Finding Rest
3-18-2026
I once heard a story about a man who was driving down the road behind a large truck. He wasn’t in a big hurry, so he just stayed behind the truck, and in the process he noticed something strange. At every stoplight the truck driver jumped out of the cab and pounded the side of the truck with a baseball bat, then jumped back in the truck and took off.
After seeing this happen at 5 or 6 lights, the man’s curiosity got the best of him. At the next light, he jumped out of his car and ran up to the driver who was furiously pounding his truck.
He said, “Hey fella, what’s up with the ball bat on the side of the truck?”
The driver said, “It’s like this. I have a one ton truck and two tons of canaries in the cargo container. That means I have to keep a ton of birds in the air at all times or this truck won’t move.”
Sometimes life feels a lot like that truck – we have more than we can carry, so we have to keep several things “up in the air” just to move forward. I know that I’ve had days like that, and I imagine you have as well. Just remember, you don’t have the carry the burdens of life alone because God has promised to walk with us on this journey.
And when you’ve had a very long, challenging, upside-down day, remember what Matthew recorded for us in chapter 11, verse 28:
Come to me all of you who are tired from the heavy burden you have been forced to carry. I will give you rest. ~Jesus
Blessings, LifePoint! I love you all, and pray for you daily!
Walk By Faith
3-11-2026
We know that when we choose to follow God, He can do amazing things in our lives. In fact, Jesus said this:
According to your faith will it be done to you. (Matthew 9:29b, NIV)
Jesus is telling us here that God responds to our faith. If God gave us everything we needed automatically, then faith would never have a chance to work within us. But…….what does it mean to, “walk by faith”?
Walking by faith means believing when we don’t see it. Faith is trusting God for the outcome, before we see the outcome. This can be difficult, especially when we are believing for something that seems impossible. So often we are focused on our own limitations rather than the capacity of God. Part of faith is being able to look at the future, believe that God can create it, and start walking in that direction. Let the size of your God determine the size of the outcome.
Walking in faith means obeying God when we don’t understand it. It’s easy to obey God when things make sense, but faith is obeying God when things don’t make sense. Anytime God asks us to do something, it’s an invitation to believe God instead of our feelings – believe what God tells us instead of what the world tells us. Choosing to obey God when it doesn’t make sense can be scary, but if we let fear stop us from obeying, we’re going to miss out on some huge blessings.
Walking by faith means persisting when we don’t feel like it. When we are walking toward something we can’t see yet, we may feel discouraged at times. When we feel like giving up, we can remember the cross and what Jesus did for us. Jesus endured the cross because the joy ahead of Him was greater than the suffering of the moment. When we want to give up, we can remember what we are walking toward and that there is no better place to go than where He has called us.
Big dreams require big faith. Walking by faith builds the character and capacity we need to receive all that God has for us. LifePoint, I’m praying that you would be encouraged to walk by faith and take the first step toward where God has called you to go, even if you can’t see it yet.
God of the Impossible
3-4-2026
Can you imagine what it would have been like to be Noah?
I’m sure I’d have a million questions for God if he asked me to build a colossal boat because a 40-day flood was coming. I’d likely start with the whole “rain for 40 days” concept. The Bible tells us it hadn’t rained before the flood came. Rain – much less 40 days’ worth – likely made no sense to Noah.
Then I’d probably point out that I’m not exactly a shipbuilder. Couldn’t God find someone more suited for the task? And don’t get me started on the animal situation. How do I gather up every kind of creature and cram them into this floating vessel?
But Noah didn’t come to God with any of that. He didn’t once debate God about building the ark. Instead, he simply said, “Whatever you want, Lord.” The Bible says this about what Noah did after God’s call: “Noah did everything that God commanded him” (Genesis 6:22 GNT).
God called Noah to do the impossible and the incomprehensible. Maybe God hasn’t asked you to build a huge boat in the middle of dry land, but He calls you and me to take our own impossible steps of faith for Him. In fact, God specializes in the impossible. You read stories of impossible steps of faith throughout the pages of the Bible and throughout church history.
Frankly, doing the impossible is what a life of faith is all about.
If you want the world-changing life of Noah, you need his world-changing faith. It might look something like this for you: God asks you to invest in a new ministry to help people come closer to Jesus, or maybe God wants you to engage in a new kind of service that feels completely out of your element, or He leads you to serve in a new area that’s a little uncomfortable.
Let’s face it, every once in awhile God asks us to do things that don’t make a lick of sense. He calls us to step out in faith when we don’t have all the answers. At that point we have a choice to make: am I going to make excuses as to why it won’t work, or am I going to be like Noah and say, “Whatever you want, God.”
