I've loved you with an everlasting love - not temporary affection that fades when you mess up, but permanent, unshakeable, eternal love. My faithfulness draws you close even when you wander far. Nothing you do can make Me love you more, and nothing you do can make Me love you less. You're
Zechariah and Elizabeth were "righteous in the sight of God, observing all the Lord's commands and decrees blamelessly" (Luke 1:6). They weren't famous prophets or influential leaders. They were an elderly, childless couple faithfully serving God in obscurity while Israel waited for the Me
I've already seen every day of your life - not to make you feel watched, but to make you feel known. Each day has purpose, even the ones that feel wasted. I'm not surprised by your struggles or disappointed by your detours. Every day of this year matters to Me, including the hard ones. Tru
Father, I've made plans for this year - good plans, reasonable plans, plans I'm attached to. I've told you about them in prayer, but honestly, I was more informing than inviting. I want your blessing on my plans more than I want your plans for me. That's backwards, and I know it. Teach me
Mary had plans. As a young woman engaged to Joseph, she could envision her future - a traditional wedding, starting a family in Nazareth, living a quiet life. Then Gabriel showed up with news that would obliterate every plan she'd made: "You will conceive and give birth to a son, and you a