It's easy for me to read through a book like Exodus and kind of wonder: "How couldn't they see it?!?" God's provision, protection, and guidance are so clear chapter after chapter. From protecting Moses as a baby to grand things like splitting a sea in two or food appearing out of thin air day after… Continue reading Reflections on Exodus
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Giving Up The Fear of Not Being Enough
Why would they choose you? What do you have to offer? What makes you think that you could ever do that, especially with your past?!? These and other similar lies are questions that I have to believe all of us have thought at one time or another. I see these kinds of doubts in myself.… Continue reading Giving Up The Fear of Not Being Enough
Giving Up Fear in Loneliness
If you've ever taken a Myers Briggs personality test, you know that one of the spectrums that you are rated on is I and E ... Introvert and Extrovert. We often think of extroverts as loud and outgoing and introverts as more isolated. While that is part of it, this is also measuring how someone… Continue reading Giving Up Fear in Loneliness
Giving Up The Fear of What Other People Think
My dearest child, I see you. I see you craving the approval of others. I see you paying attention to each "like" or "retweet". I see the way your fear of what people think dictates your life. I see you and it breaks My heart. When will you stop living for the opinions of others?… Continue reading Giving Up The Fear of What Other People Think
Giving Up Fear…
What do a dark room, a tall building, and spiders have in common? They all top the list of things people fear. While those may be the first things that come to mind, I actually believe there's another list of top fears that are perhaps even more common. Things like fear of what other people… Continue reading Giving Up Fear…
A Hand Holding God – Jesus Interruptions
I really am loving our current series at church about the ways that people interrupted Jesus or He interrupted their lives through Scripture and the way it still happens today. This week's story (read the whole thing here) was about a man who interrupts Jesus to ask him to come heal his daughter. When a… Continue reading A Hand Holding God – Jesus Interruptions
(Im)perfect Love {31 Days of Imperfection – Day 14}
This morning I found myself thinking more about yesterday’s post about looking back at times when our past keeps us from action in the present or future. I think one of the biggest hindrances for almost every single human is remembering times when they were hurt in relationships before. Maybe someone did something that betrayed… Continue reading (Im)perfect Love {31 Days of Imperfection – Day 14}
Trying to Cover Up Imperfection {31 Days of Imperfection – Day 8}
A few months ago I moved into a new house. Well, I guess I should say it was new to ME but definitely not new. All houses have their quirks, I'm sure, and this 60+ year old house was no exception. As I was cleaning the kitchen preparing to move in, I found myself replacing… Continue reading Trying to Cover Up Imperfection {31 Days of Imperfection – Day 8}
A Bold Prayer…
It seems that a couple times a year, I stumble upon this prayer that I once read in a book. And this morning, as I glanced back through some journals, I read it once again. It’s a bold prayer… A scary prayer… A prayer that maybe we don’t really want to pray, because we… Continue reading A Bold Prayer…
When I Forget God’s Love.
This part of a blog post by Matt McGill made me stop and think today: When I forget God’s love, my guilt lingers. When I forget God’s love, my joy is fleeting. When I forget God’s love, my compassion shrinks. When I forget God’s love, my pain grows. When I forget God’s love, my purpose… Continue reading When I Forget God’s Love.
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