For the past two summers, I have loved going to FUGE camp located in the mountains of North Carolina. While thinking about my summer plans for this year, I felt like God had something different for me. I just didn’t know what His plans were at the time. After praying for a while, my cousin, [...]
Eternal Encouragement & Good Hope
God is teaching me that His love for me doesn’t depend on my behavior, how much time I spend with Him, or how much I’m serving. “Since, then, you have been raised with Christ, set your hearts on things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. Set your minds on things [...]
A Well-Watered Post
Just like flowers and plants, we can’t expect to be watered one time and grow fully. We have to keep being watered. To “keep being watered” means we have to be in continual pursuit of Christ. We should be longing for more of Jesus and filling ourselves up with Him daily. On Tuesday afternoon, I [...]
Remain in Him
Think of a beautiful flower. It is connected to its stem and the stem to its roots. Whenever the flower is picked, it loses connection to its nutrients and all of the things it needs to grow. In its vase, the flower will look pretty. It will only last for a short period of time. It [...]
Live Abundantly
Seasons of trial are sometimes necessary for seasons of growth. The month of January was a hard month for me. I was struggling with things I shouldn’t have been worrying about. I wondered how I was going to get through the next day and looked at the week as a giant standing before me. “The [...]
Restored by Love
What is love? Is it holding hands, receiving gifts, taking cute pictures, or having thoughtful dates? Our society wants us to believe that love is more about words and actions rather than lifestyles. We were made with a desire for love but sometimes look to all the wrong places to find it. I once had [...]
But Seek First
“But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.”-Matthew 6:33 What is the desire of your heart today? Is it a relationship, friendship, or an answer to prayer? Are you spending more time thinking of that one thing rather than seeking God about it? Having [...]
Goals for the New Year
Before thinking about goals for the new year, I always like to reflect back on the current year to remember everything God has done and taught me. You can read about those things here. I’m excited to see the ways God will personally work in each of our lives this upcoming year! He is going to use [...]
Being His
In this time of being prepared for my future husband, God is showing me what true love really looks like. God has shown me that when He sees us at our absolute worst, He also sees potential. He starts to reshape and purify our hearts and lives. He desires to know us intimately which means [...]
Local Before Global
"If you want to be a missionary to another country, how do you expect to change another part of the world if you aren't being a part of change where you are now?" My Bible teacher said this a couple months ago and it really has stuck with me. Recently, I've realized how broken some [...]
Undeniably His 