Choosing Love Today

Mike Morrison
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Choosing Love Today is a podcast for real people trying to follow Jesus in the middle of real life. No fancy language, no preacher voice, and no “Mike’s opinions.” Every episode is grounded in Scripture — real answers from God’s Word applied to the real issues we face every day. I’m Mike Morrison — a husband, dad, and regular guy learning as I go. Most days, faith isn’t shaped by big dramatic moments. It’s the small choices, the quiet ones, that form who we become. So each episode feels like we’re sitting at the kitchen table, opening the Bible together, talking honestly about life, hope, and what it looks like to choose love one day at a time. If you’re looking for something real, simple, and rooted in Scripture, you’re in the right place.

  1. 9h ago

    Choosing Love Today: Enduring Faith - Episode 21: Mary: When God's Promise Interrupts Your Plans

    I've got a little test for you....and for some of you this may be a little challenging because of your age. I want you to think back when you were a teenage...say around 14 or so years old. Do you remember looking so forward to something and how much you hated it when your plans got completely interrupted? You’re moving in one direction, life feels predictable, you’ve got a picture in your mind of how things are supposed to go… and then something unexpected drops right into the middle of your story. Something you didn’t ask for. Something you didn’t plan for. Something you don’t feel ready for. If you’ve ever felt that — you’re going to connect with Mary. Mary was a teenage girl with a simple, quiet life. She was engaged at a very young age which was common for the day. She had a future she could picture. She had plans she probably talked about with her family. And then one day an angel shows up and says, “Mary, God has chosen you. You’re going to carry the Messiah.” That wasn’t just unexpected — it was overwhelming. Mary had never asked for this. She had never prayed for this. She had never imagined this. And she certainly didn’t feel qualified for it. But here’s the part that shows you her heart: She didn’t panic. She didn’t argue and she didn’t run. She said, “Let it be unto me according to Your word.” In other words: God, if this is Your promise… I’ll trust You with it. Paul reminds us in Romans that God works all things together for good — not just the things we planned, not just the things we expected, not just the things we feel ready for. God works all things together for good, including the interruptions, the surprises, and the moments that flip your plans upside down. Maybe you’re in a time in your life like that right now. Maybe something unexpected has dropped into your life. Maybe your plans have changed. Maybe your timeline shifted. Maybe you’re facing something you didn’t see coming. And maybe — like Mary — you don’t feel ready. Mary reminds us that God’s promises don’t always come wrapped in comfort. Sometimes they come wrapped in surprise. Sometimes they come wrapped in disruption.... and sometimes they come wrapped in responsibility you didn’t ask for. But they always come with God’s presence. Mary wasn’t alone. God was with her. God guided her. God protected her. God fulfilled every single part of the promise He made. So today, let Mary remind you: God keeps His promises — even when they interrupt your plans. Even when they surprise you. Even when they stretch you. Even when they arrive in ways you didn’t expect. If God is shifting something in your life, He’s not trying to unsettle you — He’s trying to fulfill something in you. Trust Him. Lean into Him. Walk with Him. God keeps His promises.....and Keep Choosing Love Today.

  2. 1d ago

    Choosing Love Today: Enduring Faith - Episode 20: Moses: When God's Promise Survives My Mistakes

