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What Is God’s Love Really Like? Surprising Truths That Help Move His Love From Head to Heart

By Ryan Bailey / 2025-11-18 /

The Daily CHEW™Moving God’s Love from Head to Heart for Christian Professionals If you asked most people what “God’s love” means, you’d hear familiar answers: “unconditional,” “forgiving,” “patient.” But deep down, honest Christians often still imagine God’s love like a parent in a good mood, or a friend who’s “there for you,” but can be…

Becoming Godly Optimistic: How to Focus Your Mind and Find Hope When Life Is Hard

By Ryan Bailey / 2025-11-18 /

The Daily CHEW™Moving God’s Love from Head to Heart for Christian Professionals The doctor calls—more tests, more questions than answers. Work stress won’t let up. Someone you love is struggling, and while you want to believe God for something good, hope feels irresponsible or even foolish.If optimism is a learned skill, you feel like you’re…

How to Create Fun and Joy When You Feel Down—And How CHEW Can Help You Get There

By Ryan Bailey / 2025-11-18 /

The Daily CHEW™Moving God’s Love from Head to Heart for Christian Professionals There are days when the world feels heavy and every bit of good news bounces off a wall of sadness or stress. You used to know how to find joy—through music, movement, a good laugh, or time with friends—but lately, even thinking about…

Discipline or Rest? How to Discern When to Push Forward and When to Simply Be With God

By Ryan Bailey / 2025-11-18 /

The Daily CHEW™Moving God’s Love from Head to Heart for Christian Professionals It’s Monday morning. You’ve set ambitious goals for spiritual growth, fitness, emails, kids’ routines, and—of course—quiet time with God. Discipline is your default mode—after all, success and transformation require focused effort, right?But by Wednesday, you’re bone-tired. Bible reading feels rote, prayer is distracted,…

The Best Mindset for CHEWing: Why Showing Up Matters More Than Getting Results

By Ryan Bailey / 2025-11-18 /

The Daily CHEW™Moving God’s Love from Head to Heart for Christian Professionals You stare at your journal, heart heavy with longing: “Why don’t I feel this working? When will God’s love finally drop from my head to my heart?” You try to “do” the C.H.E.W. steps just right—Confess, Hear, Exchange, Walk—but sometimes you leave as…

The Sabbath in a Digital Age: Rest Beyond Screen Time

By Ryan Bailey / 2025-11-17 /

The Daily CHEW™ Moving God’s Love from Head to Heart for Christian Professionals When Sabbath Promises Rest—But Delivers More Noise Anna’s memory of Sabbath is vivid: cinnamon bread rising in her mother’s kitchen, sunlight on tablecloths, and the gentle, stubborn ritual of unplugging from everything except laughter and prayer. Growing up, her family believed Sunday…

Seven Leadership Lessons from the Parable of the Talents: Smart Trust, Growth, and Feedback at Work and Home

By Ryan Bailey / 2025-11-15 /

The Daily CHEW™Moving God’s Love from Head to Heart for Christian Professionals Caleb’s fingers hover over the keyboard. One team member has soared—their creative initiative exceeds all expectations. Another did the bare minimum and played it safe. A third never risked, and when asked why, pointed to the fear of failure and the “lack of…

How to Tell If He’s Really Breaking Free—and What It Takes to Rebuild Trust After Porn Betrayal

By Ryan Bailey / 2025-11-13 /

The Daily CHEW™Moving God’s Love from Head to Heart for Christian Professionals After the initial shock and the grinding pain of slow healing, the question always comes: Is he really getting free? Can I trust him again? Do we have a future worth hoping for?Maybe he’s confessed, set up accountability, cried and prayed. But trust can’t…

Before the Confession: A Prequel for Husbands in Hidden Sexual Struggle and the Marriages About to Enter the Storm

By Ryan Bailey / 2025-11-13 /

The Daily CHEW™Moving God’s Love from Head to Heart for Christian Professionals Your chest is tight every time your wife reaches for your phone. You keep waiting for the other shoe to drop—a browser window left open, a confession from a friend, a “we need to talk” text from your pastor. Or maybe you’re simply…

If I Really Believed God Loves Me Like Jesus—How Would Life Change? How to Use the Core CHEW Question for Real Transformation

By Ryan Bailey / 2025-11-11 /

The Daily CHEW™Moving God’s Love from Head to Heart for Christian Professionals Opening HookYou’ve read it and heard it: “God loves you.” But at 2 A.M., when you’re lying awake, stressed over work, or feeling like you’re not enough for your family, does it feel true? Or maybe you keep asking God for help at work or…