Things Above

This past week I have been a living witness to Proverbs 16:9 — “In their hearts humans plan their course, but the Lord establishes their steps.” Over the course of the week I was making hour by hour plans and of course it was overwhelming and I felt stressed because I wanted everything to go…

Allow me a moment to tell you the back story before I get to the good part.  I was heading out to an appointment and just as I was about to leave, I turned back and grabbed a bottle of water. Mind you I hardly travel with water, which is something I always regret later.…

Week 7: Summer of Teaching Reading Reflection During the summer there are many opportunities for those to teach and for others to learn. There’s summer school, vacation bible school (VBS), internships, mentorships programs and more. As I was driving past churches and seeing all the VBS signs, I thought back to my childhood and enjoyed…

Week 6: Summer of Goals Reading Reflection Every quarter at work we have to set OKRs, objectives and key results. That’s just corporate jargon for goals. We enter the goal as the objective and then the key results are the planned actions we will take to achieve the objective. The key however, is that the…

Week 5: Summer of Signs Reading Reflection I was going through a fraud investigation on my credit card with my banking institution. Sometimes these cases can be open and closed, but this instance had some additional complexities and I was concerned about getting my money back. As I would gather my evidence and speak with…

Week 4: Summer of Presence Reading Reflection Life teaches us that we should have a best friend and that friend should know everything about us. The truth is, we have the ability to hide things from our best friend but not from God. He’s not an average friend and truthfully it’s an honor he would…

Week 3: Summer of Assurance Reading Reflection What is the link between your abilities and blessing others? Willingness.  Can you imagine being able to do something but not being willing to do it? Without willingness your abilities stay confined to yourself and never reach the intended person.  Psalm 62:11 shows God is able because he…

Week 2 Reading Reflection I love this verse because I can feel godly conviction behind the “I will”. I could see David metaphorically lifting his head, squaring his shoulders, planting his feet and proclaiming his safety in the Lord. His peace doesn’t come because every problem has been solved, it comes because he knows who…

In honor of summer, I want to begin a short series titled Summer in the Psalms. The summer time ushers in different rhythms for everyone. During summer some rest or travel, for others it may be a time of uncertainty or a surge of activities. I don’t know what the summer brings for you, but…

As I get ready to turn 30 next week, this post is a gift to myself and my way of marking the milestone—30 things I know to be true, I’ve lived, learned, wrestled with and want to carry with me into this next decade. This is my golden year, turning 30 on the 30th, and…