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Coming Boldly, But Not Carelessly I am convinced that one of the greatest invitations ever given to the believer is also one of the most misunderstood. Scripture tells us to come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need. That is not a small invitation. That is not religious poetry. That is not a decorative verse to hang on the wall when life is gentle and predictable. It is a summons from heaven. It is the voice of the Fat

The Difference Between Serving God and Secretly Serving Myself I have learned that one of the most dangerous things in the Christian life is not always rebellion that looks obvious. Sometimes the most dangerous thing is building something that looks spiritual while the motive underneath it is still deeply personal. It is possible to preach about the kingdom of God while quietly protecting my own kingdom. It is possible to serve, give, lead, build, organize, travel, minister,

I have become convinced that one of the greatest questions a believer can ever answer is not simply, “Do I believe in God?” but, “Does God truly come first?” This deeper inquiry invites us to reflect on the priorities we set in our lives and challenges us to evaluate how our faith influences our daily decisions, relationships, and overall life direction. It is a question that transcends mere acknowledgment of God's existence and delves into the essence of our commitment to Hi

Testing Whether We Are Truly Walking in the Spirit The longer I walk with the Lord, the more convinced I become that fruitfulness is not first measured by what I do publicly, but by what is being formed in me privately. It is possible to be busy for God and still need God to search the heart. It is possible to preach truth, lead meetings, counsel others, pray for people, and still have areas within us where the Holy Spirit is calling us back into alignment. That realization d

I do not believe the enemy wastes ammunition on churches that pose no threat. A church can have meetings, songs, programs, sermons, committees, calendars, and still not disturb the kingdom of darkness very much. But when a church begins to pray with fire, preach Christ without apology, love people deeply, cast out darkness, heal the broken, restore families, disciple believers, reach the lost, and lift up the name of Jesus above every other name, hell notices. And when hell n

I am convinced that many believers are not defeated because they do not love God. They are worn down because they are carrying weights God never asked them to carry. Not always sin. Not always rebellion. Not always something obvious or immoral. Sometimes it is simply weight. The weight of finances. The weight of family. The weight of relationships. The weight of health. The weight of uncertainty. The weight of responsibility. The weight of what might happen. The weight of wha

Total and Complete Surrender to Christ Not My Will, But Yours Be Done The longer I walk with Christ, the more convinced I become that one of the greatest battles in the Christian life is not simply the battle against sin, temptation, darkness, or the enemy. The deepest battle is the battle of ownership. Who truly owns my life? Is it Christ, or is it still me? This is where surrender begins. Not with a song. Not with a tearful moment at an altar. Not with spiritual language th

Mastering Sin Through Consuming Love for Jesus Christ Before sin becomes an action, it first seeks permission. It crouches at the door of the heart, waiting for anger to open it, jealousy to welcome it, bitterness to feed it, or self-will to justify it. This is what we see in the life of Cain. His sin did not begin in the field. It began when he allowed what was inside him to master him. Before Cain ever rose up against Abel, God came to him with mercy and warning. The Lord d

Why understanding can inform us, but only love can transform us As I was meditating before the Lord this morning, I felt a deep impression rise within my spirit concerning the message of my upcoming book, Consuming Love. It was not simply another thought. It was not merely another sermon idea. It felt like the Lord was drawing my attention back to the very center of the Christian life. We can receive counseling. We can gain knowledge. We can study theology. We can understand

What Happens When Heaven Lays Its Weight Upon Flesh I have become convinced that one true touch of the glory of God can do what years of human striving could never accomplish. When God’s glory touches a human being, something eternal enters something fragile. Heaven lays its weight upon dust. The holy presence of God comes upon weakness, brokenness, fear, shame, limitation, and human inability — and suddenly the person begins to change. Not because they tried harder. Not beca

The Throne Within Who Is Really Ruling Your Life? I have carried a burden in my spirit concerning the kingdom of God, because I believe many people speak about the kingdom but have never truly entered the reality of it. We have preached about heaven. We have sung about eternity. We have comforted ourselves with the hope of streets of gold, gates of pearl, and a place where sorrow will finally end. And all of that is true. There is a future glory. There is a coming fullness. T

When Culture Tries to Disciple the Church There is a burden in my heart that I cannot easily shake. It is the growing realization that much of the modern Church is no longer asking, “Lord, what do You require?” but instead asking, “What will culture allow?” That question alone reveals how far we have drifted. Somewhere along the way, many believers began to measure Christianity by the temperature of society instead of by the fire of God’s Word. We began asking how much truth

I will be honest with you. When I first felt led to speak on this subject, my first reaction was, “Lord, do I really need to say this again?” Because most of us have heard it before. Be careful with your words. Speak life, not death. Do not tear people down. Be slow to speak. Season your words with grace. We know the verses. We have heard the sermons. Some of us have even preached them. And yet, look around. Look at our homes. Look at marriages. Look at families. Look at chur

Spiritual warfare often begins quietly. Not with noise, not with obvious confrontation, and not always with something dramatic that instantly reveals itself. It often begins with a shift — a heaviness in the atmosphere, a sudden loss of peace, an unusual pressure in the mind, a strain in relationships, or a wave of discouragement that seems stronger than the situation itself. Something changes, and although we may not understand it at first, the Holy Spirit begins to make us

The Lord woke me in the middle of the night last night with this message burning in my spirit. I did not go looking for this word. I did not sit down trying to create something dramatic. I was awakened with a holy weight, and the more I lay there, the more I felt that this message was not simply for others. It was first for me. It came as a question. Do we deeply love Christ? I have called it “deep love,” but is this not the kind of love the Lord requires — a love that is not

I have learned that one of the hardest prayers a person will ever pray is not, “Lord, bless me.” It is not, “Lord, use me.” It is not even, “Lord, change my circumstances.” One of the hardest prayers is, “Lord, I surrender.” Because surrender sounds beautiful when we sing about it, but it becomes costly when God touches the thing we have been gripping with both hands. It sounds spiritual when we are standing in a worship service, surrounded by music and atmosphere, but it bec

Love is one of the most misunderstood realities in the Kingdom of God. The world looks at love and often sees weakness. It sees patience and calls it passivity. It sees forgiveness and calls it foolishness. It sees mercy and thinks someone has no backbone. It sees restraint and assumes fear. It sees a believer refusing to retaliate, refusing to answer insult with insult, refusing to repay evil with evil, and it concludes that person does not know how to defend themselves. But

There are moments in ministry when the atmosphere shifts before anyone fully understands what is happening. Worship may be flowing, the Word may be going forth, people may be responding to the presence of God, and then suddenly something begins to resist. A cry breaks out. A body trembles. A person begins yelling, screaming, shaking, or reacting in a way that does not seem natural to the moment. I have seen this many times. And I have learned that when darkness speaks, the Ch

For a number of years now, I have carried in my prophetic notes a word given over Canada by the American prophet Chuck Pierce during one of our prophetic conference gatherings through Frontline Worship Centre. I have returned to it more than once, not as something to sensationalize, but as something to weigh, pray into, and discern before the Lord. Some words are not meant to be skimmed and shelved. They linger. They trouble us in the holy sense. They call us back to unfini

Are You Ready for What God Is About to Release? There are moments in the presence of God that do not simply touch you; they mark you. They do not pass over your life like a breeze and disappear by morning. They enter the deep places. They settle into your spirit. They become a burning coal in the inner man, something you carry long after the atmosphere has lifted, long after the room has emptied, long after the ordinary routines of life have resumed. I have had moments with t