It so often does not feel like my little disciples are even listening to me, let alone growing in the wisdom I am trying to share. So when they say something or do something that repeats a previous lesson, it overwhelms my heart with such joy it leaks out of the corners of my eyes. …

Never again will you be called “The Forsaken City” or “The Desolate Land.” Your new name will be “The City of God’s Delight” and “The Bride of God,” for the Lord delights in you and will claim you as his bride. Isa 62:4 I have a soft spot in my heart. It’s the remnants of…

Children are a gift from the LORD; they are a reward from him. Psalm 127:3 Last week I got to go with my kids on their cross-country skiing field trip on my littlest disciple’s birthday. It was so much fun! But more than fun, it was so redemptive my eyes filled with grateful tears anytime…

So now there is no condemnation for those who belong to Christ Jesus.  Romans 8:1 NLT   Hi, my name is Micah, and I have a critical spirit.  This spirit has developed in me from a deep sense of unworthiness coupled with the belief that I could perform for my worth. Starting at a young…

The eyes of the Lord are on the righteous,     and his ears are attentive to their cry;  Psalm 34:15   I have always had this internal battle of wanting to be seen and significant and isolate and hide. It’s like I know at the deep-down soul level that I am created significantly, yet the rejection I have…

Charm is deceitful, and beauty is fleeting. A woman who fears the Lord-she makes herself praiseworthy. Proverbs 31:30 NET   Fat and ugly. Disgusting. These were the words spoken over me by my peers in fourth grade. And they have been the words I have believed about myself until recently. Like all people who believe themselves…