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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 Trust in the Waiting

Waiting can feel like one of the hardest parts of our faith journey. Not because we’re doing nothing… But because we don’t know what God is doing. We find ourselves in seasons where prayers feel unanswered. Direction feels unclear. Progress feels slow. And if we’re honest… it can feel like nothing is happening. But what if something is happening? What if the waiting isn’t empty… but intentional? I’ve been in a season like that recently. I haven’t sensed a clear direction yet for what’s next. And if you’re anything like me, that can feel uncomfortable. I like to have a plan. I like to know where I’m going. But sometimes God doesn’t give us the full picture. Sometimes He asks us to wait. And that’s where perseverance becomes real. Not in the doing… But in the trusting. Isaiah reminds us that those who wait on the Lord will have their strength renewed. Not by striving harder… but by remaining anchored in Him. Waiting isn’t passive. It’s not sitting back and doing nothing. It’s an active, intentional choice to trust God when you don’t have answers. It’s choosing to believe He is working… even when you don’t see it. Psalm 27

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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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I Choose Today to Trust the Power of the In-Between

I shared this reflection last year on Holy Saturday, and as we approach Easter again, I felt led to share it once more. The power of the in-between is something we all walk through, and this reminder feels just as needed today. As believers, when it comes to Easter, we focus on Good Friday, when Jesus died for the sins of the world, and Easter Sunday, when He rose from the grave to defeat death once and for all. Both of these days deserve every ounce of our awe and celebration. They are the visible markers of love and victory—the cross where the price was paid and the empty tomb where death was disarmed. But what about the day in-between? What about Saturday? That ordinary, quiet, grief-stricken day between the heartbreak and the miracle. The day when heaven seemed silent and hope felt buried. The day most of us skip over… but shouldn’t. Because even though it looked like nothing was happening, everything was already in motion. Scripture gives us a glimpse behind the veil: “He was put to death in the body but made alive in the Spirit. After being made alive, He went and made proclamation to the

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I Choose Today to Trust God When Life Feels Overwhelming (The Miracle May Already Be Upstream)

Sometimes life brings us into seasons where everything just feels… heavy. Not catastrophic, not dramatic, just full. Full of responsibility. Full of decisions. Full of deadlines. Full of needs. Full of emotion. I’ve been in that place lately. Not falling apart, just stretched, tired, and staring at a to-do list that feels bigger than my capacity. The other day I was sharing this with my mentor, the overwhelm, the shifting in my ministry, and the sense that God was expanding something in me that I don’t yet have room for. He listened and then said, “You need an assistant.” I laughed out loud. “That’s great,” I said, “but I can’t afford one.” And that’s when he reminded me of something I had forgotten: “You prayed for two years for a mentor. You didn’t know where he would come from, and God brought me into your life from a direction you never expected. Why wouldn’t God provide for this need the same way? Pray for the assistant the same way you prayed for the mentor.” His confidence in God’s provision made something inside me pause. He was right. I’ve been asking God for help, but expecting Him to stay within the

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