The Church doesn’t simply need people who are zealous and gifted—it needs more disciples who are taught, rooted, and established in the whole counsel of God.

It needs people who know how to abide in Christ (John 15:1-8) in private before ever stepping onto a public stage or platform.

Only then can our zeal align with truth, and our gifting be accompanied by lasting, God-honoring fruit.

May we not be deceived by sin; instead, take care to draw near to Christ to turn from it, encourage one another today through it, and have hearts pierced by God’s word, not hardened towards it.

No one’s gaze compares to His. No recognition you receive from others is greater than His attention. And no reward compares to the one He gives.

So, in the wilderness, in the affliction—friend—cling to these truths about who God is: He pursues us, He listens to us, and He sees us.