Are you creating more room for your future or for temporary pleasures? God will make the way, but you have to make the room. Sometimes you need to buy the laptop case before you have the laptop - showing God you're serious about preparing for what He's promised. What faith move will you take this week to prepare for the breakthrough God has planned for your life?

As we enter 2026, instead of making resolutions we'll abandon, we can align ourselves with God's purposes. According to the Hebrew calendar, this year represents multiplication and connection - a time when our intentional choices will hook us to God's abundance. The theme is prepare to prosper, meaning to break forth into success in every area of life. Like the barren woman in Isaiah 54 who was told to enlarge her tent before receiving children, we must make room for God's blessings before we see them. This requires spreading out our hearts, minds, and expectations while driving stakes of faith through intentional actions that connect our future promises to our present reality.

The Christmas story reveals how God shows up in unexpected ways, transforming silent nights into holy encounters. Many struggle to experience God because they fabricate expectations of how He should appear rather than allowing Him to reveal Himself authentically. The God you see may not be the God you want, but He is always the God you need. Scripture reveals ten primary ways to encounter God: through worship, suffering, obedience, prayer, community, service, work, sacraments, nature, and stillness. God also speaks to us in ten distinct ways, from instructional to intuitive to audible communication. Divine experiences are designed to transform us and exalt God, not just inform or elevate ourselves.

The shepherds didn't just want to hear about Jesus—they wanted to see Him personally. What if the difference between knowing about God and actually knowing God could transform everything about your faith? There's a profound difference between being a scholar and being a son or daughter. Which are you pursuing?

The real Christmas story wasn't a peaceful silent night - it was five days of grueling travel, no room at the inn, and giving birth in a stable. Yet in that darkest moment, God wasn't absent - He was arriving. What if your silent night is actually God preparing something greater? Sometimes we need to stop putting on our shoes to go find God and instead take them off to recognize we're already standing on holy ground.

Your potential bears the magnitude of God's imagination, not your own. What if the very gifts you've been taking for granted are actually signs that God already has a plan to use you? Stop focusing on your limitations and start embracing the masterpiece He created you to be. What unique ability has God given you that you've been underutilizing?

What if the words spoken over you as a child are still shaping how you love today? Seven childhood experiences either empower you to live in your destiny or imprison you from your potential. The difference between thriving and surviving often comes down to one thing: whether you experienced uncaused love or conditional love. You are God's masterpiece, created for works He planned long ago. It's never too late to become what you should have been.

Were you made to be a reflection or a duplication? Your childhood experiences either empowered you to be who God designed or imprisoned you in fear and hiding. The space you were given, the security you felt, and whether you were celebrated or tolerated still shapes how you use your gifts today. What would change if you truly believed you were made for God's use, not man's use or abuse?