1 Peter 2:9b-10 “…for you are a chosen people. You are royal priests,<sup class="footnote" value="[f]”> a holy nation, God’s very own possession. As a result, you can show others the goodness of God, for he called you out of the darkness into his wonderful light. ‘Once you had no identity as a people; now you…

Romans 8:31-34 “What shall we say about such wonderful things as these? If God is for us, who can ever be against us? Since he did not spare even his own Son but gave him up for us all, won’t he also give us everything else? Who dares accuse us whom God has chosen for…

“When the Lord closes a door, somewhere He opens a window.” ~a quote from one of my favorite movies, The Sound of Music Something I’ve realized lately is that closed doors are as much blessings as open windows. We usually expect a wide variety of doors to choose from (or at least I do!). However,…

 Romans 8:38,39 “And I am convinced that nothing can ever separate us from God’s love. Neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither our fears for today nor our worries about tomorrow—not even the powers of hell can separate us from God’s love. No power in the sky above or in the earth below—indeed,…

I was reading some old blog posts and I am always amazed when I go back and read this entry from November of 2008 entitled “Imagine.” “Last night at CREW, Pastor Erik talked about imagining everything that we want for our future. He mentioned that when we were little, our dreams and future expectations were…

Sipping the remainder of my bubbly ginger ale while packed like a sardine on an airplane, I gazed out the window, noticing that the landing strip produced the only visible lights amidst the darkness. A far cry from the Christmas-like lights surrounding O’Hare airport, my first impression of San Pedro Sula, Honduras, was that of…

So recently I was having a conversation with a very dear friend, and she gave me the incredible insight that we don’t only have to get rid of the harmful expectations in our lives, but also the overly ambitious ones as well. Let me explain. Recently I’ve had this intense need for God’s purpose. His…