Who To Blame When Things Go Wrong

1 Samuel 30 When trouble comes in life, how do you react? Do you look for something or someone to blame? David’s men did. Their homes had been attacked, their wives and children kidnapped, and they wanted justice. Naturally, they accused their leader—the man...

What Happens When Your Plans Fall Apart?

1 Samuel 29 A plan is a set of actions designed to achieve a goal. While having a plan makes us feel accomplished, sometimes the best thing that can happen to our well-laid plans is a halting interruption — especially when our plans don’t align with God’s plans. In 1...

Your Next Big Thing

1 Samuel 28 High school. College. Marriage. Babies. Buying a house. The big promotion with a raise. What is your next big thing? Sometimes, we wonder why God doesn’t seem to be answering our prayers for more—more instruction, more leadership, more responsibility, more...

Between a Rock and A Hard Place

1 Samuel 27, Psalm 141 From working at a dead end job to kids that just won’t cooperate, we have all felt stuck. Being stuck is one of the most difficult places we can find ourselves. It makes us lose hope, strips our joy and always leaves a tinge of worthlessness...

To Prevent Regret

1 Samuel 26 Have you ever made a decision you regretted? Maybe it was last minute. Maybe it was a split-second decision. Maybe you experienced the consequences of the saying, “If you fail to plan, then you plan to fail.” If we don’t determine what our decision is...