is not as the world would define: the peace of appeasement, compromise, or conformity. [1] Biblical peace is more than just striving for the absence of conflict; it is taking action to restore true brokenness.

In Christian culture, we have valued personal comfort and affluence in our lives rather than opening ourselves to radically being loved and loving others in the way we have been called to.

Jesus Himself was the first missionary! He did not sit by passively and let those who happened to be interested in His teaching come to Him. He went out .

I recently read an article titled "Why You Will Marry the Wrong Person". I've never heard this statement other than those who are suffering in the current state of their marriage.

Whether or not you have kids, a date night should be time away from work, house stuff, email and responsibility. It ideally becomes a time when you enjoy some one-on-one time.

It is often in the moments of our everyday day trials we are reminded  of how much we need God. Why does it take trials or hardships to draw us near to our Savior? 

Sure, I was growing a ton by giving to them, but what were they learning? To receive. Not necessarily the hardest lesson for a child to learn. How do you teach Joy?

Loneliness is one of God’s pulleys. It is a call to prayer. Because I am lonely and afflicted, I have reason to hope for divine help.