October 2025. Have you ever wondered why the “try harder” model of personal change and growth can work in the short term, but is generally unsustainable? Is this why New Year’s resolutions fizzle by March? The Bible says “It’s not by (human) power or strength, but by My Spirit’, says the Lord.” Zechariah 4:6. Traditional counseling and coaching provide some benefits. But permanent, actual change and healing come from the Lord; by the work of the Holy Spirit. What a relief tha

September 2025. I heard a quote on a podcast recently, spoken by a prison chaplain to an anxious inmate: “If you pray, don’t worry. And if you worry, don’t pray.” That grabbed me. I had to pause and think: how often do we pray about our worries and anxieties, and then promptly start worrying again? When we second-guess and overcomplicate things, we end up being double-minded. And it creates confusion and MORE anxiety. The Bible says this: A double-minded man is “unstable in a

August 2025. Do you struggle with overthinking and analysis paralysis when it comes to making decisions or taking next steps? The mental knots we get tied up in can distract and derail us from moving forward. Consider how it could simplify our lives if we decided what our values are, and then align decisions with those values. Our feelings come and go. Basing decisions on them is a recipe for chaos, plenty of anxiety, and stunted personal growth. By God’s grace, I didn’t allo

July 2025. Consider this scene in the Bible, with Jesus in Matthew 9: “…the blind men came to Him, and He asked them, ‘Do you believe that I’m able to do this?’ ‘Yes, Lord,’ they replied. Then He touched their eyes and said, “According to your faith let it be done to you.” How is your faith? Are you believing for big things? Are you struggling with unbelief? God is not a genie in a bottle, but He invites us into a life of bold faith. Faith in ourselves, in our own abilities?

June 2025. It’s common for our thought life to default to negative “what ifs.” What if I get fired? What if my kids make bad decisions? What if I have cancer? If we dwell on these thoughts and let them run wild, our anxiety goes through the roof. We’re drained of our peace and joy. I came across a great solution from the counseling pastor at our church, Dan Broyles: how about we take the fearful “what if” and turn it into a faith “what if?” For example: what if…this turned ou