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Welcome to ALMI! We are a worldwide ministry dedicated to the simple message that there is nothing the nearness of Christ cannot overcome.

10/27/2026

This morning, I looked around my home and felt an overwhelming sense of gratitude.

A roof over our heads. Coffee in my cup. Clothes on my family. Food in our bellies.

Such ordinary things. Yet this morning, they felt extraordinary.

2026 has been one of the hardest years our family has walked through. We've shared openly about Noah's mental health struggles, but behind the scenes, we've also had to pull our youngest daughter out of school and begin homeschooling. There have been difficult decisions, painful conversations, unanswered questions, and moments when I've wanted to throw my hands up and scream, "Lord, what are You doing?"

And yet, there is so much good.

I've realized how easily our focus can become consumed by everything that's wrong. The news, social media, the suffering of others, and the struggles happening within our own walls.

None of that pain is imaginary. None of it needs to be minimized or dismissed.

But sometimes, the pain becomes the only thing we can see.

And when all we see is what's falling apart, our natural response is often to fix it. Control it. Make everyone happy. Find the solution. Make everything okay.

Before we know it, we're carrying the weight of things we were never meant to carry. And when we can't fix them, we feel inadequate, exhausted, and defeated.

But what if, for just a moment, we stopped looking at everything that's wrong and simply looked around?

Not at what could happen. Not at everything we wish were different. Not at all the things beyond our control.

But at what is right in front of our own two eyes.

God's goodness hasn't disappeared because life has become difficult. His presence hasn't changed because our circumstances have.

Gratitude doesn't erase the hard. It just reminds us that the hard isn't all there is.

Psalm 46:10 says, "Be still, and know that I am God."

I love that reminder. We are not being asked to figure everything out, hold everyone together, or understand every circumstance. We are invited to recognize Him in the middle of it all.

Two things can exist at once... We can be frustrated and grateful. Heartbroken and hopeful. Confused and still trusting.

We can cry out in anger, ask questions, grieve what we've lost, and still rest in the security of His love.

And maybe that's where our perspective begins to change. Not when our circumstances change, but when we remember Who is with us in them.

You don't have to hold everything together. You don't have to have all the answers. You don't have to fix what is beyond your control.

God loves you, He is present with you, and He isn't waiting for you to get everything right.

Wherever you find yourself, take a moment to look around. Notice the little things. Recognize the good. Allow yourself to see beyond the circumstances that may be consuming your thoughts.

When life feels like it's falling apart, God has never stopped being present.

And that is something worth being grateful for.

-Shay

10/16/2026

All things will work together. It is important to remember the word together, for things standing by themselves cannot accomplish His goal. For example, many times an isolated event has worked to ruin people, like when an abuse, a hurt, a rejection, an accident, or a death is singled out to stand alone and is allowed to become the focus of life; no good will be found, only ruin.

All things must work together. One bad event must wrap itself around a good event, and a good around a bad, and so on until all is one. In Him there is not good and bad. The cross and crown are not isolated but are one; to take me down to bring me up is not separated but one, and to put me out in order to bring me in both work together.
Look not at singular events in your life and then make the assessment that life is bad. Take the full spectrum of events and you will see they have all worked together for good. Do remember the concept of together and the will of steel that is working things together. It will change your outlook on life.

--Michael Wells, My Weakness for His Strength Volume Two, excerpt, Day 10

“And we know that God causes all things to work together
for good to those who love God, to those who are called
according to His purpose.”
—ROMANS 8:28

10/14/2026

We are honestly overwhelmed.

When we sat down to record our last podcast, we knew we were opening up about something deeply personal. We knew it would be vulnerable. What we didn't know was what would happen after we shared it.

The messages. The phone calls. The encouragement. The check-ins. The stories you've trusted us with. The conversations that have started because of one honest conversation.

It has been incredible.

Some of you have shared things you've never told anyone before. Others have reached out simply to say, "I'm glad you're here." And so many have reminded us just how much love and compassion there is when we allow ourselves to be honest about the hard things.

We have read your words, listened to your stories, and felt every bit of the love you've poured into our family.

Thank you for seeing Noah. Thank you for loving him. And thank you for trusting us with your own stories.

One of the most beautiful things to come from all of this has been watching conversations happen that might never have happened otherwise.

Because when one person finds the courage to be honest, sometimes it gives someone else the freedom to do the same.

And isn't that what we all need? To be known, to be heard, to be loved, and to know we don't have to walk through life's hardest moments alone?

We're still walking through our own story, but we're doing it with so much gratitude for the people God has placed around us.

We believe God is in every one of these conversations. In the people reaching out. In the courage it takes to tell the truth. In the simple reminder that we are never as alone as we sometimes feel.

Thank you for reminding us why these conversations matter.

We love you all. More than you know.

-Noah and Shay

10/08/2026

Are you feeling weak as a believer? Here are a few quotes from Problems, God’s Presence, & Prayer

“The full life of the Son is available for even the very weakest, who are, in fact, the most suited for a life in the presence of our Savior. For in our strength we will most likely rest comfortably and fail to acknowledge our moment-by-moment need of Him.” Pages 58, 59

“Since God gave His son to obtain us, there is nothing easier for us to obtain than the moment-by-moment presence and joy of Jesus Christ. Nothing easier, for it is something the Father freely gives to all, even the very weakest.” Page 60

“The Christian life is a simple one to live; it must be, for the very weakest and most childlike are best suited for it. However, the enemy has encouraged the development of many a thick discipleship notebook to turn away the would-be victorious believer from the simplicity of the Gospel.” Page 79

“The deepest life in Christ is most suited for the very weak, a category into which we all fall, though few admit it. Man needs the Creator to maintain his fragile existence. Those who acknowledge dependence will readily say, “I cannot overcome. There is no way for me to do it. I have tried all, vowed all, and I cannot; I can now only state that Christ is my life.” Once this statement is made, the fact will be experienced; His life will flow in all turmoil, in everything unexpected, in every battle, and in all relationships. Why? Because He says He is our life! He is with us, in us; He is the Vine and we are the branches; it is so because He says it is so. This is faith! This is enough! We do not require experiential or emotional proof, but only His telling us so. This is the abiding life!” Page 161

10/06/2026

For a lot of us, loving ourselves doesn’t come naturally. We can see grace for everyone else while being incredibly hard on ourselves. We notice every flaw, replay every mistake, and carry around versions of ourselves that God never asked us to carry.

