I Choose Today...

I Choose Today to Keep His Name Holy

How many times have we read or recited the Lord’s Prayer without really paying attention to the first line? I know I’ve skimmed past it plenty of times—eager to get to what feels like the “meat” of the message: asking for my daily needs, seeking forgiveness, and asking for protection throughout my day. But that first line? That’s where it all begins. Jesus teaches us to pray like this: “Our Father in heaven, may Your name be kept holy.” (Matthew 6:9) So, what does it actually mean to keep His name holy? And because this is a prayer we’re meant to return to daily, maybe the better question is: How do I keep God’s name holy today? Tomorrow? And every day after that? How do I live in a way that reflects His holiness to those around me? If I’m honest, it feels like an impossible task. On our own, we couldn’t keep His name holy. But we’re not on our own. Because of Jesus—because we’ve been adopted as God’s children—we’ve been made holy in Him (Hebrews 10:10). And as we walk in step with the Spirit, He empowers us to live in a way that reflects that holiness to

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I Choose Today to Believe I am God’s Beloved Child

You know the Bible tells us how much God loves His Son. He created all things through Him, for Him. He delights in Him so much that He didn’t move heaven and earth for him, He made heaven and earth for Him! That is a lot of love! And since He SO loves us, He sent His Son, Jesus, to die so we can be coheirs with Christ as God’s children. When God sees you, when God sees me, He see us through the lens of Christ, whom He made heaven and earth for, whom He delights. So does that mean He loves and delights in us the same as He loves and delights in Christ? Yes! But here is the thing, do we honestly believe God loves us that much? Delights in us that much? Because it seems too good to be true, right? I mean, I’m sure God loves us, but not that much, right? Metaphorically, it’s like God looks at us through glass—and that glass is Jesus. What He sees is not our mess or our mistakes, but the righteousness of His Son. Scripture tells us we are hidden in Christ (Colossians 3:3), clothed in Him (Galatians

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I Choose Today to Believe Healing Runs Deeper

I was reading Acts 3 this morning—the story where Peter and John encounter the man crippled from birth, sitting at the temple gate called Beautiful. He was asking for money. That’s all he knew to ask for. He had likely given up hope for anything beyond daily provision, let alone complete healing. He was surviving, not thriving. His condition defined him. And then… everything changed. Peter looked straight at him and said, “Silver and gold I do not have, but what I do have I give you. In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, walk.” And he did. But here’s the part that really struck me: the physical healing wasn’t the end of the story—it was just the beginning. It wasn’t about muscles suddenly working or legs straightening—it was about an invitation into a whole new life. A soul restored. A testimony birthed. So often we stop at the surface. We look for God to fix what’s broken in our lives—to meet the need in front of us—and we miss that He’s offering something much deeper: eternal healing, restoration, and relationship. This man had only ever known life from a crippled position. Just like sin cripples us from birth,

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I Choose Today to Show Up

Last year, I found myself in a weakened state—and Satan seized the opportunity to torment me. I felt stuck. Unmotivated by almost everything—my work, my relationships, even my walk with the Lord. I was going through the motions without any real feeling. I lived like I was lost, and I didn’t know how to find my way out. That’s when the lies got louder. You hold no value. You’ll never measure up. Remember what they said about you? Satan repeated the negative words spoken over me in my early years and amplified them until I could barely hear the truth. And in that fragile place, I believed them. I remember taking a walk one day, crying out—literally crying out—to the Lord. And He met me. Right there. Right in the middle of the mess. All I had in me was this: I showed up. That’s what He spoke to my heart. Just show up. So I did. I showed up for quiet time, and He was there. He listened. He began healing my heart. He gently revealed the roots behind the perception of being stuck. He not only restored my faith—He strengthened it. He didn’t just revive my motivation—He gave

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I Choose Today to Answer the Call to Action

When I first started writing this blog, I had no idea what I was doing—only that the Lord was prompting me to share. Since then, I’ve learned a lot about how to write, how to connect, and how to end a post with something called a call to action. In writing terms, a call to action encourages someone to respond. To move. To engage. But the truth is, calls to action didn’t originate with marketing or blogs. They’re woven all throughout Scripture. The Bible is full of divine invitations that required someone to take a step of faith: • Abraham was called to leave everything familiar and go to an unknown land. • He later readied his son for sacrifice in obedience to God’s voice. • Moses’ parents defied Pharaoh and hid their baby boy. • Noah built an ark when rain didn’t even exist yet. • Esther risked her life to stand before the king and save her people. • David stepped onto the battlefield with a sling and a stone. • Jesus Himself told us to go into all the world and preach the gospel. • And the greatest call to action? Jesus answering the call to be

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