You’ll never make a difference in the world around you without stepping out in faith. The people who’ve made the biggest impact on the world have always been those who weren’t afraid to act decisively, even when they couldn’t see past their own two feet.
God gave Noah a monumental task, but He didn’t let him fall on his face. God equipped Noah to do the job He’d told him to do. God never expects us to do something without empowering us with the needed tools. We just need to ask.
Paul writes in 2 Thessalonians 1:11, “So we keep on praying for you, asking our God to enable you to live a life worthy of his call. May he give you the power to accomplish all the good things your faith prompts you to do” (NLT).
You and I will never be able to do the impossible on our own. We’re not capable. Ang God doesn’t expect us to do that either. As Paul suggests, we need God to enable us to accomplish all the good He is leading us to do. All we have to do is ask.
So let’s continue to trust God for the impossible, and continue to make a difference!
I Am
2-28-2026
“I wish life was just easier!”
Amen to that, friends! But in reality, is that what’s best for us? It’s what’s easiest, but is it what’s best. The reason I throw this out is because of this truth:
It’s only in the storms of life that you learn what Jesus is really like. You see that he’s not a mere man. He’s not just a nice teacher or an ethical leader. He is God, the Creator of the universe.
In the 6th chapter of Mark’s Gospel, Jesus notices the disciples were in distress. They were in the middle of a lake, where the wind and waves were pounding their boat and keeping them from making any progress. And so Jesus walks out to them on the water. Then Mark tells us this:
“When they saw him walking on the lake, they thought he was a ghost. They cried out, because they all saw him and were terrified. Immediately he spoke to them and said, ‘Take courage! It is I. Don’t be afraid’” (Mark 6:49-50 NIV).
The disciples still had some nagging doubts—maybe Jesus was just a nice prophet who could do some miracles. But by walking on water, Jesus revealed that He was far more than just a man. He showed them He was God.
He also gave them a challenge: “Don’t be afraid.” And He reassured them: “It is I.”
In Greek, the language this part of the Bible was originally written in, the phrase “It is I” is actually two words: ego ima. Ego ima simply means “I Am.” Why is that important?
The name of God is “I Am”—not “I was” or “I will be” or “I hope to be.” When Jesus says, “I Am,” He is saying that you don’t need to be afraid. You don’t need to sweat it. He is God. And that is enough.
If you’re going through a storm, you don’t need a job—you need Jesus. You don’t need a plan—you need a person. You don’t need a system—you need a Savior. You don’t need a new goal—you need God.
When you’re going through a storm, remember that God is not distant, apathetic, or uninvolved. He is “I Am.” And He will get you through the storm.
Teach Us To Pray
1-28-2026
When Jesus’ disciples wanted to learn how to pray, the simply asked Jesus to teach them to pray. Matthew records Jesus’ response, which we refer to as, “The Lord’s Prayer”. Perhaps it would be better named “the Model Prayer,” since Jesus was using this prayer as a pattern for His disciples to follow. Matthew 6:9-13:
This, then, is how you should pray: “Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come, your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us today our daily bread. Forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.”
Many people misunderstand the Lord’s Prayer to be a prayer we are supposed to recite word for word. Some people treat the Lord’s Prayer as a magic formula, as if the words themselves have some specific power or influence with God. The Bible teaches the opposite. God is far more interested in our hearts when we pray than He is in our words. Thus, the Lord’s prayer is more of a pattern for prayer. Here is how it breaks down.
*“Our Father in heaven” is teaching us whom to address our prayers to—the Father.
*“Hallowed be your name” is telling us to worship God, and to praise Him for who He is.
*”Your kingdom come, your will be done on earth as it is in heaven” is a reminder to us that we are to pray for God’s plan in our lives and the world, not our own plan. We are to pray for God’s will to be done, not for our desires.
*Give us today our daily bread” teaches us to pray for our needs.
*“Forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors” reminds us to confess our sins to God and to turn from them, and also to forgive others as God has forgiven us.
*“And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one” is a plea for help in achieving victory over sin and a request for protection from the attacks of the devil.
So, again, the Lord’s Prayer is not a prayer we are to mindlessly recite back to God. It is only an example of how we should be praying. There is nothing wrong with memorizing the Lord’s Prayer or with praying the Lord’s Prayer back to God – as long as your heart is in it and you truly mean the words you say. Remember, in prayer, God is far more interested in our communicating with Him and speaking from our hearts than He is in the specific words we use.
Prayer is critical to our relationship with God. Every relationship in life depends on good communication, especially our relationship with God. He communicates with us through the Bible and other means, and we communicate with Him through prayer. So keep it up. Even when you feel like your prayers are “going nowhere”, I can assure you that God hears them. As you continue to pray, your relationship with our Heavenly Father will continue to grow stronger every day.