Simon Sinek is a leadership expert, speaker, and author known for his concept of "Start with Why." His idea is simple but profound: the most impactful movements, the strongest leaders, and the most enduring organizations don’t begin with what they do or how they do it — they start with why they exist in the first place. According to Sinek, when people understand their why, their actions become more intentional, their decisions more aligned, and their impact more significant.

What happens when the image you’ve worked so hard to build starts to crumble? When you fall short, fail, or feel crushed under the weight of your expectations — and everyone else’s too? What do you do when everything you’ve clung to feels like it’s slipping right through your fingers?

Life often throws us curveballs, leaving us feeling weighed down and exhausted. We find ourselves in overwhelming situations, carrying burdens that seem impossible to bear. During these times, the stories of individuals from the Bible rushing toward Jesus resonate deeply. They didn’t saunter over like it was just another day; they ran, swam, climbed trees, and pushed through crowds with a fiery urgency. Why? Because they understood something profound—Jesus wasn’t merely an option; He was the solution. And here's the amazing part: God doesn’t just sit back and wait for us to piece it all together. He approaches us with that same relentless urgency, meeting us exactly where we are.

Life tends to break us in ways we don't see coming, leaving bits of ourselves all over the place during tough times, failures, and sadness. It's in those rough patches, when we feel utterly lost, that we finally run into God's amazing ability to change things. Being broken feels like it's game over, you know? But in God's hands, it kicks off a whole new journey toward healing, redemption, and something way more beautiful than we can even dream of.

Well, here we are: election day. If you're at all like most people, you're feeling a mix of emotions today: hope, nerves, and maybe some stress-eating thrown in there. And while it can sometimes feel as though everything relies on today's results, we actually have something concrete to fall back on. It's not a candidate, that's for sure.

When we think about worship, it’s easy to picture familiar scenes— singing together on Sundays, bowing in prayer, or sitting quietly in reflection. But worship reaches beyond a weekly routine. It’s more than a warm-up act for the message; it’s a bold act of defiance against darkness, a powerful way to align ourselves with God’s truth and claim His promises.

I'll be real — staying consistent in my walk with Christ is no easy feat. Even though I’ve written before about how hustle culture can mess with our faith, I still find myself falling into the same trap. I keep saying, "I'm just busy," but deep down, I know it’s just an excuse. The truth is, I’m making excuses for slacking off in my spiritual life. phone). The reality is, I could make time — I just don’t.

There’s so much swirling around in my mind right now that it’s tough to focus on any one thing. Between juggling the needs of my kids, managing work, nurturing my marriage, and trying to carve out a little time for myself to recharge, it feels like I’m being pulled in a million directions. But here I am, writing, hoping that through this process, God will speak to me — and maybe, in some small way, speak to you too.

If you ask me how I am doing, my usual response is that I am busy. It's my default answer, even when it's not true. Sometimes it's an easy excuse, other times it's a lie. Our culture celebrates busyness as an achievement, implying that if you’re not busy, you’re simply drifting through life and wasting space. Your worth seems to be measured by your activities and accomplishments.