“Be still before the Lord and wait patiently for him…” Psalm 37:7 (ESV) My heart beats quickly and my mind races. I want action. Being still seems impossible. I’m a fixer by nature. So, naturally, that places me in the junior god position often. I find myself offering God options. Helping Him devise solutions. Lord, we have a few options here. Number one…or we can… Sometimes I slow down long enough to catch myself. Other…
“I’m leaving you well and whole. That’s my parting gift to you. Peace. I don’t leave you the way you’re used to being left – feeling abandoned, bereft. So don’t be upset. Don’t be distraught.” John 14:27 MSG Jesus understood. He knew how much the disciples loved him. He also realized they didn’t truly understand why He had come. There were expectations and those expectations were not apart of God’s plan for Jesus. My…
I’m not normally a #risktaker. Almost every conceived scenario in any given situation can flood my mind. Safe and comfortable is where I like to be. But…Forgiveness is risky business. And, I have decided it’s worth the risk. Sometimes I ask myself why. It makes me feel so vulnerable. My heart feels exposed, naked, stripped of the protection unforgiveness offers. When you have been wounded it feels so much safer to be wrapped in the…
“He stilled the storms to a whisper; the waves of the sea hushed.” Psalm 107:29 (NLT) Every time I look at the ocean, I am reminded how mighty our God is. Sitting on the sand I feel so small compared to the vastness before me. The waves I love to hear lapping the shore can change to white caps that crash the beach with a deafening sound quickly. Just like life. It is beautiful, peaceful…
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