Written By: Thomas Ackerman I have known a good number of men and women who stood for their marriages, this in part through the organized permanence of marriage movement, and in part through brothers I meet in personal ministry. Several of them, thanks for God, were restored to their covenant spouse. Most were not. I… Read More The Power of Standing for Your Marriage

Structure is a powerful tool that anchors healthy habits and cultivates a peaceful homelife. By organizing time, environments, and habits, you can create a foundation for a calm and purposeful life. Organization can help bring focus to eliminate chaos, cultivate stability, and form a structured life. You can be free to navigate through the environment… Read More Creating Structure for a Peaceful Home Life

Is it possible to have what the Word of God says- to have a place of peace in your heart that can quiet your mind? The truth is that even when it doesn’t make sense to our mind we can maintain peace in the midst of trouble. We can leave people wondering why we are… Read More Learning Not to Be Troubled in Difficult Times

I’m going to be honest. Learning to control our thoughts and feelings is a lifelong learning process. If you’re anything like me, you will want to stop allowing every emotion you have to disrupt your inner peace and calm. My own experiences of living any way that I felt like managed to destroy decades of… Read More Master Emotional Self-Control for Inner Peace

Have you been waiting on God to answer one important prayer? It seems like He has answered your prayers, except for this one. You know the answer to this prayer would be life-changing. Regardless, the situation does not seem to budge. We can beg, plead, and obsess over what we want. We can even try… Read More Trusting God’s Plan: Overcoming Prayer Delays

The enemy wants you to mess up, and give up, when you are in the middle of your breakthrough. The path to anything, be it a path of healing, a path of restoration, or a path of personal growth, is never a straight line. It is often curvy, messy, chaotic, discouraging, overwhelming, and exhausting. My discovery journey… Read More Embracing the Messy Middle of Personal Growth

I encourage you to talk to God about whatever you are going through today. Be honest and open with Him about your life as it stands now. Pray more seriously about your needs and ask God to reveal what His will is for your life. You can always choose faith and release it in some… Read More Finding Hope Through Faith and Prayer

God will allow us to go through adversity. Although He does not glory in pain or sorrow, He may allow it for us to grow in faith. This is a process in which we can grow beyond our comfort zone. It takes time in prayer and obedience to push away the tendency to take over… Read More How Adversity Strengthens Our Relationship with God

Many of us may spend most or all our lives hesitant to fully entrust ourselves to the Almighty Creator. Nevertheless, there is absolutely nothing more damaging than throwing ourselves into our own superficial remedies to try and numb ourselves. In our desperation, we will only find a temporary relief that fails to satisfy, and causes… Read More Overcoming Quick Fixes: A Path to Lasting Change