Ryan Bailey
The Daily CHEW™Moving God’s Love from Head to Heart for Christian Professionals A client confided that, despite leading a thriving team and being present for his family, he feels emotionally flat—drifting through days without joy or real connection. He wonders why success hasn’t cured this persistent numbness and if it’s possible to reignite his heart…
The Daily CHEW™Moving God’s Love from Head to Heart for Christian Professionals A client told me he always saw Sabbath as “just taking a nap” or scrolling his phone out of exhaustion. It left him feeling sluggish, not truly restored. Lately, he’s wondered if Sabbath could actually renew his body, mind, and even his family’s…
The Daily CHEW™Moving God’s Love from Head to Heart for Christian ProfessionalsA manager I coach had big plans for Sabbath: family time, worship, quiet reflection. Instead, her day was interrupted by urgent work emails, unexpected errands, and kids needing help. By evening, she felt frustrated and guilty—wondering if she’d missed the point of rest yet…
The Daily CHEW™Moving God’s Love from Head to Heart for Christian Professionals Jim wants freedom. For years he’s circled battles with anger, shame, and those old familiar temptations. He believes God’s powerful, but what’s missing is the “want” that makes obedience natural. Is it too simple to say: focus on God’s love—really? Isn’t practical change…
The Daily CHEW™Moving God’s Love from Head to Heart for Christian Professionals Client Scenario Jim is tired of waiting for some magical day when his desire to repent will be strong enough to finally set him free. He’s tried to “want it more,” but the follow-through never lasts. He goes back and forth wondering, “How…
The Daily CHEW™Moving God’s Love from Head to Heart for Christian Professionals Every Christian eventually faces frustration—sometimes even anger—at God. Not always because He allows suffering, but because He withholds something deeply desired: freedom from a stronghold, approval, comfort, mastery, or clarity. We plead, “Take away this struggle!” or “Let me have this good thing!”—but…
The Daily CHEW™Moving God’s Love from Head to Heart for Christian Professionals Every Christian knows the sting of self-sabotage—when you’re on the brink of finishing a project, embracing a new opportunity, or stepping up in ministry, and suddenly, you stall. Procrastination, last-minute “emergencies,” self-doubt, or outright rebellion appear like clockwork. Why do we do this,…
The Daily CHEW™Moving God’s Love from Head to Heart for Christian Professionals We all know that voice—the accuser that whispers, “You’re not enough, you’re defective, you’re only as valuable as your last success or failure.” That is shame. At its core, shame is more than a feeling; it is a core belief about the self.…
The Daily CHEW™Moving God’s Love from Head to Heart for Christian Professionals You Want Habits to Set You FreeYou’ve struggled for years with patterns—gluttony, anger, lust, procrastination—praying and repenting, but keep circling back. Maybe you’ve heard the answer is “just build better habits.” The question remains: can habit change really help you break the stronghold—or…
The Daily CHEW™Moving God’s Love from Head to Heart for Christian Professionals Brandon is doing all the “right” things—resisting sin, praying for wisdom, trying to live purely—but the changes he craves seem stuck on hold. Truthfully? He’s frustrated that God’s way so often feels harder than other people’s, that even when he does everything “right,”…