Kayla Adam

As we enter August and begin preparing for the fall, we wait with great anticipation for what the next year will hold. Whether it's starting school again or beginning a new career, we each have unknowns ahead of us. In new seasons, we can often prepare by buying new clothes or getting on board with the latest trends to make the transition as smooth as possible. We can seek comfort and want to fit in with those around us so that we're accepted. But more than those new clothes or the latest tech, Christ tells[...]

“So be made strong even in your weakness by lifting up your tired hands in prayer and worship.” (Hebrews 12:12 The Passion Translation) I know you’re tired, child. I see that you’re weary. You look down at your weathered hands, but they’re nothing compared to the worn-out heart that I see in you. A heart that is afraid to take another step forward, exhausted and undone by the unknown. Sit here and be weak for a moment. Sit here and rest in My arms. I’ve seen you running for far too long. Runnin[...]

We’ve grown weary in the waiting. Waiting for the miracle, waiting for the breakthrough. Comfort has become our stronghold and complacency, our killer. We know that there is more. We can sense that there is greater, but here we sit comfortable and content: Content in the routine and the deadly rhythms that we’ve created for ourselves. Read. Watch. Journal. Attend again. Church has become a weekly event that satisfies our ears but never reaches our souls. We live lives that are bound by fear, busyness,[...]

“He will guard and guide me, never letting me stumble or fall. God is my keeper; He will never forget nor ignore me. He will never slumber nor sleep; He is the Guardian-God for His people, Israel. Yahweh Himself will watch over you; He’s always at your side to shelter you safely in His presence.” (Psalm 121:3-5 Passion Translation) As a child, did you ever find yourself leaning back in your mother or father’s arms? Maybe it was after an exciting day or just a needed moment in a mundane one, but regar[...]

“Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the Lord has risen upon you. For behold, darkness shall cover the earth, and thick darkness the peoples; but the Lord will arise upon you, and his glory will be seen upon you.” (Isaiah 60:1-2 ESV) Awaken Church. Arise and shine, for the glorious light of Christ shines upon you. Awaken to experience the glory of His presence. He’s reaching out to you, ready and eager to pull you from the pit that you find yourself in—the pit of shame, isola[...]