The beautiful thing is that God doesn’t flee when we make mistakes or feel like we’ve 100% blown it.

Hold on to hope, and keep taking the next wise step. Receive the help God places before you, and remember that healing often happens one faithful day at a time.

Are the people you are friends with right now the kind of people who would help you get to Jesus if you needed Him and weren’t sure what to do? Do their actions mostly reflect the character, integrity, honesty, kindness, and thoughts of the future that you want your life to reflect?

God's love is not fragile. His patience is not easily exhausted. His mercy is not reserved only for people who appear to have everything together. He walks with us through every season, and He often chooses to express His love through people who are willing to slow down, listen well, and care deeply.

If you’re familiar with Job, you know he was a faithful man who refused to curse God and die, as his wife asked him to do. (See Job 2:9). He suffered greatly through many things, and though he asked questions of God, he did not once have concerns or doubts about God’s handling of him. Technically.

Sometimes we find ourselves in places we did not choose, seasons we did not expect, or circumstances we would not have written for ourselves. Yet even there, God can provide, protect, teach, and preserve.

There is something beautiful about a heart that can say, “Lord, I trust You here too” even when the path does not look exactly the way we would have designed it.

We may look at what others are experiencing and think, “I want that too”, “Must be nice”, or “I’ll gladly trade places.” We may wish our lives looked more exciting, more peaceful, more successful, more beautiful, more connected, or more meaningful. But the grass is not always greener on the other side of the fence.

Sometimes the pace of a good walk on the right path slows down so we can sit and catch our breath right before we get back up again and VAULT over the sticks and stones in our way.

When the walk slows down to a crawl that feels more like turtle steps, will we stay joyful and focused on God instead of the discomfort of the unknown?

Speaking or repeating something emphatically, with sincere belief, does not make it true. But God is truth, and He invites us to become people who care about what is true.

We cannot do someone else’s healing for them. We cannot repent for them or force them to understand. We cannot make another person want repair, honesty, or reconciliation.

But do not let fear, criticism, or mislabeling keep you from obeying God, developing your skills, or sharing what He has placed in you.

At times, life gently reminds us that we also need to enjoy what God has given us, pay attention to the moment we are in, and take good care of ourselves.

Did you ever think about how there was often a huge crowd around Jesus when He walked this Earth? The Bible doesn’t tell us about every person Jesus healed or about every miracle He performed, but we do get to know about some of the biggest milestones in the history of faith. We can learn from it and let our faith be strengthened.

There are thoughts we naturally think when we are tired, grieving, confused, disappointed, or trying to make sense of what we are walking through. Some of those thoughts may contain part of the truth. They may describe how the moment feels. They may help us name what is happening

You really can just start over.

Our thought life matters.