hope
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thoughts on sanctification
knee jerk resistance the painful reality “I can’t” feeling like the new anthem, but this realization turning me deeper and closer to the truth: “He can; He is.” bowing, kneeling humbling progress quiet, hidden beneath the normal and noticed natural weakening uncovering an unnatural power at work the end so close and so far new Continue reading
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Forgiveness changed me
I changed when you forgave me. Maybe it was the way you earnestly said that you didn’t want this to become a memory I cringed at. You didn’t want it to weigh me down. To you, it wasn’t an obstacle between us anymore and you asked me not to view it that way either. I Continue reading
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saving hope
nope, it’s not fair. it’s not what I’d choose. sometimes even the good feels like it’s taunting me. but. even still. God is working out my salvationin all of this. He is doing a work I would not believe if He told me.I will rejoice in Him, my saving hope. ““Look among the nations, and Continue reading
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kneaded
I feel like dough being kneaded. Folded over, pressed down again and again – grief with hope, joy with sadness. There’s no having one without the other. But there is hope. “Not only that, but we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, and endurance produces character, and character produces hope, and hope Continue reading
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My Heart
Carefully, firmly you remove the bush of thorns and buds, potential for pain and beauty, from the small pot now unnecessary means of confinement that stunted it’s growth. We examine the roots, stems, leaves. You hold it with understanding, pointing out the potential for growth that will be unhindered. We make room in the earth Continue reading
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Open to Heaven
In asking for heaven on earth we are, like Jesus in Gethsemane or the saints in Hebrews 11, asking for something we may not receive in the way or timing we want. Yet we are told to ask none the less. “May your Kingdom come soon. May your will be done on earth, as it Continue reading
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His Presence
“You go before me and follow me. You place your hand of blessing on my head.”Psalms 139:5 NLT Wounds that require stitches or sutures must be treated within 24 hours. Previous personal experience reminded me of this and a quick google search confirmed it so now you’re informed. But what if a doctor wasn’t confined Continue reading
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Renewed
Last Sunday our pastor pointed out that living by the Spirit is the command Galatians 5. The fruit of the Spirit is simply what the Spirit produces in us when we walk by the Spirit. He then challenged us to look into what walking by the Spirit actually looks like in daily life. I feel Continue reading
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The Sofa
I wiped my feet on the doormat as I waited for the large door in front of me to open. I hoped someone was home. Water droplets were running down my face and my clothes clung to me like a heavy, wet blanket. It was stupid to go for such a long walk today, but Continue reading
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Carried By Hope
“And I am sure of this, that he who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ.”Philippians 1:6 ESV I’ve found this verse so reassuring recently. Because the honest truth is I wonder if I’m not enough for God to want to really love me and Continue reading
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Learning to Hope
“It is good to give thanks to the Lord, to sing praises to your name, O Most High; to declare your steadfast love in the morning, and your faithfulness by night, to the music of the lute and the harp, to the melody of the lyre. For you, O Lord, have made me glad by Continue reading
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When Hope Groans
“But I can’t see Him,” she groaned. My heart immediately ached in echo of the lament: we do not have our Savior physically with us to comfort and reassure us of His lavish love. These sort of thoughts often leave me with a kind of loneliness that feels a lot like homesickness. But this time, Continue reading
The Worth Of Knowing 