I remember a season when my schedule was so full, my body so tired, and my mind so stretched that even sleep didn’t feel like rest. I would lie down at night, close my eyes, and wake up with the same heavy knot in my chest. Ministry responsibilities, work deadlines, and family expectations pressed in…
Understanding 1 Kings 3:9 When Solomon became king after his father David, he faced a huge task: leading God’s people. He was young, inexperienced, and suddenly responsible for a nation. Talk about overwhelming. In that moment, God appeared to him in a dream and gave him an incredible opportunity: “Ask for whatever you want me to…
There was a moment—I’ll never forget it—when I stood at the stove to cook, dishes piled in the kitchen sink, emails unanswered, work demands for an event I was ready to be finished with before it started, and a knot in my stomach that made it hard to breathe. I whispered, “Lord, I can’t go…