A Message to a Lukewarm Church

Growing up as a people pleaser, I learned to measure my worth by acceptance. I feared rejection, feared disappointing others, feared no longer belonging. To be wanted felt safe. To be approved felt valuable. So I became the kind of person who would say “yes” even when my heart was weary. But one day, God led me into a painful lesson through a single word: No.

Convinced it was God's will that we give this concert, we formed a circle, joined hands, and prayerfully put the matter in His hands. Minutes later, one of the guards came back and...

The Scriptures tell us to “Pray without ceasing.” But have you ever thought about how we need to approach God when we come before Him to pray or to have our needs met by Him? Does it matter?