Called To Love

  There are seasons when faith feels less like confidence and more like endurance. When love is complicated. When answers are unclear. When your heart is pulled in multiple directions and peace feels just out of reach. These moments don’t mean you’ve lost your faith. They mean you are human—trying to love, discern, and trust God in the middle of real-life tension. This reflection is for anyone who is weary, conflicted, or quietly asking God to take over where strength has run out. Especially during this season—when we celebrate light entering a broken world. When Love Is Pulled in Different Directions “Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called children of God.” — Matthew 5:9 Some situations don’t come with clean lines or easy answers. Loving well can feel heavy when you’re caught between concern, compassion, and truth. You may want peace for everyone involved but feel powerless to create it. If that’s where you are, be encouraged: you are not failing because you feel to...

There is something about this season that quietly invites us to rush. We rush to meet deadlines. Rush to finish projects. Rush to make everything perfect. And before we know it, the season we were trying so hard to manage has passed us by. Somewhere between calendars and commitments, God gently whispers, “Slow down.” Not because things don’t matter—but because you matter. Give Yourself the Present of Presence We spend so much time giving gifts to others that we forget to give one to ourselves. Presence. Undistracted, intentional presence. Presence with God. Presence with the people we love. Presence with our own hearts. Being present doesn’t require extra time—it requires attention. It’s choosing to put the phone down. Let the to-do list wait. Sit in the moment long enough to feel it. Scripture reminds us, “Be still, and know that I am God.” Stillness isn’t inactivity; it’s awareness. It’s recognizing that God is already here, already working, already present with us. Deadlines Don’t ...

  Waiting seasons are some of the hardest seasons to walk through. Not because God has forgotten us, but because He is developing something in us that “next” will require. We often think of waiting as stagnation, but in God’s hands, waiting becomes preparation. It becomes training ground, refining ground, pruning ground, strengthening ground. Waiting is not wasted. Waiting is work. Every “next” has a demand attached to it. A new level of discipline. A new level of focus. A new level of emotional maturity. A new level of surrender. And the truth is—many times God won’t release you into “next” until what’s in you can sustain what He’s bringing to you. Here are the pillars of “getting to next” while you wait: 1. Staying the Course Even When You Don’t See Progress Some days you feel strong. Some days you feel stretched. Some days you feel like the promise is close. Other days it feels far away. But still—keep going. The enemy doesn’t fight what isn’t a threat. The delay is not denial; ...

Life has a way of stacking emotions at our feet before we even have a chance to process the last wave. One moment we’re steady, grounded, and managing it all with grace—and the next, our strength is stretched thin and every emotional light on our dashboard is blinking at the same time. If you’ve ever felt like you’re carrying more weight than you should, trying not to burden those around you, or silently navigating emotions because you don’t want to “be too much”—you are not alone. You are human. What I’m learning is this: Emotions don’t make you weak. They make you real. And balancing your weight doesn’t mean carrying it alone. God never asked us to hide our tears or silence our overwhelm. He asked us to bring it to Him. Some days your strength will be at 100%. Other days, you might feel like you’re running on fumes. Both are okay. Both are seen by God. The beauty is that faith works in the middle. Right where the load gets heavy. Right where your heart feels stretched. Right where yo...

Storms don’t always give warnings. Some roll in quietly. Others hit hard and fast—just like the moments in life that shake us, stretch us, or leave us feeling overwhelmed. But faith… faith is the anchor that refuses to let the storm win. Matthew 14 gives us a beautiful, bold picture of faith in motion. Peter stepped out of the boat because His eyes were fixed on Jesus. For a moment, he defied the impossible. And then? The winds grew louder. The waves grew taller. Fear crept in. His focus shifted from the Savior to the storm—and he began to sink. Isn’t that all of us? We praise God on Sunday… and then worry greets us on Monday. We start strong when the vision is clear… but sink when the chaos hits. We walk boldly when life is calm… but tremble when the waters rise. Yet the most powerful part of the story isn’t that Peter walked on water. It’s that when he started sinking—Jesus immediately reached out His hand. That’s who God is. Even when our faith wavers, His grip does not. Even when w...

