When my spirit grows faint within me, it is you who watch over my way. – Psalm 142:3 NIV I didn’t want to get up. It was eleven in the morning. The blinds were closed, the curtains drawn, and I was buried in the folds of my bed. Sunlight snuck in beneath the curtains and played […]
Your beauty should not come from outward adornment. Instead, it should be that of your inner self, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is of great worth in God’s sight. 1 Peter 3:3-4 NIV Tempers. They can get the best of us sometimes, can’t they? Have you ever had a situation […]
In the beginning, God … Genesis 1:1 ESV Are you starting something new? Maybe it’s a marriage, motherhood, a new job, or a new goal. Maybe a loss has you starting new. Or maybe new changes in your health or a relationship have forced you to take on a new perspective or action. Maybe new […]
“But one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead.” Philippians 3:13 ESV What’s weighing you down? Is it your past? Is it a struggle you have right now? Is it the uncertainty of tomorrow? What has your heart heavy with a burden that the joy of […]
“Listen, O Israel! The Lord is our God, the Lord alone. And you must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your strength. And you must commit yourselves wholeheartedly to these commands that I am giving you today. Repeat them again and again to your children. Talk about […]
“Prayer is not an exercise, it is the life of the saint.” Oswald Chambers I sometimes struggle with prayer. As a Christian writer, it is hard to author a post admitting I struggle with a basic function in our faith. But honestly, I struggle with it sometimes. At times, I struggle how to pray, what to […]
“We are more than conquerors through him who loved us.” -Romans 8:37 ESV Sometimes we are blind to the beauty hidden inside. Our failures, regrets, and should’ve beens get far too much attention and we lose sight that we are a “more than” creation. The plant looked pathetic. Weeds and dead limbs poked out among […]
“They took an oath to the Lord with loud acclamation, with shouting…” 2Chronicles 15:14 (Gentlemen, I hope you don’t mind, this one is for the ladies today) Has anyone heard you roar lately? Have you leaned back and let it out? Maybe it’s time to. Maybe it’s time to tell the world—you are here, […]
