Feeling discouraged is not the same as being faithless. How you respond to discouragement or pressure helps reveal whether your heart is fixed on God. David was not whining, not bitter, not doubting in today’s passage. He was honest. He was not worried that, if he spoke his discouragement, he...

Before David’s bold faith declaration, “My heart is fixed,” in Psalm 57, there was a history of trust developed between God and him. The author who penned, “The Lord is my Shepherd; I shall not want,” and “Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be...

The place before you receive a blessing, can feel like a battle. Your body may ache, your mind may ache, your heart may ache, but God will comfort.Remove thoughts like, “God why do you have me here?” and replace them with, “God is here with me”! In the lows of...

Human nature is wired to expect recognition. When we do something good, we often look for appreciation, praise, or approval. In today’s world, many good deeds are done in front of cameras, shared online, and celebrated publicly. When appreciation is missing or recognition never comes, it is easy to feel...

In Pastor Franklin's message on Sunday, he spoke of how Elijah's servant kept looking for a rain cloud. The seventh time, his servant saw a cloud the size of a man's hand rising from the sea. He also spoke of prophetic declarations spoken into our lives. Elijah prophetically declared the...