But something begins to change when we start seeing ourselves the way He does.

As we let go of shame, disappointment, and the lies we’ve believed about ourselves, we begin to recognize a love that was there all along.

We stop hiding. We stop striving. We stop assuming God is disappointed in us.

And we begin to recognize His nearness.

-Noah

10/05/2026

⚠️ TRIGGER WARNING: This episode contains conversations about depression, suicidal thoughts, self-harm, and su***de.

We've been quiet.

And today we're finally ready to tell you why.

The last few months have held something for our family that we never expected—and something we weren't ready to talk about until now.

Today, we are.

This may be the most vulnerable conversation we've ever recorded.

There are parts of this story that even some of the people closest to us didn't fully know.

We hope you'll sit with us for this one.

And more than anything, if you're the person quietly struggling while everyone around you thinks you're okay, we hope you'll hear this:

You don't have to keep doing it alone.

🎧 New episode of Abiding Life Studios.

If you or someone you know is struggling or in crisis, call or text 988.

10/05/2026

Are you one of the “others” who has trusted God for a restored relationship, the health of a child, a godly home, the salvation of a relative, or just the simple stirring of God within that brings assurance? If you have trusted and not given into despair, then you are one of the “others” who give something to God that no angel in heaven can give Him, and that is faith. The “others” may walk in darkness, seeing nothing their whole lives, and yet stand fast, believing in a God they cannot see. Can you imagine how pleased He is? You are pulled on all sides to give up, and yet you have chosen to believe without seeing! You have stood fast in the midst of the reversals! The world is not worthy of you, and to it you simply do not belong! Your place is above, seated with the Father and judging angels! If you have believed and not received, count yourself blessed.
--Michael Wells, My Weakness for His Strength Vol. 1, Day 10

— HEBREWS 11:36-40
“and others experienced mockings and scourgings yes, also chains and imprisonment. They were stoned, they were sawn in two, they were tempted, they were put to death with the sword; they went about in sheepskins, in goatskins, being destitute, afflicted, ill-treated ({men} of whom the world was not worthy), wandering in deserts and mountains and caves and holes in the ground. And all these, having gained approval through their faith, did not receive what was promised, because God had provided something better for us, so that apart from us they should not be made perfect.”

09/27/2026

What do you do when someone you love is struggling—and everything in you wants to fix it?

Lately, I’ve been carrying things that were never mine to carry. And God has been reminding me:

“They are not yours. They are Mine. I didn’t call you to fix them. I called you to love them.”

If you’ve been carrying the weight of someone else’s journey, this one is for you. ❤️

Maybe it’s time to put the platter down, trust God with what you can’t fix, and just show up with love.

09/21/2026

If you . . . have been led by man to feel inferior in your walk with God, please, please do not let a Pharisee define your spiritual condition. God is using everything in your life to bring you to Life. If you have had struggles, failures, and calamity in the things of “life,” do not let anyone tell you it translates into failure in “Life.” You have come to Him; you do not dwell in a lower level of the Christian life; you are blessed. Is the world living according to His standards? No! Not to worry: He is not fighting the world but using it. He has used it in your life to bring you to Him. Rejoice!

Philippians 3:7-11, “But whatever things were gain to me, those things I have counted as loss for the sake of Christ. More than that, I count all things to be loss in view of the surpassing value of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and count them but rubbish so that I may gain Christ, and may be found in Him, not having a righteousness of my own derived from the Law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness which comes from God on the basis of faith, that I may know Him and the power of His resurrection and the fellowship of His sufferings, being conformed to His death; in order that I may attain to the resurrection from the dead.”

--Michael Wells excerpts, My Weakness for His Strength Volume II, Day 296

09/13/2026

The kiwi plant of New Zealand must have a frost in order to bud and bear fruit and a later frost to force sugar into the fruit. When the weather does not thus cooperate, farmers will stress the plants to the point of death with a chemical in order to induce flowering and sugaring. It is the winter with its near-death experience that allows the kiwi to bear good fruit. Believers will not bear fruit without near-death experiences of their own; the proof of resurrection power will always be the marks of death. Winter under God’s supervision is not a bad thing, though that is the season in which the enemy will take advantage and seize his greatest opportunity. His activity, we should remember, is always overseen by God. Surely it is for the sake of pride that Satan continues to operate under terms wherein God turns what was meant for evil into good.

There was a fisherman whose fish were always fresh. In fact, he sold his fish alive, while the others found it impossible to keep their fish alive after taking them from the lake. It was discovered that his secret was to keep a catfish, a natural predator of the other fish, in the bottom of the tank to make the fish alert and active with their eyes on the enemy.

The enemy is the one who keeps us active and alert, for though he may place marks of death on us, in Christ we are always alive.

--Michael Wells, My Weakness for His Strength Volume 1, Day 73

Just as it is written, “For Your sake we are being put
to death all day long; we were considered as sheep to be
slaughtered.” But in all these things we overwhelmingly
conquer through Him who loved us.
— ROMANS 8:36, 37

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