It is good for God's people to be put in a place of longing so they feel a slight desperation. Only then can we be empty enough and open enough to discover the holiness we were made for. When we are stuffed full of other things and never allow ourselves to be in a place of longing, we don't recognize the deeper spiritual battle going on.

Lord, help me to see what comes my way as an opportunity instead of an inconvenience.

Some prisons don't require bars to keep people locked inside. All it takes is their perception that they belong there.

Our decisions aren’t just isolated choices. Our decisions point our lives in the directions we’re about to head. Show me a decision and I’ll show you a direction.

Sometimes it's the words we choose not to say that speak most loudly about our character.

So often, we want big directional signs from God. God just wants us to pay attention. But we need to leave enough space in our days to get up from our prayers and actually look for God in the moment-to-moment things that happen.

Truth is the only healthy place from which to speak. Assumption is the birthplace of godless chatter.