We cannot let the haters of this world define us. Or frighten us into no longer being ourselves.

Jesus often calls us to risk. He asks us to be vulnerable, to be authentic, so others can see Him in and through us.

We grow when the walls press in. We grow when life steals our control. We grow in the darkness.

When we think of other people as our center and fulfillment, we live frustrated lives.

We may not understand the pathways God lays out before us. We may not even like walking the journey. But even in failure, we can trust that He’ll do more than we expect.

God's heart…is not that we escape our lot, but that we learn to thrive in the midst of it.

We cannot let the haters of this world define us. Or frighten us into no longer being ourselves.