“Let your eyes look directly forward,  and your gaze be straight before you.”   Proverbs 4:25  Life is a journey that is full of uncertainty and bumps, but we can trust that God will be with us every step of the way as He leads us to our destination. The paths we choose can sometimes derail us leaving us feeling lost in darkness, but there is always a horizon to look to, you just have to look up and trust it. So, whatever road your on, no matter how far off it may appear, look to God and trust that every step taken with Him will ultimately lead you to Him.…

“It is the same with the word that I speak. It will not return to me empty. It will do what I want it to do. And it will cause the purpose that I sent it for to happen.” ‭‭Isaiah‬ ‭55:11‬ ‭EASY‬‬ An echo is the return or imitation of a sound back to the listener. In other words if you speak in a hollow cave you will hear the echo of your own words. To better understand the echos of God we first need to know what God is speaking. God spoke creation into existence and with every sunrise and sunset we see the echos of His glorious creation.…

“For now we see but a faint reflection of riddles and mysteries as though reflected in a mirror, but one day we will see face-to-face. My understanding is incomplete now, but one day I will understand everything, just as everything about me has been fully understood. Until then, there are three things that remain: faith, hope, and love—yet love surpasses them all. So above all else, let love be the beautiful prize for which you run.” ‭‭1 Corinthians‬ ‭13:12-13‬ ‭TPT‬‬ We find answers to this life within every Word that God gives us. We have guidance through the Holy Spirit on how to walk this life out. Not only are…

“Consequently, faith comes from hearing the message, and the message is heard through the word about Christ.” ‭‭Romans‬ ‭10:17‬ ‭NIV‬‬ When a dancer hears the rhythm of music she responds with rhythms that reflect what she hears. Like a dancer moving to the rhythm of music, our faith moves us to the rhythm of the truth. We come to know the truth of God and His word through hearing it. Romans 10:17 says, “So faith comes from hearing, and hearing through the word of Christ.” When we hear the word of God we come to know Him, and through our faith in Jesus we can respond in a manner that…

“For God, who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,” is the One who has shone in our hearts to give us the Light of the knowledge of the glory and majesty of God [clearly revealed] in the face of Christ.” ‭‭2 CORINTHIANS 4:6‬ ‭AMP What is the light that shines in darkness? It can be a lamp in the dark, the moonlight in the middle of the night or sunlight that breaks through at dawn. Light is also a life and love that shines so bright it penetrates even the deepest places in our hearts. This light can only come from Jesus. Jesus says in John 8:12 that He…

“But the Lord said to Samuel, “Do not consider his appearance or his height, for I have rejected him. The Lord does not look at the things people look at. People look at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.” ‭‭1 Samuel‬ ‭16:7‬ ‭NIV‬‬ What does it look like to be an authentic Christian? This is difficult to answer because the truth is God is the only rightful judge of a persons authenticity. While this is true, we can see characteristics of a true Christ follower by their actions. In John 13:35 it states this very truth when Jesus says that people will know us by our…

“Like arrows in the hands of a warrior are children born in one’s youth.” ‭‭Psalm‬ ‭127:4‬ ‭NIV‬‬ Being made in the image of God is the single most important thing about our identity. We can only come to know our authentic selves when we know God. This is what we must help others know and if we are parents, teachers or influencers’ than we have a responsibility to lead them to live revealing the image they bear. We can best teach through our own example, so let us all know God as we are fully known by God. Live out the known image of God! “Then God said, “Let Us…

“Oh yes, you shaped me first inside, then out; you formed me in my mother’s womb. I thank you, High God—you’re breathtaking! Body and soul, I am marvelously made! I worship in adoration—what a creation! You know me inside and out, you know every bone in my body; You know exactly how I was made, bit by bit, how I was sculpted from nothing into something. Like an open book, you watched me grow from conception to birth; all the stages of my life were spread out before you, The days of my life all prepared before I’d even lived one day.” – Psalm‬ ‭139:13-16‬ ‭MSG‬‬ Who we are is…

“Beloved children, our love can’t be an abstract theory we only talk about, but a way of life demonstrated through our loving deeds.” – 1 John‬ ‭3:18‬ ‭TPT‬‬ Teaching others about love and kindness is best done through our own actions. I love this verse in Luke 6:31, where Jesus himself makes the most practical statement of how we should treat others. Even though this seems practical and easy it really is a matter that requires thoughtful intention. Teaching children to treat others the way they want to be treated requires a heart connection. If we can teach that if they connect with another persons heart through empathy than I…

“But don’t let it faze you. Stick with what you learned and believed, sure of the integrity of your teachers—why, you took in the sacred Scriptures with your mother’s milk! There’s nothing like the written Word of God for showing you the way to salvation through faith in Christ Jesus. Every part of Scripture is God-breathed and useful one way or another—showing us truth, exposing our rebellion, correcting our mistakes, training us to live God’s way. Through the Word we are put together and shaped up for the tasks God has for us.” ‭‭2 Timothy‬ ‭3:14-17‬ ‭MSG‬‬ There is a saying, “do as I say, not as I do, but…