When you look at a lake or any clear body of water you can usually see a reflection of whatever surrounds it. The image is recognizable but never as brilliant or precise as the original. As children of God we are called to reflect His character in much the same way. Therefore be imitators of God, as beloved children.” Ephesians 5:1 If we are called to reflect God’s character then we must first KNOW His character. I mean, honestly, how can you imitate someone you d

Guilt whispers,“You did wrong.” A wound that can be tended, a path that can be chosen differently. But shame… Shame says, “You are the wrong.” It tries to stitch itself into your name, to turn a moment into an identity. It grows from sins we’ve done and sins done to us…and there is a quiet kind of death in living beneath its shadow. Yet God calls us into the light. He has changed you. He has claimed you. He has named you as His. Heaven will not hold the labels earth tries

Dizziness… anxiety… fear… These have been tangled up in my body for six long years. They’ve shaped my days, my decisions, my movement, even my hopes. I have prayed — oh, how I have prayed — for physical healing. I’ve prayed for the dizziness to stop, the slosh to settle, the sensations to finally let my nervous system rest. And for most of this journey, that’s been my singular focus: God, please heal my body. But recently something in me shifted. I found myself praying a dif