I Choose Today...

I Choose Today to Go Through This Season Well

“Lord, help me go through this season well…” I recently heard the story of a man who was given only a short time to live after a cancer diagnosis. Instead of asking God for healing, his prayer was, “Lord, help me to die well.” After his passing, his wife—now a widow—began to pray, “Lord, help me to grieve well.” Their words have stayed with me. We all walk through seasons we never planned for—loss, pain, transition, disappointment. Seasons where there’s no playbook and no clear direction. We don’t know how to process, much less how to do them well. But I believe this couple discovered the secret: they turned to God. God isn’t surprised by the storms that hit our lives. He’s not scrambling to come up with a plan. Through the Holy Spirit living inside us, He knows exactly what we need and is faithful to guide us through—step by step. We’ve all seen what happens when we try to navigate those hard seasons on our own. Things unravel. Our pain deepens. Or worse, it spills over onto others, making the situation heavier than before. I know this firsthand. But when we surrender our circumstances to God, even without

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I Choose Today to Trust God’s Promises: You Are Not Alone

Promises—those declarations or assurances that something will happen—are so often broken. When they are, trust gets harder. Depending on the promise and who broke it, a relationship can feel damaged beyond repair. And if we’re honest, those wounds can make it hard to trust again in other relationships too. But here’s the good news, friend: God always keeps His promises. Always. Numbers 23:19 reminds us, “God is not human, that he should lie, not a human being, that he should change his mind. Does he speak and then not act? Does he promise and not fulfill?” And Hebrews 10:23 says, “Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for he who promised is faithful.” If God has said it, He is faithful to do it. So when He says, “Do not be afraid or discouraged, for the Lord will personally go ahead of you. He will be with you; he will neither fail you nor abandon you” (Deuteronomy 31:8), you can count on it. That means when you feel alone, abandoned, or like His presence is far away—you don’t have to stay stuck in fear. Take courage. He is already ahead of you. He is beside you. He is

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I Choose Today to Let the River Flow Through Me

Have you ever walked through a season where your soul felt dry? Where no matter how hard you tried, you couldn’t muster up energy or connection with God? I’ve been there. And in those moments, I’ve often found myself asking: “Lord, do You still see me? Do You still move in places like this?” That’s why I love the imagery of the river of God that flows all throughout Scripture. From Genesis to Revelation, the river represents His presence — and what strikes me is that it always moves toward the broken, the weary, and the hurting. It’s not a river you have to chase down. It’s not reserved for the people who “have it all together.” God’s living water flows toward those who need it most. And that means you. When life feels barren, His Spirit is still flowing. When the landscape of your heart looks more like a desert than a garden, His presence hasn’t stopped moving. The river of God brings healing, renewal, and life — and it flows right into your everyday, ordinary moments. And here’s the part that takes my breath away: as followers of Jesus, we’re not just standing beside the river. We’re carriers

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I Choose Today to Shine My Light

The other night, I got up in the middle of the night and noticed how dark the house felt. Everything was still, shadowed, and quiet. Yet I didn’t have to turn on a single light. Why? Because the soft glow of the moon through my bathroom window was enough to guide me. Just a sliver of light—barely there—was all I needed to navigate the darkness without stumbling. I couldn’t help but think about how God did the very same thing in creation. Genesis tells us that in the beginning, there was a dark, lifeless void—until God said, “Let there be light.” That moment changed everything. And even after He separated day from night, He didn’t leave the darkness completely dark. He gave us the moon and the stars—small, flickering lights that pierce the night sky. Jesus said, “I am the light of the world. If you follow me, you won’t have to walk in darkness, because you will have the light that leads to life” (John 8:12 NLT). Sometimes, this world feels like that dark room. News headlines, heartbreak, and the heaviness of life can make it feel like the shadows are winning. But if we belong to Him, His

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I Choose Today to Worship with Thanksgiving – Towdah

Have you ever found yourself in a season where gratitude felt like a choice, not a reflex? Where your heart was heavy, and yet you knew God was still worthy of praise? That is the heart of Towdah—worship with thanksgiving, even before the answer comes. Towdah is a Hebrew word that expresses a specific kind of worship: praising God with uplifted hands, often in sacrifice or surrender, thanking Him in advance for what He will do—even when we haven’t seen it yet. It is the faith-filled choice to say, “Lord, I trust You, and I thank You anyway.” A Personal Reflection I’ve had moments where thanksgiving wasn’t easy. Maybe you’ve had them too—the kind of days where the weight of life feels like too much, and gratitude seems out of reach. But when I step into Towdah, something shifts. One morning, I sat with my coffee, still feeling the sting of disappointment. Nothing in my circumstances had changed, but I whispered, “God, I thank You because You are good. I thank You because You have never failed me. I thank You because I belong to You.” In that quiet moment, my heart lifted—not because the situation resolved, but because I

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