Prayer - Grace
Weary No More: Resting in the Lamb
Have you ever shown up to something you genuinely love, but you were just flat out exhausted? Maybe it’s a Monday morning after a packed weekend, and you’re staring at your coffee mug hoping it magically turns into an IV drip. We all know what physical tired feels like. But there is another kind of tired, spiritual weariness . It happens when our faith quietly shifts from resting in a relationship with Jesus to managing a religious to do list. Suddenly, church, serving, and even prayer start feeling like one more heavy weight we have to carry. Today we are…
Read More →
The Joy of the Lord Is Your Strength
Have you ever finally tackled a messy room, opened a closet you avoided for six months, or looked at a stack of bills, and within ten minutes a heavy wave of guilt just washed over you? You look at the clutter, you think about how long you neglected it, and you just want to sit down on the floor, slump your shoulders, and hang your head. Guilt is completely exhausting. And if we aren't careful, we bring that exact same exhausting spirit right into our prayer lives. We treat prayer like an audit where we come to God head hanging,…
Read More →
No Smell of Smoke
We wrap up our four week series today, looking at Daniel chapter 3. Let me ask you this: do you love a good bonfire? Living in the Midwest, a good backyard fire pit is practically a requirement! But you know exactly what happens when you leave the fire. That smoke gets into everything. It gets into your jacket, it gets into your hair, and you can even wake up the next morning and your pillow smells like a campfire. You can take a shower, throw your clothes in the wash, and somehow, that smell of smoke still lingers for days.…
Read More →