If you’ve ever felt like you should know how to study the Bible but just weren’t sure where to begin, you’re in the right place. In this space, I share practical, Spirit-led teachings and tips to help you study with confidence, apply truth in real life, and reconnect with the heart of God through Scripture.
Asaph almost lost his faith. Then he walked into the sanctuary.
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Reader, The middle of a journey has its own particular weight. The beginning had momentum. The end has a finish line in sight. But the middle — week four, day twenty-two — is where you find out what you're actually made of. If you're here, reading this, still in it — that matters more than you know. Last week, we followed David from the wilderness of Judah into worship, watching remembrance become the bridge between longing and praise. The seed we planted: when you cannot feel God's nearness, remember His faithfulness. The memory carries you until the feeling catches up. This week, that faith is about to be tested in the most honest way possible. We're in Psalms 69–74, and I want to prepare you before you open them. These are not comfortable Psalms. They carry real distress, real shame, real wrestling. And one of them — Psalm 73 — contains what may be the most honest crisis of faith in all of Scripture. Asaph wrote it. A Levitical worship leader. A man whose entire life was devoted to God. And he opens with this confession: "My feet had almost stumbled; my steps had nearly slipped. For I was envious of the arrogant when I saw the prosperity of the wicked." — Psalm 73:2–3 He watched the wicked prosper and nearly lost his footing entirely. Not because he stopped believing God existed — but because the math stopped adding up. Everything shifts in verse 17. He enters the sanctuary of God. And from that place — without a single changed circumstance — his perspective realigns completely. "But for me it is good to be near God." — Psalm 73:28 The nearness of God is the answer. Not to the question Asaph was asking — but to the one underneath it. That is the seed for this week. Lament is not the opposite of faith. It is faith being honest. And God's presence realigns what explanation alone cannot touch. Watch this week's first teaching video before you open Psalm 69 Read, watch, listen, write. Let the weekend be your time to bring your honest questions into the sanctuary and let God's presence do what only His presence can. Don't Miss This Week's Training!Add it to your favorite calendar tool
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If you’ve ever felt like you should know how to study the Bible but just weren’t sure where to begin, you’re in the right place. In this space, I share practical, Spirit-led teachings and tips to help you study with confidence, apply truth in real life, and reconnect with the heart of God through Scripture.
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