Hear my heart, friends: This past few weeks, I had to remind myself that God does not need the filtered, buttoned-up version of myself. He wants my reality. He wants my honesty. He wants to forge the most honest relationship with me and that means I cannot hide or hold anything back. So these days, my prayers are more like battle songs, poems and laments —-And friends, it helps. It really, really helps to give him your reality, the “I don’t know” prayers, the “Lord, Please help” prayers. There’s no need to tidy-up before you cry out to Abba Father. He loves them unscripted and honest…

There’s a quote by Oswald Chambers that I love, “Get into the habit of saying “Speak, Lord” and life will become a romance.” I think this quote embodies perfectly how I feel — When I realised that my value didn’t come from the things…