I came to Jesus one morning, crumbled in a mess, and asked Him:
“Why do I feel hopeless?”

His response caught me off guard:
“Good. Hope less.”

I know, I know—this doesn’t sound like a faith-filled answer. But hear me out…

God asked me to pray for a stranger, even knowing she would say no. Why? Because obedience is never wasted. Here’s what I learned about doing it scared, trusting His ways, and letting go of results.

Consecration is not just about removal—it's about replacement.

We don’t just say no to sin. We say yes to righteousness.

When you replace sin with spiritual things, you snuff out the temptation.

“Here’s what often happens: we live how we want all week, and then show up on Sunday asking God to fix the mess. We want some intercessory prayer, a side of mercy, and a little grace on top—like we’re ordering from a spiritual fast food window. The good news? God is good. Psalm 34:8 says, ‘Taste and see that the Lord is good.’ But remember—it says ‘taste,’ not ‘live off samples.’”

“Pride will hold you down and back longer than anything else. It can be pruned by a real and genuine relationship with God. You can’t fake anointing. You can’t fake fruit.”

“He is not a spare time God, and you don’t have a spare time calling.”

Running from God never ends well. He’s faster than you.

“We were all a villain to Jesus, but He never treats us like one.”

God is not good because our outcome is. Our outcome will eventually and inevitably be good because our God is.

What I’m about to say, you should know I am not saying from a standing position. But from a place that is getting up with you- if God’s not done, then you’re not either. Get up.