The spirit of Elijah turns the hearts of parents to children and the hearts of children to their parents, preventing a curse on the earth. (Mal 4:5-6) In other words, the condition of our families directly impacts the condition of the world. This could be one of the most important portions of scripture, because of what it means for our planet. The best part is that God sends us this spirit, He turns our hearts. This isn’t God telling us what we need to work out on our own and change, but what He intends to help with. What He intends to lead us into. It’s not all up to us, but simply our partnership with/submission to His direction. I received an incredible testimony the other day from an adult son, who partnered with God in this way, and his own relationship is being restored with his father, which in turn, can influence his relationships with his own children. I’ll tell you more about that later, as well as our next course coming up for parents. A course that is deeply inspired by God to heal families and the world. In the meantime, who of us here desires the spirit to affect our homes?

Anger is often created inside us because fear was first. Learning to reduce or eliminate fear will automatically do the same for much of our anger. Managing anger is helpful to some extent, but focusing only on anger can also end up keeping the fears in place.

Romans 7 is NOT your current Christian struggle—it’s your PAST under the law. Many read “the good I want to do, I don’t do… the evil I don’t want to do, this I keep doing” and think, “See? Even Paul struggled like me—so ongoing defeat is normal.” But context changes everything. In Romans 7:1–6 Paul says: - You died to the law through Christ’s body. - You’re now married to another—Jesus. - “When we were in the flesh” sinful passions were aroused by the law… but now we’ve been delivered to serve in the newness of the Spirit. The famous “wretched man” struggle in verses 14–25? Paul is using prosopopoeia—giving voice to a dead person (the old self under law). He’s dramatizing what life was like before grace, not describing his (or your) current reality as a believer. You’re dead to the law. Sin only has strength when we try to live under it (1 Cor 15:56). Trying to obey the law now is like cheating on Jesus with a corpse. Bottom line: Romans 7 isn’t permission to stay stuck—it’s proof you don’t have to be. Watch the full video in the course to see how Romans 6–8 together set you gloriously free. What part of Romans 7 used to “con” you into thinking struggle was normal? Drop it below—I’d love to hear. Check out the course here

When God says, “Be angry, and do not sin” He’s telling us a couple of really important things: Be angry: He’s encouraging us to feel anger. Not merely allowing us to feel it, encouraging us to feel it. Too many try not to feel angry when they actually do. They try to act as if they don’t feel it. Suppress it. Or convince themselves it’s wrong. But it’s encouraged, by God Himself. The anger isn’t right or wrong, it’s a signal. What we do because of it is what decides that. …and do not sin… Another thing He’s saying is that feeling angry doesn’t have to decide how we act or how we treat people. We can still control ourselves no matter how much anger we feel. …and give no opportunity to the devil. Not only that, but when we get this, we discover how to prevent the enemy access into our lives. Could it be that trying to suppress anger opens a door to the enemy? Could acting like we don’t feel give him access? Or is allowing it to decide what we do the thing that actually grants him a foothold? Yes, yes, and yes. In other words, dishonesty about anger is an opening the enemy will take advantage of. Honesty shuts him out.

Praying this year is filled with God’s love and goodness for all of you!