Psalms‬ ‭143‬:‭8‬-‭10‬ ‭NIV‬‬ This was the verse of the day over a month ago and I’ve read/prayed it almost every day since. I feel like it covers everything you’d want to pray for to start a day. I’ll break down the way I see it: “Let the morning bring me word of your unfailing love, for I have put my trust in you. Beginning of every day God’s word reminds me that He loves me. Show me the way I should go, for to you I entrust my life. Prayer for general guidance, which dire

God doesn’t anoint people so they can play it safe. He anoints them so they can serve boldly. If God has placed something in you—skill, influence, leadership, discernment, teaching—your job isn’t to wait until you feel ready. Your job is obedience. Faithfulness sharpens the gift; neglect dulls it.

One of my constant prayers is for God to guide Kellie and I in raising our daughter. Yesterday at nap time I received a direct message from the Holy Spirit while dealing with a very unhappy Lily. She doesn’t have tantrums often, but when she’s overtired she can get a little unruly and irrational as many toddlers can. She was having a hard time already and wanted a snack before she went to sleep. So she asks for freeze dried strawberries, five of them to be exact. They are sma

We attended a Celebration of Life service for a friend of ours’ Dad that passed away beginning of this year. I took a few things away from it that will help me the rest of my life. When we pass away from this earth there are two main things that will matter. 1) did you know Jesus Christ and receive salvation? 2) what was your impact on others? If you received salvation, you know you’re going to be glorified with Christ and there is immense peace in that. You are saved. The ot

Motivation is a terrible master. It shows up when conditions are perfect and disappears the moment things get hard. If your faith or your training depends on how you feel, you will always be inconsistent—and inconsistency produces weak results, spiritually and physically. Consistency is what carries you when motivation dies. There are days you wake up fired up to open Scripture. There are far more days when you don’t. That’s normal. But discipline isn’t built on normal—it’s b

God’s timing is one of the hardest truths to live and one of the easiest to confess. We say we trust it—until our plans stall, doors stay shut, or prayers seem unanswered. Then impatience creeps in, and doubt starts whispering that maybe God forgot us. He didn’t. Scripture is clear: “For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven” (Ecclesiastes 3:1). Not some things. Everything. That includes the breakthroughs you’re begging for and the delays you’

Verse of the day today was Romans 10:9. The one that states what you have to do for Jesus to save your soul. The one that locks in your eternity. “If you declare with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you profess your faith and are saved.” ‭‭Romans‬ ‭10‬:‭9‬-‭10‬ It is so simple. But I can see how this belief w

We live in a world obsessed with instant results. But the Kingdom doesn’t operate on our clock. It operates on Christ’s. As believers, we’re called to work hard—not for our own glory, but as an act of worship. Scripture reminds us, “Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters” (Colossians 3:23). When we grind, hustle, and pour ourselves into the gifts God has given us, we’re planting seeds. But the harvest? That’s up to Him.

It’s easy to look at a setback and feel like God is against us. A lost opportunity… a door that shuts right when we were finally excited… a plan that falls apart even after we prayed over it. But what if those closed doors aren’t punishment? What if they’re protection? What if they’re redirection? God isn’t in the business of harming His children. He’s in the business of shaping us, guiding us, and positioning us for something more meaningful than we could see at the time. Th

When I look back on my baseball journey, I can see God’s fingerprints all over it — even in the moments that broke me. I had sat out my first year of college ball with a redshirt and battled through back pain that kept me from playing the game I loved. By the time my second year rolled around, I was rusty, unsure, and trying to find my footing again. That fall, we got a new head coach, Johnny Wiggs, who had come from Polk State to take over the program at Santa Fe College. I

There are things we want for ourselves—dreams that feel right, goals that seem reachable, and moments we imagine as the best possible outcome. But then life happens differently. Doors close that we thought should open. Opportunities slip away. People walk out. The timeline shifts. In those moments, it’s easy to wonder: Why would God let this happen? The truth is, God sees a much bigger picture than we do. He knows how every decision, every “yes,” and every “no” will ripple th