Honey From the Rock

Waiting is one of the spiritual disciplines of the Christian walk, and yet most of us don't wait on the Lord well. But what if Jesus wants to shift our perspective on waiting? What if waiting becomes a gift, a place where we can learn to worship Him more freely?  While we are children of the Lord and have the privilege of asking our Father for things, we are also His servants. And it is the p...

There are many voices out there - telling us what to do, how to do it, when to do it, and how "it" should look. But what if we took a step back, and cut away the voices of this world, and even well-meaning voices, and asked Jesus to make His voice the clearest and the loudest to us.  What would happen if we took away all the strategies, bells, whistles, and ideas and simply said, "J...

John 20:31 tells us that, "...These things are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in His name." When we contemplate the Word, the vastness of the revelation of God... do we realize that every single part of it has been curated and picked by the Lord for the purpose of bringing us to belief and that belief would b...

Are you in a season where you are in winter, in a cave, it's dark and difficult and every day feels like a wrestle?  Or are you in a season where you see the tender tendrils of hope starting to bud in your life once again?  No matter where you are - I pray today's episode encourages you: Jesus is on the move in the lives of His people. He is bringing forth fruit in freedom, and starting...

Psalm 23 is a super familiar chapter. Not only for the church, but even in culture. However, when we stop to take a look at it, the deeper meaning, and the revelation it holds is worth the digging. Take for instance, verse 5: "You prepare a table for me in the middle of my enemies, You anoint my head with oil, my cup overflows." There is much in this passage that's easy to explain -...

There are times that Jesus does things that make us uncomfortable. He works in ways that challenge our preconceived notions about how we think He should show up, work, or move. However, when we read Mark 8:22-26, the Lord often is working more deeply, He is refining us, testing us, and asking us to trust Him.  As Jesus took the blind man out of the village and healed him, so He often calls us apar...

A short episode to encourage you: joy truly does come in the morning. And even though that sometimes feels impossible in the darkness or in the wilderness, the seeds of future joy are being planted. Why? Because Jesus is always at work. He is moving in ways we cannot see. He can handle our grief and our depression and our questions. And He delights in filling us with His joy, love, hope, and peace...

Who is like the Lord? Sometimes, in the familiarity of our culture, where Jesus seems almost ubiquitous, we forget who He really is. We can grow desensitized to His holiness, grace, mercy, and power.  In today's episode, as we consider the things the Lord is requiring us to surrender or devote to destruction, let's fix our eyes on Jesus. Contemplate the character and goodness of the Fath...

What the freedom we desire is on the other side of obedience?  In 1 Samuel 15, the Lord commands Saul to devote things of offense to destruction. But Saul, in his disobedience, decides to offer some things he kept back as a sacrifice. The Lord makes it clear: He desires our complete obedience in what He has commanded. Not the sacrifice of the defiled things He requires to be destroyed.  The Lord w...

Identity is a big deal. We all want to know who we are, where we fit in this world, and what we were made for. There are a million voices trying to define identity for us.  "We fight from love, not for it." - Jennie Allen, The Lie You Don't Know You Believe  (this is not an affiliate link, I just love the book!) But what if we tossed social media out the window, shut off the 24-hour...

What comes to your mind when you think about the Lord's pruning? Pain? Anguish? Suffering? All of those things may be true. But what happens if we take a moment and start to adjust our minds and hearts and consider the One who is doing the pruning. The One whom the Scriptures call Love, Faithful, True, Just, Righteous, Kind, Slow to Anger, Gracious, Compassionate and so many other attributes....

What does it really mean to abide in Jesus? Does He really mean it when He says, "Without Me you can do nothing?" And what does abiding have to do with maturity in Him? In today's episode, I'm taking you on my own journey of wrestling with the Lord. What does it mean to be mature in Him? Why is dependence so important to the Lord? And how do we grow in endurance, grace, and uni...

