You lay it on the throne. You speak the Word over it. You cast it out — and then it makes another guest appearance. If you've ever thought, "Are you kidding me? I just got rid of you," you're not alone. In today's prayer, Valarie gets refreshingly honest about the...

We live in a world of instant answers and immediate results — and if we're honest, we'd not only want everything now, we'd take the easy route to get it. But waiting can feel frustrating, especially when everyone else's life seems to be moving forward while ours...

Anxiety robs us of sleep, of energy, of the way we see things. It convinces us we have to solve everything ourselves and that the worst-case scenario is already on its way. And some worries we carry so quietly we rarely say them out loud. In today's prayer, Valarie...

We fill every moment with noise — music, scrolling, something playing in the background. Stillness feels uncomfortable, almost unproductive, because somewhere along the way we forgot how to simply be with God. In today's prayer, Valarie talks honestly about how much...

There's nothing wrong with wanting to do a good job — to be a good spouse, a good worker, a good friend. But somewhere along the way, the likes and the affirmations start carrying more weight than they should, and other people's opinions grow louder than God's voice....

Sometimes we don't make poor decisions because we're careless — we make them because we're afraid. Fear of failure turns us into perfectionists. Fear of disappointing others makes us overextend. And the fear of missing God's will can leave us frozen, wondering if...

You go to sleep and still wake up exhausted. You check off every responsibility, and your soul still feels empty. You take in information all day long, yet somehow you're spiritually undernourished. Modern life teaches us to keep going, but it rarely teaches us how to...

Have you ever stood at a crossroads, wanting to move but unsure whether to stop or go? We often wait for God to answer dramatically — some unmistakable sign — while overlooking the ways He's already been guiding us all along. In this week's devotional, Valarie opens...

Walking in Spiritual Discernment Have you ever been so emotionally tapped out — so close to flatlining — that you felt like, God, if You don't come, I'm just not going to make it? We often expect God's guidance to arrive dramatically, but many times His answer comes...