It can be so easy to lose joy in the midst of challenging circumstances, but when we decide that nothing can steal our joy, and when we fight for it, God will supply us so that we don’t lose our joy.

With the parable of the talents as her guide, Seele contributor Keabetswe Chakela opens up about one way we can conquer 2022, and that it starts with changing our mindsets.

Haley & Michaels just unveiled their new single, “Light At The End Of The Tunnel.”

Last week as I pointed out that God is our Mighty Conqueror, this week it’s important for us to remember this year that in order for us to have a smooth year in our walk with Him, we need to remain teachable.

Seele contributor, Shefali Karani writes that when we focus on ourselves, we transform into better human beings, especially in comparison to previous years. When we do this the possibilities are endless.

This month for SEELE, it’s about “New Year: New Beginnings.” Seele’s editor Ally points out one facet of God’s nature is that he is the conqueror, a fact that we need to have in our minds everyday of every year.

Pastor and New York Times bestselling author Craig Groeschel provides four practical, life-changing strategies for breaking free from destructive thinking and for living the life God intends for you.

Seele contributor Monica Ta paints a picture of creation care for this year. Pointing out the continued needs for planet earth, Monica also shares ways in which humanity can take action.

Keabetswe Machateau dives deep into the despair that many are feeling about 2021 and recommends the anecdote and hope that can counter the disappointments that the year has brought.

Taken from "Firstfruits," by Brian Simmons and Gretchen Rodriguez. In the topic of reconciliation, both unpack how God desires to often bring people back together, especially loved ones.

SEELE contributor Shefali Karani shares two steps to take right now for a better, sparkly year ahead, if you have found 2021 to be your not-so-best year.

Who was in the manger that first Christmas morning? Some say he would become a great moral leader. Others, a social critic. Still others view Jesus as a profound philosopher, a rabbi, a feminist, a prophet, and more. Many are convinced he was the divine Son of God. Lee Strobel unpacks it all.

Shefali Karani shares how being eco-minded when shopping for clothes is best for the environment.

SEELE contributor Shefali Karani details how adding a feminine look to a masculine outfit can really change a look.

In her new book, When Strivings Cease: Replacing the Gospel of Self-Improvement with the Gospel of Life-Transforming Grace , Simons guides readers on a journey to find freedom from the never-ending quest of self-improvement and helps them understand the truth that changes everything: God’s extravagant, undeserved grace is enough.

SEELE contributor Oboitshepo Tladi unpacks this month’s theme of getting back into the swing of things in the life of Hanna. “We learn the importance of not giving up on the desires we so strongly feel drawn to, while also learning how some of these desires are in fact given to us by God, to fulfil His purposes,” she writes.

In order to get back into the swing of things and move in this new season, offense has to go. It’s not helpful and it’s quite the distraction.

SEELE contributor Shefali Karani shares how to politely decline an invitation to an event.

Discernment is a gift from God. It’s the ability to recognize something, to distinguish if something is or someone is good, bad, honest, worth being connected to with the senses or with intuition. While Jesus placed Himself in situations that ultimately led to the cross, we humans are given discernment by God to protect us from “unnecessarily” situations.

At some point in a person’s life, Jesus makes Himself known to people. That can be through the kindness, generosity and love of others, when someone tells us about the gift of salvation, when we’re forgiven, when we go through trials, or through direct encounters. Brian Simmons and Gretchen Rodriguez point out how Jesus’s glory is revealed to the nations, and one way is through us in how we love others.