Pathway of Purpose

  Photo by  Content Pixie  on  Unsplash “Then Jesus served them the bread and the fish. This was the third time Jesus had appeared to his disciples since he had been raised from the dead.”  —  John 21:13–14, NLT The Glory of the Everyday If God is only found in the big moments—mountaintop experiences, burning bushes, and parting seas—then most of us will spend our lives feeling like we missed Him. Because most of life isn’t miraculous. It’s Monday morning. It’s dishes and emails and walking the dog. It’s answering the same question for the fifth time. It’s grocery runs and gas tank refills and waiting in line at the DMV. Most of life is breathtakingly, frustratingly  ordinary . But what if that’s the point? What if the ordinary isn’t the backdrop to our spiritual lives, but the very place God wants to meet us? Breakfast by the Sea After the resurrection, Jesus didn’t gather His disciples for a conference or send them on a spiritual retreat. He cooked t...

“So I am going to allure her; I will lead her into the wilderness and speak tenderly to her.” —  Hosea 2:14, NLT The In-Between Space There are seasons in life that feel like spiritual standstills. The doors don’t open. The prayers don’t get answered. The next step remains unclear. You’re not where you were, but you’re not where you hoped to be either. It’s disorienting. Quiet. Lonely. This is the wilderness. We tend to think of wilderness seasons as wasted time—places of exile, silence, or discipline. But in Scripture, the wilderness is  rarely a punishment . More often, it is  preparation . The in-between space where something new is being formed— not in the spotlight, but in the shadows. And if we learn to notice, we’ll begin to see that what feels barren may actually be a  birthplace . In God’s hands, the wilderness becomes a womb. Biblical Reflection: The Pattern of Wilderness The wilderness is a central motif in the biblical narrative: Moses  meets Go...

  “Then Jesus said, ‘Come to me, all of you who are weary and carry heavy burdens, and I will give you rest.’”  — Matthew 11:28, NLT Introduction: The Rest We Resist We rarely stop because we’re afraid of what we’ll miss. In a culture addicted to acceleration, where value is often equated with visibility and hustle is worn like a badge of honor, rest feels irresponsible. Even our spiritual rhythms can be infected by productivity—quiet time becomes a checklist, sabbath becomes optional, and ministry becomes performance. But Jesus isn’t recruiting high performers. He invites the weary . His call to rest is not a suggestion—it’s a command. An invitation to a countercultural life that flows from abiding, not striving. In a world that tells us to “push through,” Jesus says: “Pause. Let Me carry you.” This kind of rest is more than self-care. It’s a spiritual rebellion —a refusal to find our worth in what we do and a re-centering of our lives in the truth of who we are: dee...