At the end of today’s devotional Downs asks us, “Be Brave: Work on writing a thesis statement for your life. What would you say is the theme of all the...Read more
I’ve had several conversations lately about callings. I’m certainly no authority on the topic, but one thing I’ve noticed is that the word itself seems to have a weight and...Read more
Today’s devotional discusses a clear distinction between our dreams and our calling. I enjoyed her analogies of bank accounts and cooking ingredients! If calling is where our burden (for the...Read more
“When it comes to your dreams, you need to guard your heart. Your heart is precious, your dreams should only be shared with a few close friends, and you should...Read more
God plants dreams in our hearts from an early age. He hands us talents long before we know exactly how to use them . . . What are the dreams...Read more
“It’s okay to mourn your dreams that have died. Looking at those dreams takes bravery. But when you look them in the face, head-on, and let them go, you will...Read more
We’re asked today to write about a door that closed in our life. Typically the closed doors we most remember are the ones we wanted to go through but couldn’t:...Read more
Annie F. Downs writes today of opportunities that come our way not set with neon signs and supernatural pointers but, rather, are seemingly ordinary. Could it be that we don’t...Read more
Today’s devotional from Annie F. Downs’ book opens by positing that God "knows we need dreams in pieces because we would be too scared of the whole puzzle.” Even the...Read more