How the Holy Spirit Guides You Into Truth (What the Bible Says)
What does the Bible say about Holy Spirit guidance? Learn how the Spirit guides believers into truth, conviction, wisdom, and hope. Have you ever wanted God’s guidance and felt unsure what that is supposed to look like? Not because you doubt...
How to Stop Letting Your Work Define Your Worth (A Biblical Perspective)
In a world that measures success through metrics, results, and productivity, it’s easy for our work to start defining our worth. When work begins to define your worth, it creates pressure that God never intended you to carry. *As an Amazon...
How to Scripture Journal: A Simple Rhythm for Everyday Quiet Time
Learn how to scripture journal using a simple rhythm for everyday quiet time. Write Scripture, meditate, and respond to God—without pressure or perfection. Have you ever opened your Bible, read a few verses, and then wondered, What do I do now?...
How to Keep Hope Alive While Praying for a Prodigal Child
Q&A with Monica Schmelter (as heard on the Habits of Hope Podcast) What do you do when someone you love walks away from faith—or from you? When prayers feel unanswered and your heart aches with questions, where does hope come from? In...
Seek God First: How to Order Your Life Around What Matters Most
Learn what it means to seek God first (Matthew 6:33) and how to order your life around what matters most with trust, wisdom, and hope. Have you ever noticed how easily good intentions can quietly turn into pressure? You begin a new year—or a new...
How to Number Your Days with God for a Heart of Wisdom
Have you ever reached the start of a new year with a long list of goals and resolutions—things you want to do better, manage better, finally get under control—and yet still feel unsure where God fits into all of it? I’ve been there. Many of us...
How to Start the New Year with God: From Reflection to Formation
There’s something about the start of a new year that makes us want a clean slate—new plans, new habits, new energy. But before we rush forward, what if we paused? Because some of the most meaningful growth doesn’t come from starting over. It...
This Christmas…Choose to Believe, Part 1
A quiet Christmas reflection on choosing to believe God while waiting, holding faith through unanswered prayers, and trusting His work in ordinary days. Note: This post has been updated to include episode 64 of the Habits of Hope Podcast. This...
How to Let Go of the Picture Perfect Christmas and Embrace Joy
Feeling pressure to create a picture-perfect Christmas? Discover how to release expectations, choose presence over perfection, and find true joy in Christ. Christmas has a way of quietly stirring expectations—often without our awareness. Have...