    I want to ask you a very pointed, direct question. I would guess every one of us, if we were honest probably has a skeleton or two in our closet...am I right? You know that one thing we really don't want anyone, as long as we live, to ever know anything about. Have that thought in your head? Have you ever made a mistake so big you thought, “Well… that’s it. I blew it. God can’t use me now”? Maybe it was a decision you regret. Maybe it was a season you wish you could erase. Maybe it’s something you still carry because you think it disqualified you. Was it a divorce, or adultery, an abortion, cheated on your taxes, grand larceny or even a murder? If you’ve ever felt that — Moses is your guy.. You can read all about this imperfect servant of God starting in the Book of Exodus and going thru Deuteronomy. Moses didn’t just make a mistake — he made a life altering one. He killed a man. And instead of facing it, he ran. He ran from Egypt, ran from his calling, ran from the life he thought he was supposed to live. He spent forty years in the desert hiding from the consequences of his own choices. Forty years is a long time to believe you’ve ruined your future. But here’s the part that shows you the heart of God: God’s promise didn’t die in Moses’ failure. God didn’t say, “Well, Moses blew it. Time to find someone else.” God didn’t cancel the calling. God didn’t withdraw the assignment. God didn’t change His mind. Paul reminds us in Romans that God’s mercy is bigger than our mistakes. God doesn’t abandon His promises because we stumble. He doesn’t rewrite His plan because we fall short. He doesn’t walk away because we’re imperfect. When God appeared to Moses in the burning bush, He didn’t say, “Let’s talk about what you did.” He said, “Let’s talk about what I’m still going to do through you.” Maybe you’re carrying something today — a failure, a regret, a moment you wish you could undo. Maybe you think it disqualified you. Maybe you think it pushed you too far off course. Maybe you think God moved on without you. Moses reminds you that God doesn’t cancel His promises because you did something wrong. If that were the case, God would never get anything done because none of us are perfect. Your failure isn’t final. Your regret isn’t the end. Your past doesn’t erase your calling. God kept His promise to Moses — even after forty years of hiding. And He’ll keep His promise to you. So today, let Moses remind you: God’s promise survives your mistakes. His mercy is bigger than your failure. And His calling is still alive in you. God keeps His promises....and He still loves you.   So, keep Choosing Love Today.

  3. 2d ago

    Choosing Love Today: Enduring Faith - Episode 19: Caleb: The Promise Is Still Yours

    I've got a good question for you today....have you ever had someone make a promise to you and then not keep it? I think we all know the answer to that, of course you have and if we're being honest, we've probably made a few promises ourselves that we haven't kept....right? I know I have. Let's not beat ourselves up too badly here. Let's give ourselves some grace and say for the sake of argument there was a good reason at the time...and there probably was, but let's ask a different question. Have you ever had someone make a promise to you that just seemed to take too long? Maybe it was a parent, a spouse or a close friend....and in your mind you uttered those words, “but they promised!” If you’ve ever felt that — you’re going to connect with Caleb. If you're not familiar with the story of Caleb, you can read about this great man of faith in the books of Numbers and Joshua. Caleb is one of the most underrated heroes in Scripture. When he was a younger man, God made him a promise: You’re going to inherit this land. Caleb believed it. He trusted it. He lived his life around it. And then… he waited. Not a year...and not five years....and not ten years. Caleb waited forty-five years for that promise. Forty-five years of wandering. Forty-five years of watching other people move forward. Forty-five years of delays, detours, and disappointments. Forty-five years of living with a promise that hadn’t happened yet. Most people would have given up. Most people would have assumed the promise expired. Most people would have believed they missed their chance......but Caleb didn’t. When he finally stood before Joshua, he didn’t say, “I hope the promise still counts.” He said, “Give me the mountain God promised me.” That’s confidence. That’s faith. That’s a man who believed God’s promise was still alive — even after decades of waiting. Caleb was faithful because he knew God. Paul says in Romans that God’s gifts and calling are irrevocable. That means God doesn’t change His mind. He doesn’t cancel His promises. He doesn’t withdraw His calling. He doesn’t say, “That was for the younger version of you.” If God promised it — it’s still yours...and Caleb knew that. Maybe you’re in a time in your life where you feel like the delay has been too long. Maybe you’re wondering if the promise was for a different time and for some reason you just missed it. Maybe you’re looking at your age, your circumstances, your season, and thinking, “I guess that ship has sailed.” Caleb’s story says otherwise. Your delay is not your denial. Your waiting is not wasted. Your season does not cancel God’s promise. God wasn’t late with Caleb. God wasn’t slow. God wasn’t unsure. He was preparing Caleb for the exact moment when the promise would be fulfilled — not early, not late, but right on time. So today, let Caleb remind you: If God promised it, He would fulfill it — no matter how long it takes. Hold onto the mountain God promised you. It’s still yours. God keeps His promises. So....Keep Choosing Love Today.

