For Your Heart Today Courage rarely begins with certainty. More often, it begins with listening—listening in the quiet work of preparation, listening for God’s direction before the waters part. Before Israel ever stepped into the Jordan, they were asked to pause, to consecrate themselves, and to position their hearts to recognize where God was already at work. The miracle did not begin with movem...

For Your Heart Today Sometimes the deepest longing of our hearts is simply to hear from God. Not because we lack faith, but because we want to be faithful. We want to make wise decisions. We want to move forward without the quiet fear of getting it wrong or disappointing God. As we begin a new season shaped by the call to Be Strong and Courageous, Scripture reminds us that courage is not born f...

For Your Heart Today Standing on the edge of a new season often brings mixed emotions. Hope and hesitation can live side by side. Gratitude for what has been can coexist with uncertainty about what lies ahead. Scripture reminds us that these moments are not signs of failure—they are invitations. In Deuteronomy, the people of Israel stand at the edge of the Promised Land. The wilderness is behind ...

For Your Heart Today Joy, in Scripture, is never abstract or detached from real life. It is not an emotion we are asked to manufacture, nor a spiritual concept we are expected to perform. Joy is personal because joy is found in a Person. Advent reminds us that Jesus Himself is our joy. Not just the giver of joy, but the source of it. When joy feels fragile, when life feels cut back or uncertain, ...

For Your Heart Today Advent reminds us that peace is not something we manufacture—it is something God forms within us. From Eden’s wholeness to Isaiah’s promise, from the angels’ song in Bethlehem to Jesus’ own words to His disciples, Scripture tells a story of peace that moves through history and into our hearts. This is a peace that steadies us when life feels overwhelming, a peace that holds u...