Christy Miller Bell

When you don’t feel like worshiping, you’re in good company. Even Jesus asked for another way. Here’s how surrender leads to unexpected joy.

The Lord gave, and the Lord has taken away. Blessed be the name of the Lord.           — Job 1:21 Grief has a way of raising hard questions about God's goodness. Trusting God after loss — especially the loss of someone who shaped your view of him — doesn’t come easy....

The wildflower seed is a picture of what God does in seasons of suffering: He uses darkness, cold, and waiting to produce what light and comfort alone never could.

When church leaders wound you, when ministry dreams die, when everything you’ve built crumbles—these are the moments that test whether your faith can survive. When we go through devastating rejection we can learn to recognize God’s presence in our deepest pain. Even when we’re fed the bread of adversity and the water of affliction, our Teacher never hides himself.

When anxiety keeps you awake at 2 AM, God isn’t absent—He’s speaking. Discover biblical promises for your darkest nights and how worship transforms midnight worry into sacred encounter. Hope for insomniacs and worriers.

How well-intentioned prayers can reveal misplaced trust

Trust feels like a lost way of life. We've been hurt, betrayed, and let down by people we thought we could count on. But the deeper issue isn't just about trusting others—it's about trusting God. This post explores how fear and faith can coexist, and how we can learn...

Through the daily struggle of training a new puppy, God revealed something unexpected: my resistance to obedience looks a lot like Scout when he tries to pull away from his leash. I’m learning what it means to walk worthy of our calling—not perfectly, but together with God.

Standing at spiritual crossroads is exhausting. This devotional explores Jeremiah 6:16, where God invites his wandering people to return to the ancient path—not as punishment, but as the way to rest. When busyness, ambition, and cultural pressures pull us away from God, he stands at the crossroads waiting, ready to show us the way home.