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I Choose Today to Keep Going When It Feels Slow

Sometimes perseverance isn’t hard because life is overwhelming… Sometimes it’s hard because nothing seems to be happening. Slow growth. Slow answers. Slow change. And slow can be discouraging. Because we like progress. We like movement. We like seeing results. But God often works differently. He works slowly. And slow does not mean stagnant. It does not mean God isn’t working. In fact, slow often means God is building something deeper. I think about seeds. When you plant a seed, you don’t immediately see growth. There’s a season where everything is happening beneath the surface. Roots are forming. Strength is developing. But you can’t see it yet. And that’s what perseverance often looks like. Continuing to trust… even when you don’t see. Continuing to walk… even when nothing seems to be changing. I once heard about a type of bamboo that grows in a fascinating way. For years, nothing appears above the surface. You water it. You care for it. You nurture it. And still… nothing. It would be easy to assume nothing is happening. But during that time, something is happening. Roots are growing deep. A foundation is being formed. And then, after years of unseen growth, it suddenly shoots

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I Choose Today to Be a Remnant: When Faithfulness Matters More Than Following the Crowd

I’ve been sitting with a word for a while now: remnant. It’s not a trendy word. It’s not flashy. It doesn’t shout for attention. But it’s faithful. Quietly, courageously faithful. This isn’t just a word, it’s an invitation. In Scripture, a remnant is the group of people who remain loyal to God when everyone else walks away. Not because they’re stronger, but because they’re willing to stay. They’re the ones who still say yes when compromise is easier. They’re not perfect, but they’re willing. They’re not many, but they’re deeply known by God. From the earliest pages of the Bible to the final chapters of Revelation, God has always preserved a remnant. When the world was drenched in wickedness, Noah found favor. When Elijah thought he was the only one left, God reminded him of the 7,000 who had not bowed to Baal. When Israel was exiled, a remnant returned and rebuilt. Even Isaiah spoke of this kind of faithfulness when he wrote, “In that day the remnant of Israel, the survivors of Jacob, will no longer rely on him who struck them down but will truly rely on the Lord, the Holy One of Israel. A remnant will return…

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I Choose Today to Stand When I Feel Weary

There’s a kind of weariness that doesn’t come from one hard moment… It comes from showing up day after day. From carrying responsibility. From holding things together. From continuing to move forward… even when your strength feels low. And if I’m being honest… I’ve been feeling that lately. Not in a dramatic way. Not in a crisis. Just… weary. And maybe you’ve felt that too. You’re still showing up. You’re still doing what needs to be done. But it’s getting harder. And the question becomes… how do we keep going when we feel like we’re running on empty? Because perseverance sounds good in theory… But in real life, it can feel exhausting. Paul writes about this kind of weariness when he says that outwardly we may feel like we’re wasting away… but inwardly, something else is happening. Something is being renewed. And I think that’s what we miss sometimes. We focus on how we feel on the outside… But God is working on the inside. Strengthening. Renewing. Sustaining. Not always in ways we can see… But in ways that matter deeply. Because perseverance isn’t about having endless strength. It’s about staying anchored when your strength feels limited. Isaiah reminds us

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I Choose Today to Obey, Even When It’s Uncomfortable

As I was reading Acts 10 during a devotional, something caught my attention. It wasn’t just the vision Peter had, it was what came next. Because what God asked Peter to do wasn’t just unusual. It was uncomfortable. Eat With Sinners “The next day as Cornelius’s messengers were nearing the town, Peter went up on the flat roof to pray. It was about noon, and he was hungry. But while a meal was being prepared, he fell into a trance.…Then a voice said to him, ‘Get up, Peter; kill and eat them.’ ‘No, Lord,’ Peter declared. ‘I have never eaten anything that our Jewish laws have declared impure and unclean.’ But the voice spoke again: ‘Do not call something unclean if God has made it clean.’” Acts 10:9–15, NLT In the Old Testament, God gave His people specific instructions to remain set apart. Dietary laws and boundaries around marriage with surrounding nations were meant to protect them from idolatry and preserve the lineage through which the Messiah would come. It wasn’t about superiority, it was about protection and purpose. But something radical shifts in Acts 10. Until this point, the gospel had reached Jerusalem, Judea, and Samaria, just as Jesus

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I Choose Today to Keep Walking

Perseverance Series — Part 1 There are seasons in life when perseverance becomes very real. Not theoretical. Not abstract. But deeply personal. Seasons where faithfulness looks like simply showing up… one more day. Lately, I’ve found myself in one of those seasons. I haven’t sensed a clear direction yet for what’s next, but I do know this, sometimes faithfulness looks like taking the next step while we wait for clarity. So over the next few episodes, we’re going to talk about perseverance… not as striving harder, but as staying anchored in Christ while we wait. Because perseverance doesn’t always look dramatic. Sometimes perseverance looks quiet. Sometimes perseverance looks like getting up one more day. Sometimes perseverance looks like continuing to trust God… even when you don’t see what He’s doing. And I think we all find ourselves in those seasons at times. Where we’re not in crisis… But we’re also not in clarity. Where we’re walking… But we don’t know exactly where the path is leading. And it’s in those moments that perseverance becomes less about pushing harder… and more about staying faithful. Scripture reminds us not to grow weary in doing good, because in time, we will reap a

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