"...so that in all things God may be praised through Jesus Christ." — 1 Peter 4:11Here's a challenging thought: you can't give what you won't acknowledge. If you won't admit you have a gift for encour...  Read More

"Each of you should use whatever gift you have received to serve others, as faithful stewards of God's grace." — 1 Peter 4:10What if discovering your glory was less about a dramatic moment of clarity ...  Read More

"You are the light of the world... let your light shine before others." — Matthew 5:14, 16Most people aren't hiding their gifts because they're lazy. They're hiding because they've been hurt.Somewhere...  Read More

"We have different gifts, according to the grace given to each of us." — Romans 12:6Think about the last time someone said, "You make that look so easy." Maybe it was the way you organized a chaotic s...  Read More

"For we are God's handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do." — Ephesians 2:10Have you ever looked at a piece of beautiful art and wondered about ...  Read More

"The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I came that they may have life, and have it abundantly." — John 10:10Jesus didn't come to produce miserable, obligation-driven people who grit thei...  Read More

"For we are God's handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do." — Ephesians 2:10Not every desire is created equal. There's a difference between the ...  Read More

"Let anyone who is thirsty come to me and drink." — John 7:37Notice what Jesus does not say here. He doesn't say, "You shouldn't be thirsty." He doesn't shame the need or suggest that having desires i...  Read More

"Take delight in the Lord, and he will give you your heart's desires." — Psalm 37:4There's a common reading of this verse that goes something like: "Be a good Christian, love God enough, and He'll giv...  Read More

"I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit in you; I will remove from you your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh." — Ezekiel 36:26Many people carry around a quiet fear that their hea...  Read More

"I will give you a new heart... and I will put my Spirit in you and move you to follow my decrees." — Ezekiel 36:26-27Author Brennan Manning once wrote that a person should define themselves radically...  Read More

"For I know that nothing good dwells in me, that is, in my flesh. For I have the desire to do what is right, but not the ability to carry it out." — Romans 7:18Here's one of the most important distinc...  Read More