Day 2Jesus came to obliterate every distorted view of God man had accumulated over 4000 years of human history.Everything He did is a picture—a manifestation—of the nature of God. He is the bridge between the true nature of God and how we see and experience Him.That’s why he said in John 14:9: “If you’ve seen Me, you’ve seen the Father.”Hebrews 1:3 says, Jesus is “the exact representation of God’s...  Read More

Day 1Did you know that the most important thing about YOU is what you believe about God? Not just believing in Him, but what you believe He is actually like—His nature—His heartbeat—His attitude toward you. We can’t accurately understand the Bible OR life, without understanding God’s nature. God's nature is the lens from which everything will be understood in the Bible and in life.You see, our vie...  Read More

Nehemiah 4:16-23"From that day on, half of my servants carried on the work while half of them held the spears, the shields, the bows and the breastplates; and the captains were behind the whole house of Judah.  Those who were rebuilding the wall and those who carried burdens took their load with one hand doing the work and the other holding a weapon.  As for the builders, each wore his sword girde...  Read More

The pace of our world is fast. If you go to capital cities like London or New York or Paris, the speed at which people live is noticeably quicker than the average locality.This big-city pace is slowly but surely dripping its way into the surrounding regions and spaces that people live in, and our world just seems to be speeding up!Think about the food and hospitality industry...If we don’t get our...  Read More

Praying for him, as God’s son, changes your view of your husbandYears ago, when we were going through a difficult season in our marriage, I remember crying out to God for relief. I asked God why we were still in this place of hardship. I couldn’t understand it. I had been going to church and praying, but in my mind, God wasn’t moving. Then one day, as I was crying out to God, I asked God why my ma...  Read More

I Can't Do This!At times, a valuable thing for us to know is our limits.For instance, at the gym, you need to know what weight you can safely move around. When going for a run knowing how far in one direction you can go and get back safely is another (learned this one the hard way training for a marathon).At the same time, we need to push our limits on a daily basis as we will never grow as indivi...  Read More

I'm a Terrible Person!If you only knew what I did in the past…How many of us have said that before, particularly when we begin to think about there is no way that God can forgive us, let alone love us? The negative self-talk is something I am all too familiar with and even now I find seasons of life where the glass is always half full and the other half seems to be filled with vinegar.When I think...  Read More

Nehemiah 4:14When I saw their fear, I rose and spoke to the nobles, the officials and the rest of the people: "Do not be afraid of them; remember the Lord who is great and awesome, and fight for your brothers, your sons, your daughters, your wives and your houses."...  Read More

I'm Inadequate!A lie that I found myself believing for the longest time was that I was unable to help others.In my mind the only ones that truly could make an impact in someone's life were experts. It seems to me that there is an underlying fear of speaking into given situations based on our own self-identification and all too often that leads us down a path of feeling inadequate.It makes us quest...  Read More

I'm a Nobody!In the modern world of social media, it can be easy to feel as if you don’t matter, especially when compared with the rest of the world.What we often forget is that social media is literally the highlight reel of many people's lives and very seldom do we see the raw, behind-the-scenes footage.When I decided to start The Lion Within Us I started to look around and see how others were d...  Read More

Conquering the UnconquerableJesus told His disciples that He would rise from the dead. By actually doing so—by conquering the unconquerable—He not only proved the truth of that one statement but also validated everything else He ever said. The resurrection earned and deserves our trust for all that Christ ever claimed, promised, warned, and predicted.Because Jesus is alive, we have the awesome cer...  Read More

Who am I?Who am I is a question I find myself wrestling with more and more as I get older.Doubting my abilities and questioning my significance is a recurring theme that quite often holds me back from taking risks. I wanted to see who in the Bible ran into the same issues and found myself looking at the life of Moses.When I think of Moses I go straight to the great leader he was, how he was relent...  Read More