Worthy Words
Sharing truth and hope for thirsty souls
unWrapped 🎁
If you use Spotify or YouTube at all, then you've likely watched your "2025 Wrapped" recap this week. It's a fun way to relive and review your unique stats from the last 12 months, such as top songs, topics of interest, and apparently even info about your personality... I find it fascinating that what we watch and listen to gives great insight into our life — even a glimpse of who we’re becoming and where we’re going. It's true that our (inner and outer) surroundings determine our direction....
Inside Out ☕️
What's your favorite story/scene in scripture? One of mine is definitely the anointing of Jesus at Bethany. You can read this story in Mark 14 and John 12. Mary therefore took a pound of expensive ointment made from pure nard, and anointed the feet of Jesus and wiped his feet with her hair. The house was filled with the fragrance of the perfume. (John 12:3 ESV) This public display of devotion was wildly extravagant — and even offensive to some around the dinner table that evening. "Why this...
Go the Distance 🏃♀️🏃
This is for the weary ones ... The other day, as I was running, the Lord spoke: I made you to go the distance. Now, I definitely don't run by choice; it was part of the prescribed daily workout at my gym. It was hot. I was tired ... and a bit cranky, to be honest. But wow, did those words encourage my heart. They weren't really about my physical fitness. Jesus was speaking into my inner being, strengthening my weary soul. Living as a disciple of Christ is not a sprint. But we do each have a...
For the Followers 🐑
We live in a "follow me!" culture. There are countless people and brands and messages calling out for our attention and devotion. We follow various celebrities and ministries and influencers — all virtual strangers — online. Today the idea of "follow" comes off as casual, perhaps even passive. Click "follow" or "like" and then move on with my own daily agenda. Read this. Watch that. Enjoy. Then forget. I wonder if this mindset has seeped into the way we approach Christianity? I've been...
Purpose in the Wilderness
Seven years ago this month, I made a decision that changed the course of my life. I left my marketing job at a local university (and my stable salary) for uncharted territory. Let me tell you: The journey has looked nothing like I thought it would. It's been longer and harder than I envisioned. Naively, I thought I was simply changing careers. In reality, God was changing me. His process? The wilderness. Over the last seven years, sometimes I've questioned God. Often, I've wondered what in...
HEART WORK 🩵
I shall run the way of Your commandments,For You will enlarge my heart. Psalm 119:32 NASB95 God longs for us to know his ways, not only his works. He wants true intimacy with his people, not a mere transactional relationship. He wants a deep heart connection with you and with me. (How incredible is this?) After all, the Lord commands us to love him with our entire heart, soul, mind, and strength. And whatever God commands of us, he gives us the grace, the supernatural empowerment, to fulfill....
SPEAK TO THE ROCK 🪨
We are in a stretching season. Can you feel it? “Enlarge the place of your tent,And let them stretch out the curtains of your dwellings;Do not spare;Lengthen your cords,And strengthen your stakes.For you shall expand to the right and to the left,And your descendants will inherit the nations,And make the desolate cities inhabited. Isaiah 54:2-3 NKJV God is pushing many of us out of our boxes, bubbles, and comfortable social circles. Even after many months, even years, of wandering in the...
INTO THE DEEP 🌊
"Put out into the deep water..." This command from Jesus has gripped me lately. You can read the full story in Luke 5:1-11. As I've been meditating on this passage, I see a stark contrast between the crowds on the shore, straining to listen to Jesus, and the proximity of Peter to Jesus, sitting in his own boat beside the Lord. After Jesus finishes preaching to the crowds, he gives Peter a personal word: "Put out into the deep water and lower your net for a catch." After preaching about the...
NOT AN UNDERDOG
I've been hearing this phrase in my spirit for a few months now: not an underdog. It's a familiar word, but here's an official dictionary definition: a competitor thought to have little chance of winning a fight or contest; a person who has little status in society. Whether you read the Bible or not, this word underdog often evokes the story of David and Goliath. It's an epic story and also prophetic for right now. The Lord wants to encourage his beloved ones who feel forgotten, hidden, and...
Waiting vs. Serving
When I was 16, I got my first job at a Mexican restaurant known for its neon signs and nachos. I started as a hostess and worked my way to waitressing. This restaurant was good to me, sustaining me through high school, summers in college, and graduate school. Working in a restaurant is not for the faint of heart. I developed some thick skin and supreme multitasking abilities. (I also burned some nerve endings off my fingertips.) Even though I haven’t worked in this role for years, every now...
Sharing truth and hope for thirsty souls