Monday Jan 19

I'm taking you by the hand and telling you not to fear - I will help you. Not might help, not could help, but WILL help. I'm not watching from a distance; I'm right beside you, holding your hand, leading you through whatever you're facing. You're not alone in this.

After Elijah's victory on Mount Carmel - fire from heaven, prophets of Baal defeated, three-year drought ended - he ran for his life from Jezebel's threats. Exhausted and alone in the wilderness, he prayed to die: "I have had enough, Lord. Take my life" (1 Kings 19:4). God's response inclu

Lord, I've been trying to do this Christian life alone. I show up to church, I smile and say I'm fine, I maintain the appearance of having it together while privately falling apart. I've let isolation become my default, convincing myself that dealing with things alone is strength when it's