Divinely Detoured

Some mountains remain, some mountains return, but when we find a way through, the hardest part of the mountain really has moved.

Some temporary blessings are just for today, and even though the blessing doesn't stay, the source of the blessing matters most.

When we're wrestling with God, we are actually protecting our faith and forming a stronger bond with the Father.

When you are waiting in the middle of an unfinished story, the in-between liminal space is preparing you for growth, maturity, and hope.

Even when you're steeped in suffering, you can go deeper than happiness by finding something to hold onto, by finding God in your pain.

When it seems God check-swings before your happy ending, we must rely on a bigger hope because He check-swings death, too.

Understanding God's favor involves accepting the sacrifice and trusting His grace in your surprising, difficult role ahead.

Going from dry thankful words to true grateful living requires you to act better than you feel, form habits, and extend grace.

God often detours us in life to make a way when there is no way. We want a rational reason but all we need is a promising purpose.

When God's timing seems off, we can rest knowing that He exists above time. Time is God's gift to us, and history tells us we can trust the speed of God.

The confusing yes and no of God can be better understood by realigning our priorities and looking at the bigger picture.

When it feels like God has turned His back on you, perhaps He's already been here and the protection is already in place.

It seems so many of us are in need of a rescue. But we have to be vulnerable to be rescued, and God has modeled it for us.

There's a subtle, significant difference between holding on and being held. Faith is recognizing God's hold and seeing it as the best option.

Hesitating in belief is a good thing. When we do, we weigh our options, we solidify our choice, we strengthen our faith.

When loss creates a hole in our lives and in our hearts, we can find purpose not by trying to fill the hole, but by recognizing what remains.

The voyage of life isn't easy, but God is present in every season of our lives, even those where He's hard to find.

If you're having an unusual holiday, one help to survive an untraditional Christmas is by scouting and savoring the unexpected memory moments.

The difference between thankfulness and gratitude might surprise you, and it might help move your hurting heart forward.

Even when the near worst-case scenario happens, we are safe trusting God with the unknown. It only draws us closer into His arms.

Any type of loss can give us a gradual, clearer perspective. With intention, we can learn to see small, important things more clearly.

When it feels like you've lost home or lost your people who made home, God may be preparing you for a much more permanent one.

When a God-given, worthy dream dies, something more important can tether us to the Father and highlight His provision and grace.

We will always be walking through difficult deserts this side of Eternity. But believers never trod there without Him. 

In recognition of difficult Mother's Days, the gift of prayers for mothers, words to borrow in prayer when words are hard to find.