  4. 3d ago

    Choosing Love Today: Enduring Faith - Episode 18: Hannah: Hope in the Hard Places

    Have you ever carried something so heavy in your heart that you didn’t even know how to talk about it? Maybe it’s something you’ve thought about and prayed about for years. Maybe it’s something that hits you in quiet moments. Maybe it’s something you don’t share with many people because it feels too personal, too emotional, or too painful. If you’ve ever been there… you’re going to connect with Hannah. If you're not familiar with the story of Hannah, you read about her in the Old Testament in the Book of Samuel in the 1st and 2nd Chapters.   Now, Hannah wasn’t just waiting — she was hurting. She lived with this deep longing for a child, and every year that longing went unmet. Every year she watched other people get the blessing she was praying for. Every year she carried the same ache. And to make it worse, she lived in a home where someone reminded her of that pain constantly — little comments, little digs, little reminders that she didn’t have what she desperately wanted. That kind of waiting wears you down. It makes you question yourself. It makes you question God. It makes you wonder if anything is ever going to change. Paul says in Romans that “hope that is seen is not hope.” In other words, hope grows in the dark. Hope grows in the silence. Hope grows in the places where you feel empty, tired, and unsure. And that’s exactly where Hannah lived. One day she went to the Temple and poured her heart out so honestly that the priest thought she was drunk. That’s how deep the pain went. That’s how long she had been waiting. That’s how raw her prayers were. She wasn’t praying pretty prayers — she was praying desperate ones. And here’s the part that makes Hannah a hero: She kept showing up. She kept praying. She kept hoping. She kept trusting that God saw her — even when she didn’t feel seen. Maybe you’re carrying something like that today. Maybe you’re praying for healing. Maybe you’re praying for clarity. Maybe you’re praying for restoration in a relationship. Maybe you’re praying for a door to open that’s been closed for a long time. And maybe — like Hannah — you’re tired. Emotionally tired. Spiritually tired. Maybe you're heart tired. Hannah reminds us that your tears don’t cancel God’s faithfulness. Your emotions don’t weaken His commitment. Your discouragement doesn’t derail His plan. God wasn’t ignoring Hannah. God wasn’t dismissing her pain. God wasn’t late. He was working — quietly, slowly, faithfully — in ways she couldn’t see yet. And when the time was right, God kept His promise. God is never early, but He's never late. He is ALWAYS right on time. So today, my friends, let Hannah remind you: God keeps His promises — even when your heart is tired. Keep praying. Keep hoping. Keep trusting. God sees you...God is closer than you think....and Keep Choosing Love Today.

  5. 4d ago

    Choosing Love Today: Enduring Faith - Episode 17: Noah: Obedience without Evidence

