The Igniting Hope Blog

Trying To Stop Something? Replace It Instead By Steve Backlund Many of us are trying to stop negative behaviors. We focus on what we don’t want to do anymore: “I need to stop this… I shouldn’t be doing that… Why do I keep struggling with this?” But here’s a powerful truth: The best way to stop a negative behavior is not just to remove it—it is to replace it. When we focus too much on what we’re trying to stop, we often give it more attention than it deserves. But when we focu

Working Out Our Relational Beliefs By Steve Backlund Every area of our life that does not glisten with hope means we are believing a lie, and that is a stronghold of the devil in our lives. I remember reading this from Francis Frangipane over thirty years ago. It changed my life. Romans 15:13 confirms that statement. “Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing. . . “ Believing truth leads to hope (and to “all joy and peace”). We have beliefs in four

“These People Are the Problem!” By Steve Backlund This is an excerpt from my book, Let’s Just Laugh at That!. It is a book that teaches us the power of laughing at lies. To laugh, we need to let go of the beliefs supporting our negative strongholds in our minds. Main lie: I cannot fulfill God’s call because of the people in my life. Supporting lies (laughable assumptions): God is surprised and completely hindered by what the people in my life are doing. Their choices make it