Is there someone the Lord has put on your heart to pray for? What does it mean to pray for each other, friends, family, even our enemies? On today's episode, I talk through the importance of prayer, the posture of prayer, and the Holy Spirit's role in helping us pray. I also mention a few things that have helped me follow through when I tell someone I'll pray for them. I hope this e...

As we observe Holy Week, and contemplate the cross and all that Jesus has done for us, I want to challenge us to shift our focus off of what Jesus has done to Jesus Himself. What He has purchased for us comes out of who He is. And this is shown through both the Gospels and the story of the Exodus out of Egypt. When we start to read the Word by first examining what Jesus is trying to reveal to us a...

Today I'm celebrating the podcast hitting 1,000 downloads. A huge milestone made possible by the Lord's grace and your friendship. Thank you for joining me on this journey.  I also get a bit vulnerable, and share some of the wrestle that I've been walking through in the last year. In the darkest times, in the depths of my despair, Hope has still poked through. And that is the faithf...

The Exodus journey has incredible, practical spiritual application for us. It is one of the most powerful and amazing displays of the Lord's goodness, care, and mercy on His people. Yet it is also fraught with fear, complaining, frustration, anger, and idolatry from His people. As you listen today, consider these three questions:  What is your familiar enemy - the one that comes against you a...

In the middle of suffering, affliction and difficulties, it can be easy to forget what the Lord has done for us and the depth of who He is. However, David gives us a template in Psalm 103 that shows us how to walk through this life by doing one simple thing: remembering.  When we take time to trace the work of the Lord's hand in our lives...it can shift our perspective and our hearts. It can...

*Please note this episode deals with some serious subject matter like abuse, divorce and harm toward others. While these topics are not discussed explicitly, I encourage you to listen with discernment.* Make sure you've listened to last week's episode before listening to part two! Emily J. continues to share how the Lord brought her through one of the darkest times in her life: her dad b...

*Please note this episode deals with some serious subject matter like abuse, divorce and harm toward others. While these topics are not discussed explicitly, I encourage you to listen with discernment.* Forgiveness is something that we all struggle with from time to time. Whether it's forgiving others or ourselves, we're often faced with a command from Jesus that seems difficult at best,...

No - the title isn't a misnomer. Guacamole does have a sacred space in my story. The Lord used guacamole to show me that there are places in my life that I have hought would do me deep harm. Yet, in believing Him and trusting His voice, that things that have so deeply wounded us and hurt us (whether by our own hand or the hands of others...) that Jesus can redeem.  My prayer is this story of...

Whether you formally observe Lent or not, we are entering into a sobering, serious time where we contemplate the crucifixion, burial, and resurrection of Jesus. And while Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent, it's important to take the time to prepare for what the Lord might want to do in our hearts, minds, souls, and spirits.  Today I've selected seven different groups of Scripture...

Discipleship is a long journey on a narrow way. But that doesn't mean it is joyless, soulless, and always horrible. There are times, however, it can  feel that way. And when it does, the Bible gives us plenty of ways that we can fight against it.  One of the best ways is worship and preaching the truth of the Gospel to ourselves. Today, I want to take some time, and encourage you to make some...

I am THRILLED about today's episode featuring my dear friend and mentor, Gary Schneeberger. Gary is a seasoned PR Professional with his own PR firm, Roar , he is a husband, step-father, son, brother, friend, and most importantly a faithful follower of Jesus.  Today, he shares his journey in sobriety, the verses that keep him strong in the Lord, and why his motto, "I am more than my mista...

In today's episode, I'm tackling one of the New Testament's most well known verses: "“My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness...for when I am weak then I am strong." But what is rarely talked about is Paul's response to the Lord's revelation that the thorn in his flesh is for the Lord's glory.  There is power available from J...

We've all made resolutions to read the Bible more at the beginning of a new year. But soon we find ourselves faltering, hitting a wall, or sometimes feeling convicted and pushing the Word away.  In this episode, I share how the Lord challenged the motivation behind my goal of reading the Bible in a year. And I talk about how, through Psalm 119, the Lord is answering a prayer He stuck in my he...