    Can you remember a time in your life where, maybe a parent, or someone in authority asked you to do something that you didn't understand or just didn't make any sense at all? I think all of us could probably say yes to that.   Well...Noah had that moment. God tells him, “I want you to build a boat… because I’m sending rain.” And Noah had to be thinking, “Rain? What in the world is rain?” What in the world is that supposed to mean? He had never seen it. Nobody had. The earth had never experienced it. So, God is asking Noah to prepare for something he couldn’t even picture, couldn’t explain, and couldn’t compare to anything he’d ever seen. And yet Noah kept building. Sometimes God’s promises don’t come with explanations. Sometimes they don’t come with details. Sometimes they don’t even make sense. They just come with a calling: Trust Me enough to obey even when you don’t understand. Every day Noah walked outside and saw the same dry ground. Every day he hammered another board with no sign of rain. Every day he trusted a promise that looked impossible. And people around him probably laughed, questioned him, maybe even avoided him. But Noah wasn’t building based on what he saw — he was building based on what God said. Paul reminds us in Romans that God’s faithfulness isn’t measured by speed or clarity — it’s measured by certainty. God doesn’t rush. God doesn’t panic. God doesn’t forget. When He speaks, He fulfills. When He promises, He delivers. When He begins something, He finishes it. Maybe you’re at a time in your life where God is asking you to trust something you don’t fully understand. Maybe He’s nudging you toward a step that doesn’t make sense yet. Maybe you’re waiting on something that feels slow, silent, or confusing. Noah felt that too. But God wasn’t late. God wasn’t unclear. God wasn’t absent. He was working — just not in a way Noah could see yet. And when the time was right, the sky opened, the rain fell, and the promise came to pass exactly the way God said it would. So today, let Noah remind you: My friends...Just because you don’t understand it doesn’t mean God isn’t in it. Just because you don’t see movement doesn’t mean God isn’t working. Just because the timeline feels slow doesn’t mean the promise is slipping away. Hold steady. Keep building. Keep trusting.   God keeps His promises....and Keep Choosing Love Today.

  6. 5d ago

    Choosing Love Today: Enduring Faith - Episode 16: When Faith feels Unfair

    Today's walk thru Romans will be one that everyone should have an interest in because everyone of us have uttered the words “It's not fair” at some or time in our life. Today, I want to talk about something Paul touches on often — something every one of us has felt: and that was faith in seasons that feel unfair. And to see it clearly, I want to walk with Joseph for a moment. This is the Joseph from the Old Testament, not the Joseph that was Jesus' earthly father. You can read about the life of Joseph in the Old Testament in the Book of genesis chapters 37 through 50. Joseph’s story is one of those stories we tend to summarize too quickly. We jump from the pit to the palace and say, “See? God worked it out.” But if you slow down and actually sit inside his story, you realize Joseph spent years — not days, not weeks — years living through things that were deeply unfair. He’s betrayed by his brothers. Sold into slavery. Falsely accused of rape and thrown into prison. Forgotten by people who promised to help him. None of that was his fault. None of that was the result of bad choices. None of that was fair. And yet, right in the middle of all that unfairness, Joseph keeps choosing faith. Not loud faith. Not dramatic faith. Just steady, quiet trust in God’s presence. Paul says in Romans that suffering produces perseverance, perseverance produces character, and character produces hope. Joseph lived that long before Paul wrote it. His life is a slow, patient picture of what endurance looks like when life doesn’t make sense. And here’s what I love about Joseph: He doesn’t pretend everything is fine. He doesn’t act like the pain doesn’t matter. He doesn’t minimize what’s been done to him. But he also doesn’t let unfairness define him. He keeps serving. He keeps trusting. He keeps showing up. He keeps believing that God is still writing the story — even when the chapter he’s in feels wrong. And maybe that’s where you are today. Maybe you’re dealing with something that isn’t fair. Maybe you’re carrying a weight you didn’t choose. Maybe you’re facing consequences from someone else’s decisions. Maybe you’re in a season that feels longer than you expected. My friend...If that’s you, hear this clearly: Unfair doesn’t mean abandoned. Unfair doesn’t mean forgotten. Unfair doesn’t mean God is done. Joseph eventually sees what God was doing — not just in his life, but through his life. But he didn’t see it while he was in the pit. He didn’t see it while he was in prison. He didn’t see it while he was waiting. He saw it later. And that’s often how God works. We understand the story in hindsight, not in real time. So as you move through your day today, if life feels unfair, don’t assume God has stepped back. Don’t assume your story has stalled. Don’t assume the chapter you’re in is the whole book. God is still working. God is still present. God is still shaping something in you — and through you — that you may not see yet. Enduring faith isn’t about pretending everything is fair. It’s about trusting God when it isn’t.   Thank you for taking the time to listen. My heart-felt prayer is that you would take the time to share this message with someone today and remember to always... Keep Choosing Love Today.

