Author: nicole

Don’t lose hope. Make a list of 100 things for which you can give thanks. Turn on a Christian radio station and sing praise songs to God (even if you’re on the fence). Lift your chin and put one foot in front of the other until you feel as confident as you look. Do all three at the same time ... Read More

It is so tempting to live in fear instead of faith. Today I declare: God is God and He is good, regardless of what comes my way.

What you truly believe in your heart will eventually come out of your mouth. Are you okay with that? Or is it time to re-wallpaper that most essential organ with truths from our Creator about what it means to love yourself and others? Open the bible, find a line that speaks to you and turn it over again and again ... Read More

If your heart needs to be encouraged, be an encourager to others. What you give out will immediately come back and fill you up.

Is it possible to turn a tragic experience into an opportunity to live more fully and love more openly? Absolutely.

I hear about people who take death, disease and other disasters and somehow find the strength to exhibit kindness through their despair.

I got this letter from a man who went through a very dark time several years ago and ended up ... Read More

I grew up being told, “Believe in yourself” and “Don’t be a follower.” I wasn’t supposed to jump off the bridge when all the other cool kids did, I was supposed to use good judgement and think for myself.

When it comes to Jesus, the rules of the world are flipped. We are not to believe in ourselves, but in the ... Read More

I was confiding to a friend recently that sometimes I get fearful for the future. She wisely and gently reminded me to choose faith over fear with these words: God doesn’t give us grace for what may or may not happen tomorrow or the next day or the day after that, but He does give us all the grace we ... Read More

God, I pray for your perspective. Allow me to see the trials of this life as you see them. Allow me to see the people surrounding me as you see them. Allow me to see both my abilities and my responsibilities as you see them. Amen.

If you want proof that God exists, each night write down one act of kindness someone bestowed upon you that day. By the end of the year, you will have documentation of the many ways God works through people to show you His love.

I’ve decided I need to begin humbling myself before the Lord… now, if I could just stop thinking of myself long enough to figure out what that means I’d be in great shape!