He’s a God with a Plan

by | Mar 19, 2020 | Belonging, COVID-19, Identity, Miscellaneous

Jeremiah 29:10-11 “I’ll show up and take care of you as I promised… I know what I’m doing. I have it all planned out — plans to take care of you, not to abandon you, plans to give you the future you hope for.”    ​​SMLXL   God’s got this. He’s got everything...

Having Hope

by | Mar 18, 2020 | Action, Belonging, Identity

Romans 15:13 “Oh! May the God of hope fill you up with joy, fill you up with peace, so that your believing lives, filled with the life-giving energy of Holy Spirit, will brim over with hope!”    ​​SMLXL   Hope. What does that word mean? Here’s what the...

Fear has No Grip on Me

by | Mar 17, 2020 | Action, Belonging, COVID-19

John 14:27 “Peace I leave with you, peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid.“ ​​SMLXL   I have a fear, a raging unhealthy fear of airports. I always have and I always will. I get so worked...

Better than an Optimist

by | Mar 16, 2020 | Action, Identity

  Genesis 50:20 “You intended to harm me, but God intended it for good to accomplish what is now being done…” ​​SMLXL We all know an optimist; someone who can see the good in absolutely every situation, even when it seems like there should be no good to be seen....

Being a Child of God

by | Mar 13, 2020 | Action, Belonging, Identity

Isaiah 41:10 “So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.” ​​SMLXL Even in the midst of uncertainty, we serve a God big enough to lean on. We serve a God...