God Gives a New Song: Hope for Anyone Struggling With Depression and Despair
“I waited patiently for the Lord; And He inclined to me, And heard my cry. He also brought me up out of a horrible pit, out of the miry clay, And set my feet upon a rock, and established my steps. He has put a new song in my mouth—Praise to our God; many will […]
Anxiety and the Believer’s Weapon Against It
“Anxiety in the heart of man causes depression, But a good word makes it glad.” Proverbs 12:25 I have sat with clients whose hands trembled before a hearing that would decide their future, and I have felt that same tightness in my own chest before walking into a courtroom knowing I have little control over […]
The Eternal Value of Souls: People Matter More Than Productivity
“The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, and he who wins souls is wise.” (Proverbs 11:30) I’ve started asking the Lord something specific every morning: “Open my eyes to what’s really important today.” Because if I don’t ask this, I default to my schedule. I default to the physical urgency of the […]
Arise: You Don’t Have to Be Somebody Great to Do Something Mighty
“Not by might nor by power, but by My Spirit, says the LORD of hosts.” (Zechariah 4:6) I sat in my car in the parking lot after a meeting, replaying the conversation I’d just had with a client. I spent weeks building his case, and even though I’d explained more than once that our legal […]
How Being An Advocate Revealed the Way God Advocates for Me
It isn’t uncommon as an attorney, to go to bat hard for a client I believe should get a second chance. Someone with a record that doesn’t look good on paper, someone the system has all but written off, someone everyone else has already decided isn’t worth the effort. I’ve gone to the well more […]
God Always Has A Purpose In Redirection
“And on the Sabbath day we went out of the city to the riverside, where prayer was customarily made; and we sat down and spoke to the women who met there. Now a certain woman named Lydia heard us. She was a seller of purple from the city of Thyatira, who worshiped God. The Lord […]
When Good Things Compete with God’s Best
“And whatever you do, do it heartily, as to the Lord and not to men.” (Colossians 3:23) I started a yard project not long ago. I hired someone to clear out some overgrown trees and brush so I could open up more usable ground. It seemed simple enough, but within days, I noticed something. My […]
Decluttering for Eternity: Letting Go of What Doesn’t Glorify God
A few weeks ago, my cousin, Peter Kovach, spoke at church and shared the idea of a “spiritual yard sale.” It was an excellent thought, and God prompted me to really meditate on what that meant to declutter my own life. You see, every so often, I go through my house and hold a yard […]
Who Really Owns You? Learning to Break Free.
“Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity, and in sin my mother conceived me.” (Psalm 51:5) David, inspired by the Holy Spirit, wrote about the tragic human condition of the slavery to sin. None of us chose our first owner. Sin claimed every one of us from birth before we ever had a say in […]
What a College Heartbreak Taught Me About God’s Relentless Love
“But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.” (Romans 5:8) Have you ever poured yourself into a relationship where you felt used, unappreciated, and invisible? I certainly have. But that painful experience taught me one of the most important lessons of my life about […]