Chase: pursue in order to catch or catch up with; an act of pursuing someone or something. I have a bit of a funny story for you.  Recently, I took my (almost) six month old puppy out to use the bathroom. Now, let me set the scene for you. This was after a really bad…

Focus: the center of interest or activity; pay particular attention to What’s your focus? In my mind I picture a camera. Not an iPhone, not an Android; an actual, professional camera. The lens makes a faint whirring noise as it struggles to focus on the object of the photographer’s interest. The lens moves in and…

Gold: something considered to be precious, beautiful, or of the most superior quality. I’ve been going through Psalm recently, and in Psalm 19:9-10 it says something that I’d like to highlight. “The fear of the Lord is pure, enduring forever. The decrees of the Lord are firm, and all of them are righteous. They are…

Join: link; connect; unite to form one entity or group; take part in At some point in our lives, we’ve all joined something. Whether it was a club at school, a small group in church, the military, or something completely different — we all know what it’s like to join in. When you become involved…

More: a greater or additional amount or degree of I want more. We’ve probably uttered this phrase a thousand times in our life. Whether it’s in regard to food, money, time, or whatever, I’m sure you’ve said it at least once.  But how often have we said to God, “I want more of you”? Do…

Worth: high value or merit; the level at which someone or something deserves to be valued or rated. When you look in the mirror and evaluate your importance — your worth — what do you see? Regardless of your answer to that question, I can confidently say that you are worth more than you think.…

Wounded: inflicted with a wound; injured Did you know that our God has several names? Provider, Protector, and Healer are just some of these. And today I want to focus on Healer. In the Bible, you can flip through the Gospels and find no shortage of times where Jesus healed someone. In one chapter He…

Jump: a large or sudden transition or change Hey guys! It’s a new year, and I encourage you to jump in!  Let me explain what I mean. One definition of jump is “a large and sudden transition or change”. I think a lot of times, instead of making necessary changes or improvements in our life,…

New: different from a recent previous one; just beginning or beginning anew and regarded as better than what went before; reinvigorated or restored. It’s almost New Years, and isn’t that crazy? A new year already. Some of you might be extremely ready to wave goodbye to 2020. Okay, maybe a lot of you. 2020 has…

Remember: be able to bring to one’s mind an awareness of someone or something that one has seen, known, or experienced in the past How’s your memory? Would you say it’s good? Or would you say it’s bad? Are you forgetful? Or do you remember everything? Well, on the chance that you lean more on…