  7. 6d ago

    Choosing Love Today: Romans - Enduring Faith: Episode 15: God Keeps His Promises

    In this episode, we walk through one of the most emotional sections of Romans as Paul opens his heart for Israel and reminds us that God’s faithfulness stretches farther than we can see. These chapters show us that even when people stumble, even when life gets messy, and even when the story feels unfinished, God is still keeping His promises. This is a clear, steady, down‑to‑earth look at how God’s faithfulness anchors us and why it matters for our lives today.

  8. Aug 10

    Choosing Love Today: Enduring Faith - Episode 14: When Faith Feels Small

    We’re walking through Romans together, and each day we’re taking one small piece of truth and carrying it into real life. Today, I want to talk about something Paul highlights again and again — something every believer feels at some point: faith that feels small. And to see it clearly, I want to walk with Gideon for a moment. You can read about Gideon in the Old Testament in the Book Of Judges Chapters 6-8. Gideon is not the guy you’d expect God to choose. He’s not confident. He’s not bold. He’s not standing on a mountain waiting for a mission. When we meet him, he’s hiding — literally — threshing wheat in a wine press so the enemy won’t see him. That’s not courage. That’s survival. And right there, in that hidden place, an angel shows up and says, “The Lord is with you, mighty warrior.” If Gideon had a mirror, he would’ve checked it. “Mighty warrior? Who are you talking to?” Because Gideon doesn’t feel mighty. He doesn’t feel strong. He doesn’t feel like someone God would use.....And maybe that’s the point. Paul says in Romans that God calls things that are not as though they were. Meaning: God speaks to who we’re becoming, not just who we are right now. He sees the future version of us — the one shaped by His grace — even when we can’t see it yet. Gideon pushes back. He tells God he’s from the weakest clan. He says he’s the least in his family. He lists every reason he shouldn’t be chosen. And God doesn’t argue with him. He doesn’t say, “Come on Gideon, you’re stronger than you think.” He simply says, “I will be with you.” That’s the whole foundation of Gideon’s calling. Not his strength. Not his confidence. Not his qualifications. God’s presence. And maybe that’s where you are today. Maybe your faith feels small. Maybe you’re looking at your life, your responsibilities, your challenges, and thinking, “I don’t know if I’m enough for this.” Maybe you feel like Gideon — hiding a little, unsure a little, hoping God picked the right person. If that’s you, hear this clearly: Small faith in God’s hands becomes strong faith in God’s plan. Gideon didn’t become a mighty warrior overnight. He took one step. Then another. Then another. And every step was fueled by God’s presence, not Gideon’s confidence. Paul says in Romans that the Spirit helps us in our weakness — not after we overcome it, but right in the middle of it. That’s what Gideon experienced. And that’s what you can experience too. So as you move thru your day today, don’t worry if your faith feels small. Don’t worry if you don’t feel strong. Don’t worry if you’re not overflowing with confidence. God isn’t asking you to be mighty. He’s asking you to be willing. All He’s asking you to take the next step. He’s asking you to trust that He sees something in you that you don’t see yet. Because enduring faith isn’t loud. It isn’t flashy. It isn’t perfect. It’s faith that keeps moving — even when it feels small — because God is with you.   Remember to just be available and know He is with you. Thanks for listening to Enduring Faith and Keep Choosing Love Today.

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Choosing Love Today is a podcast for real people trying to follow Jesus in the middle of real life. No fancy language, no preacher voice, and no “Mike’s opinions.” Every episode is grounded in Scripture — real answers from God’s Word applied to the real issues we face every day. I’m Mike Morrison — a husband, dad, and regular guy learning as I go. Most days, faith isn’t shaped by big dramatic moments. It’s the small choices, the quiet ones, that form who we become. So each episode feels like we’re sitting at the kitchen table, opening the Bible together, talking honestly about life, hope, and what it looks like to choose love one day at a time. If you’re looking for something real, simple, and rooted in Scripture, you’re in the right place.

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    Mike Morrison
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    2026
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