by Nate Stevens | Jul 16, 2022 | Christian Living, Eternity, Transformation
“I am the true vine, and My Father is the vinedresser. Every branch in Me that does not bear fruit He takes away; and every branch that bears fruit He prunes, that it may bear more fruit. Abide in Me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, unless it...
by Nate Stevens | Jun 21, 2022 | Encouragement, Short Story
(A short story about purpose, transformation, and never settling.) The butterfly was terrified. Hurting, hungry, alone, and now captured, she wondered, “What happened to me? How did I end up like this? I never thought this could happen to me.” The Enchanted Forest The...
by Nate Stevens | Jul 9, 2021 | Christian Living, Encouragement, Eternity, Parenting, Relationships, Singleness, Transformation
I am weary with my groaning; all night I make my bed swim; I drench my couch with my tears. [Psalm 6:6] What keeps you up at night? Better yet, what should keep you up at night? Many things bombard our minds begging for attention. We ignore them quite well with the...
by Nate Stevens | Sep 21, 2020 | Transformation
Search me, O God, and know my heart; try me, and know my anxieties; and see if there is any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting [Psalm 139:23-24]. An addition to the home, even if it is just a remodel, can be an exciting time. But it can also be...
by Nate Stevens | May 24, 2020 | Transformation
Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God [Romans 12:2]. Transformation requires surrender. After studying more than a year on the topic of...