There’s something about reaching the mountaintop – even just a glimpse – that naturally turns our hearts toward worship. When we pause and see how far God has brought us, when we look back at the valleys and the climbs, we can’t help but lift our voices in gratitude. Psalm 121 reminds us: “I liftContinue reading “Mountain Moments: Worship on the Mountain”
Category Archives: Gratitude
Mountain Moments: The Power of Perspective
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about how much our perspective shapes our experience of life. Two people can be standing in the same valley, looking at the same struggles, and feel completely different. One sees despair. One sees an opportunity to grow. One sees limitation. One sees God’s provision. Perspective changes everything. Paul understoodContinue reading “Mountain Moments: The Power of Perspective”
Mountain Moments: Living from Victory, Not for Victory
One of the traps I’ve fallen into more times than I can count is believing I need to fight my way to victory. If I just worked harder, prayed longer, or tried to be a better man, maybe then I’d finally “win” at this Christian life. But the more I’ve wrestled with that idea, theContinue reading “Mountain Moments: Living from Victory, Not for Victory”
Mountain Moments: Gratitude in the Valley
Contentment as Perspective In my last series, Silent Struggles, we spent time down in the valley – exploring the quiet battles of the mind and heart that so many of us fight every day. Those struggles are real, and they matter. But the story doesn’t end in the valley. God doesn’t leave us there. HeContinue reading “Mountain Moments: Gratitude in the Valley”
The End of the Series – But Not the End of the Journey
We’ve come to the end of the Silent Struggles series, but not the end of the story – because the silent struggles of men don’t disappear overnight. They’re real. They’re heavy. And they often show up when no one else sees. But here’s what I hope you’ve discovered: you’re not alone in those battles. You’reContinue reading “The End of the Series – But Not the End of the Journey”
Silent Struggles: More Than Enough
Part 8 of the “What Men Carry and How God Lifts” Series If you’ve followed this series, you know by now that every struggle we’ve talked about – feeling like you’re not enough, feeling invisible, feeling exhausted and alone – has one thing in common: the weight of expectations. Expectations from the world. From family.Continue reading “Silent Struggles: More Than Enough”
Silent Struggles: Where Are My Brothers?
Part 7 of the “What Men Carry and How God Lifts” Series No one tells you how lonely manhood can feel. You can be surrounded by people – at work, at home, even at church – and still feel like you’re walking through life on your own. We were made for connection, yet many ofContinue reading “Silent Struggles: Where Are My Brothers?”
Silent Struggles: The Mask of Strength
Part 6 of the “What Men Carry and How God Lifts” Series We live in a world that tells men to be strong. Don’t cry. Don’t complain. Don’t show weakness. And for a lot of us, that message took root early – maybe from a coach, a parent, a boss, or just the culture weContinue reading “Silent Struggles: The Mask of Strength”
Silent Struggles: Just the Provider
Part 2 of the “What Men Carry and How God Lifts” Series There’s a unique kind of emptiness that hits a man who feels like he’s only valued for what he brings – not for who he is. You go to work.You grind.You pay the bills, keep the lights on, fix the broken stuff, andContinue reading “Silent Struggles: Just the Provider”
Silent Struggles: Am I Enough?
Part 1 of the “What Men Carry and How God Lifts” Series I wrote a post not long ago asking a question that most of us – if we’re honest – carry quietly in the back of our minds every single day:“Am I enough?”[You can read that original post here.] But I’ve come to realizeContinue reading “Silent Struggles: Am I Enough?”
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