Create Your Now Podcast

People will tell you about the blooming, the breakthrough, and the moment they finally stepped into the calling God placed on their life, where everything clicks because He has been planning it all along. But nobody really talks about the soil no one talks about — the stuff underneath the surface that made the bloom possible […]

Have you ever watched a tennis match and noticed the winner isn’t always the one hitting the hardest? Sometimes it’s the one who knows when to slow down, when to push forward, and when to reset between points. With the US Open in full swing right now, there’s no better time to be reminded that […]

There’s something beautifully ironic about Labor Day. It’s the one day of the year when we’re told to stop laboring — to set down the to-do list, fire up the grill, and just breathe. But as the burgers sizzle and the kids splash in the last pool days of summer, a quiet question has a […]

There is a rhythm to our days that we rarely stop long enough to notice. We wake, we push, we strive, and we do it all over again. We wrap ourselves around careers, achievements, milestones, and ambitions so tightly that we forget whose we are and who we belong to. But what if this weekend, […]

There is a quiet kind of tired that has nothing to do with sleep. It’s the exhaustion that settles into your bones when you’ve poured out every ounce of who you are for the people you love and you look around and wonder, “Who’s pouring into me?” If you’ve ever felt that heaviness, if you’ve […]

Have you ever laid awake at night replaying a moment from your day — a sharp word, a missed cue, a decision you second-guessed the moment it left your mouth? If that knot in your stomach feels all too familiar, then you need to know that those nerves mean you care. And caring is not […]

Have you ever felt like life just keeps piling on? One thing after another, weight upon weight, until you’re not sure how much more you can carry. Maybe it’s a season at work that won’t let up, a relationship that drains more than it gives, or a quiet accumulation of worries that nobody else can […]

Nobody photographs the underground. We frame the flowers. We celebrate the blossoms. We hold our phones up to the blooming tree and post it for the world to see. But the roots? The tangled, soil-dark, unglamorous system beneath it all? No one even thinks to look down. And yet when the wind comes, when the […]

There comes a moment when you realize you’ve been holding your breath — not literally, maybe, but somewhere deep inside, you’ve been clenching. Holding it all together so tightly that you forgot what it felt like to simply exhale. If that’s where you are today, I want you to hear two words that might change […]

Have you ever found yourself standing in a season where everything feels paused, and no matter how hard you try to push forward, the next step just isn’t clear? If you’ve been asking yourself, “Does the wait feel long and hard?” —  you are not alone. We are all waiting for something. Whether it’s direction […]

Let’s be real for a second. When was the last time you prayed and it wasn’t because something was falling apart? Most of us have that 911 prayer life down to an art. The doctor calls with unexpected results — we pray. The marriage hits a rough patch — we pray. A child makes a […]

Have you ever had one of those days where you’ve given everything you have — to your job, to the kids, to the house, to the never-ending list — and by the time you finally sit down next to your spouse, you’ve got nothing left? Maybe not even words. Just a sigh and a sinking […]

We tell our kids something all the time without realizing it. We say, “You’ll get there— one day,” painting the picture of a summit: gleaming, golden, way up high, as if that’s the only place where victory lives. But what if we’ve been pointing our children in the wrong direction? What if the moment we’ve […]

You’ve probably heard someone say it before — maybe a parent, maybe a mentor, maybe someone who just knew they were right and wanted you to remember it later. Mark my words. It’s a phrase loaded with conviction, a verbal stake in the ground. But here’s what I want you to sit with today: what […]

Here you are, standing on ground you didn’t choose, in a season you didn’t plan, holding a life that looks nothing like the one you sketched out in your heart. And if we’re going to talk about loving the reflection that stares back at you, then we have to start right here. Not with who […]

Nobody wakes up in the morning hoping someone will hold their feet to the fire. We don’t naturally gravitate toward the hard conversations, the honest mirrors, or the questions that make us squirm a little. And yet, if you and I are serious about becoming who God created us to be, then it’s time to […]

There’s something about this time of year that makes your soul sit up a little straighter. Maybe it’s the smell of new school supplies or the way the morning air starts to shift just enough to remind you that change is coming. Whether you’ve got kids heading back to the classroom or not, this season […]

We all have moments when life stops asking politely and starts demanding. The diagnosis you did not see coming. The relationship that shifted overnight. The door that closed when you were sure — absolutely sure — it was the one God had opened. And in those moments, something inside you tightens. You grip harder. You […]

We are wired to want to be right. It’s part of being human — this deep pull toward controlling our circumstances, defending our perspective, and standing firm on the hill we’ve chosen. And in most areas of life, that drive can serve us well. But marriage isn’t like most areas of life. Marriage is two […]

There’s a shift that happens every year around this time. You can feel it coming. The backpacks come out. The schedules start stacking. The buses start appearing in droves. And before you know it, the days that once stretched long and slow are suddenly chopped into thirty-minute increments between drop-offs and deadlines. If you’re a […]

It can be one of the hardest things we ever do — keeping our hands unclenched when everything in us wants a tighter grip. Staying open when life has taught us that open means vulnerable, and vulnerable means hurt. But here’s what I’ve learned, and what I’m reminded of in every new season: the moment […]

When was the last time you looked at yourself, really looked and didn’t flinch? It’s not the quick glance in the rearview mirror to check your lipstick or the passing reflection in a storefront window where you tug at your shirt and keep walking. It’s the kind of looking that requires stillness. The kind of […]

Life has a way of catching you off guard. One minute you’re standing tall, feeling like you’ve finally got your footing — and the next, something comes along and sweeps your feet right out from under you. Maybe it’s a phone call you weren’t expecting. A door that closed when you were sure it was […]

You already have what you need, right now to create your now. There is no reason to wait for tomorrow, nor when the circumstances shift, or when that one thing finally falls into place. And yet, there’s this pull that creeps in and whispers, but what about that thing you can’t fix or control? There you […]

“I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation, whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want.” ~  Philippians 4:12 Contentment didn’t land in Paul’s lap like some spiritual […]