Words like those in Romans 8:35-39 tend to come to mind and comfort us in deep hardship, like when facing death, demons, uncertain futures, and the depths suffering. But it isn’t just the “negatives” of life we feel keep us from God. “Who shall separate us from the love of Christ?….. For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons,neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to Continue Reading
An Unstoppable Faith {Recharge Wednesday LINKUP}
The Christian journey is founded on faith and lived in faith. There’s this thing in my life that I continue to pray over, wait on, and hope for. And it’s kind of a big deal. Something to give God glory in and for. Meanwhile, I often teeter between excitement and feeling a bit overwhelmed. So, I sometimes smile in anticipation. Or, I jump up and down on the inside when I imagine the possibility of it happening. Then, only moments later, a knot forms in the pit of my stomach wondering Continue Reading
Am I Responsible for Their Happiness? {Recharge Wednesday LINKUP}
The tendency to confuse faithfulness with responsibility runs deep in my DNA. One time I decided to put together a Saturday conference for the women in our church. My husband and I led a large Sunday School class, and I envisioned women primarily from our class attending. When I learned how many were registering, I began to worry. Why were so many coming? What were they expecting? This wasn’t an event I’d spent months planning. I hadn’t even promoted it except for a notice in the Continue Reading
3 Ways to Get Truth from Your Head to Your Heart {Recharge Wednesday LINKUP}
You might have heard the famous quote: “The longest journey you will ever take is the 18 inches from your head to your heart.” 18 inches doesn’t seem that far. We can cover that distance in one swift step with our feet. Many of our pets are about that length, and we can run our hands over their soft backs in a matter of seconds. Somehow, though, letting what we know to be true in our minds settle into our hearts tends to be more complicated. God’s Word is for the head and the heart. We’re Continue Reading
Raise a Hope-filled Hallelujah {Recharge Wednesday LINKUP}
Lord, I raise a hope-filled Hallelujah! Honestly, I often find it difficult to raise any kind of Hallelujah! Especially when hope seems to have skipped town. But there’s something you and I must know. We are never far from hope. And we are never far from a hope-filled Hallelujah. Because who doesn’t need hope? Multiple times in life, I felt all hope was lost. (1.) Like my difficult childhood leading to issues in my adulthood. (2.) When the good job and steady income suddenly Continue Reading
The Promise of Presence
A promise. Several generations passed. 400 years of captivity. 40 years wandering the desert. The Promised Land in sight, then out of sight, then in it again. Amazing victories. Devastating losses. Seasons of sin. Periods of rejoicing and serving the Lord. Finally, the death of Moses. It wouldn’t be long. All they’d waited for was about to be realized. The promise they’d clung to their whole lives, generation after generation was about to come true. Tomorrow, Joshua said, God Continue Reading
