Your words matter in those midnight moments. It is easy to rehearse the pain, repeat the problem, and keep speaking from frustration. But what stays on your lips often stays active in your life. Praise helps us shift our focus from what we feel to who God is. It reminds our hearts that He is still faithful, still present, and still working....

Some of the things we keep saying about ourselves are things God never said. God never called you defeated, abandoned, disqualified, or stuck. When your mouth keeps agreeing with fear, it becomes harder to walk in faith. But when your words come into agreement with God’s Word, something begins to shift....

The presence of weeds does not cancel the promise of wheat. Just because there has been pain in your story does not mean God changed His mind about your future. Just because the enemy attacked you does not mean your purpose has been lost. In fact, the very presence of attack may be evidence that something valuable is growing....

Unbelief is a prison. Unbelief is sin. Unbelief is mis-placed faith. Those barking dogs represent fear and they have names. The names of your dogs may be different than mine, but our fears have names. ...

So do not let your brokenness convince you that your future is over. Do not assume your weakness has shocked God. If He started the work, He intends to finish it. The real question is not whether Jesus is able to work in your life. He is. The question is whether you are willing to yield to His hands. A piece of wood does not argue with the carpenter’s blueprint. It yields to the hand that shapes i...