encouragement & insight from jillian

What I’ve observed from so many who genuinely love Jesus is they can talk about God’s love, sing about His love, yet wrestle internally with acceptance. Not just from God, but also with themselves and with others. The struggle is

Worry — Fear — Anxiousness — Stress — Living this way reveals the areas where we are not putting our confident trust in the Lord, living by faith, but allowing what we see in the natural and how we feel

Are you living with an empty pit in your stomach with a deep longing for more out of life? You’re not alone. Many are living empty and unfulfilled, longing for more, and it’s because many have a hard time staying

We live in a culture where our minds are so overstimulated with apps, social media, busy schedules, life demands, and everything in between and we have to recognize how destructive this is to our mental, spiritual, and even physical health.

“My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me.” -John 10:27 (NKJV) I’m so thankful for God’s voice in my life. I saw something recently that brought sadness to my heart. I was privately thinking about

“If you look for Me wholeheartedly, you will find Me.” -Jeremiah 29:13 (NLT) It’s simple: if I’m not finding Him, I’ve not sought Him wholeheartedly. I grew up in a Christian home. I experienced encounters occasionally. I knew about God

As Jesus was walking beside the Sea of Galilee, He saw two brothers, Simon called Peter and his brother Andrew. They were casting a net into the lake, for they were fishermen. “Come, follow Me,” Jesus said, “and I will

When we get a revelation of the overwhelming love from God, it cannot be contained or remain hidden in our human shells. It’s too big! When His love fills us, it becomes a powerful force that has to come out

The “wait” is only hard when your focus is on where you wish you were instead of where God has you and what He wants to do in and through you right where you are. I used to fight with

When we read God’s Word, we discover what being a follower of Jesus Christ looks like, but somewhere along the line, we have crossed over from following Jesus to following others or following others the way they are following Him.