  Purpose is not something you find — it is something God planted deep within you before you took your first breath. Every gift, instinct, strength, talent, and ability was placed inside you long before life gave you a title. God never designed your roles to create your purpose — He designed your purpose to shape your roles. For Women You were created with an inner knowing that sees beyond the surface, with compassion that carries others, with strength that stretches farther than you admit, and with wisdom that grows even in silence. Your purpose shows up in every space you enter — your home, your relationships, your ministry, your leadership, your business, and your care for others. You carry a softness that heals, a strength that anchors, and a grace that God uses to bless generations. For Men You were created with authority in your voice, stability in your presence, courage in your spirit, and vision in your mind. God designed you to lead, to protect, to cover, to build, and to ...

  There's a reason the Bible says,  “Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it.” (Proverbs 4:23).   The enemy knows if he can infect your heart—your peace, your focus, your joy—he can influence everything else that flows from it: your words, your worship, your work, your witness. That’s why many of our greatest battles don’t come from strangers—they come through people and places closest to us. Family. Finances. Health. Ministry. Relationships. The enemy knows those hits cut deeper. They’re designed to make you question God’s presence and purpose when the weight feels too heavy. But here’s the truth the Spirit keeps reminding me: we’re not fighting people—we’re fighting principalities. The Real Fight Isn’t Flesh and Blood Ephesians 6:12 reminds us that “we wrestle not against flesh and blood.” That means your argument with your spouse isn’t really about the dishes. Your frustration with your coworker isn’t just about workload. The tension with ...

Scripture: Habakkuk 1:1-5 There are moments when our prayers sound like echoes in a storm. We cry out, asking “Lord, do You see this?” and God replies, “I’m doing something you wouldn’t believe if I told you.” Habakkuk teaches us that faith is not built in comfort—it’s forged in questions. When frustration meets faith, transformation begins. God’s silence is not His absence; it’s the space where hope is growing roots. So when you feel stretched, misunderstood, or worn thin—pray anyway. Praise anyway. God’s plan is unfolding, even through your tears. Prayer: Father, turn my frustration into faith and my waiting into worship. Help me to believe that You are working, even now. Call to Action: Choose one situation that frustrates you most and turn it into a written prayer today—then watch hope rise. Unapologetically, G.  

 In a world obsessed with fame and followers, God still honors servants. Ebed-Melech wasn’t a prophet or king—he was a eunuch, a foreigner, a man with no status. Yet when others turned a blind eye to injustice, he acted. And Heaven noticed. We live in a time where quiet faithfulness often goes unseen. Caregivers, teachers, ushers, mothers, fathers, and servants of God who do what’s right without applause—you are Heaven’s headlines. Ebed-Melech teaches us that faithfulness doesn’t need a platform. It just needs a heart tuned to God’s compassion. You may never know the full impact of your obedience, but one day, you’ll hear the words, “Well done.” Let this be your encouragement: serve anyway, love anyway, give anyway. Your faithfulness reverberates through eternity. Unapologetically, G.

There are seasons when everything looks still — prayers feel unanswered, progress feels slow, and the days seem heavy. The moments can sting deeply especially when you give so much and receive so little rest for your soul. But the truth is: even in stillness, God is working. A seed doesn’t grow because it’s seen — it grows because it’s planted in the right soil. Your faithfulness, your late nights, your whispered prayers — they are the roots of a harvest yet to come. Dormancy isn’t death; it’s development. God buries us sometimes, not to forget us, but to fortify us. He is strengthening your foundation so that when your harvest season arrives, it will last. So keep watering your faith with prayer. Keep feeding your spirit with grace. Keep showing up, even when you feel unseen. You are not buried. You are being built — for something greater than you can imagine. Unapologetically, G. 🌾