by mgeisen | Oct 26, 2015 | spirituality
Being blindly brave sounds like an oxymoron. How can you step out confidently if you cannot see where you are going? The beauty is that God calls us to step out all the time into the unknown because He is teaching us what brave faith looks like. The journey I am...
by mgeisen | Oct 25, 2015 | spirituality
Throughout this brave journey, the one constant has always been God. When we choose Him to walk with us as well as turn to Him in fear and uncertainty, we are choosing brave over everything else. It sounds simple, but we know it is anything but simple! The world is...
by mgeisen | Oct 24, 2015 | spirituality
Do you remember as a child when someone dared you to do something in front of the other neighborhood kids? You wanted to save face in front of your friends, but your insides were quivering. Fear is a common reaction to many dares we are asked to conquer in our lives....
by mgeisen | Oct 23, 2015 | spirituality
When the hardest “yes” is the answer you know you must give even though you are screaming “no” on the inside… When a decision causes trepidation in your heart, but ultimately will provide comfort for your soul … When saying...
by mgeisen | Oct 22, 2015 | spirituality
Have you considered how brave you already are? Did you think it was possible that you are brave each time you make a decision in your everyday, ordinary life? When we choose God in our everyday and in our decision making, we are asking for His direction. This is such...
by mgeisen | Oct 21, 2015 | spirituality
One brave “yes” leads to more “yeses” that then lead to bigger brave moments and brave faith. Agreeing to step out of our comfort zone one time is a signal to God that we are ready for more. God knows when it is time to call us to more and it...
by mgeisen | Oct 20, 2015 | spirituality
This past weekend I took a road trip to Greenville, South Carolina for the Allume conference. A drive through the mountains, dotted with trees in various stages of transforming their summer coats to Fall, is a deep soul breath in a busy world. I traveled with a...
by mgeisen | Oct 20, 2015 | spirituality
I can remember times in my life when an adamant “no” came flying out of my mouth. I would rather kick and scream than give up my “no” because in that moment I felt justified that I was right. I am a grown adult and pushing back in the form of a...
by mgeisen | Oct 19, 2015 | spirituality
One of the first words a baby learns is the word “No”. It flies out of their mouth one day and you look up in sheer joy because your child is talking. You happiness over your child talking quickly becomes frustration when every other word uttered is...
by mgeisen | Oct 18, 2015 | spirituality
Our brave journey continues whether we are ready or not. Many times it’s not the way we imagined it would unfold or in the timing we feel our plan should be happening, but the bottom line is it’s always God’s way, not ours. Brave faith is a reliance...