Deeply Rooted Devotions

2 Corinthians 12:9 If I had to describe my journey through life so far, I’d sum it up to this: “Life’s never been gentle, but God’s always been good.” I heard someone refer to life treating them gentle a while back and it really caught me off guard. I hadn’t ever heard anyone refer to life that way before but at that moment, I had the realization that life has never treated me gently. In my story, life on this sin-filled planet has been loaded down with pain, heartache and s

Mark 2:1-12                 Something that I was reminded of recently is just how much our crowd matters. When we face situations that we never wanted to be in and couldn’t imagine going through alone, who is it that you’ve got standing by your side? I, for one, am so thankful that I don’t have to go through this life alone. One thing I’ve talked about before is how beautiful it is whenever you reach your breaking point. When you finally reach the end of yourself and come to

Everything about God gets my mind reeling. From one characteristic to another, there is always something new or something deeper to learn about the character of God. No matter how we need God to show up in our life despite the circumstances we face, He promises to be there. He gives us promises after promises of all of these things that not one of us deserve. Here’s what I want us to let sink in. God wrote a book.  We get the opportunity to hold the living, breathing, active