Photo courtesy of Lisa Frost Best Photography. Taken in beautiful St. Francisville, Louisiana When we have a need that seems impossible, we run to where hope can be found. We start to lose our inhibitions. We don’t care what we have to do or who we have to talk to. That’s where Jesus found himself in Matthew 4. News about Him and His miracle-working power was spreading rapidly. Every person that could get to where…
“Commit everything you do to the Lord. Trust him, and he will help you.” When did you stop dreaming? When did I? When did we decide that reality was too real and dreams were for children? Was it the first time we tried something new and it didn’t work out or was it the first time we prayed and cried until our eyes were dry and it still happened? Lots of questions. Disappointment can erase…
Does the rebel inside you ever want to come out? Are you like me and being sweet gets wearisome? I mean I want to do it right, I want to love and forgive and serve and… but sometimes, I just want to stomp my foot and yell like Ouiser on Steel Magnolias, “I’m not as sweet as I used to be.” Obedience brings all kinds of good blessings. I know all those things, but sometimes…
Most of my life I have lived in fear. It seems when I would get one fear under control, something else would crop up. Somewhere I decided the world was a scary place. Is it nurture or nature? Who knows. What I know is that there are a couple of questions I ask myself when that sinking, jittery feeling of fear envelopes me. What’s the worst that can happen? I’ve had to ask myself this…
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