Hey God. It’s me again. I am whining. I had always hoped that I would be that one who, in the midst of suffering, would suffer well. But…sadly, I am not as I thought; and now I am looking at my face in the mirror and realizing that I must learn this lesson once again…Perhaps …
Category Archives: Refiner’s Fire
Looking Backward
“Brothers, I do not count myself to have apprehended; but one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind and reaching forward to those things which are ahead, I press toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God, in Christ Jesus.” -Phil 3:13,14 The last day of 2024. A new …
Wilderness Worship
Let it be said that I knew how to worship You in a land of desolation and darkness; of thick trees and tangled vines. Purify me O God, that I would turn my eyes to You and fall on my face in awe of WHO You are! That I would cry GLORY! at Your Feet. …
Gathering Intel
“Grandchildren are the crown of the aged…” – Proverbs 17:6 The silence after the grandchildren leave is so loud. It’s true…you really do forget the mothering years until you are reminded again with the constant chatter of THEIR children in your house. When comes the burst of sunshine through your doors in the form of …
Fight or Fight vs. Faith
“..having done all, stand firm…” Ephesians 6:13 Faced with difficult circumstances, provoked by fear, up against a wall, desperately looking to get out of the line of fire…you make a choice. Put up your fists and fight like the devil? High tail it out of their heading for greener pastures? Or…dig in your heels, set …
Rule Stretcher
“In your seed all the nations of the earth will be blessed, because you have obeyed My Voice.” – Genesis 22:18 I had an interesting conversation with a friend this evening. One that provoked some introspection. We were discussing how we wanted to honor the boundaries set up by this organization we were a part …
Stop Here to Rest
” I am humbled and quieted in Your Presence. Like a contented child rests on its mother’s lap, I’m Your resting child and my soul is content in You.”-Psalm 131:2 I have pushed myself beyond my physical limits, doing the work of men for hours. Once again, I am reminded of my smallness and my …
Plans
It could be our weakened or broken bodies. It could be a cell, locked tight. It could be a criticism or physical abuse against us. It could be chains around our wrists. It may well be an addiction that we cannot leave behind or a lie that we believe. Any of these could imprison our …
Pressing Forward
Writing was brought up this morning in my Sunday School class. Right before our class started, we were chatting. A woman read a beautiful excerpt from the writing of C. S. Lewis that was profound. She mentioned that she wished she could write like that and loved to write poetry. She shared that at one …
Spinning
Some days…I find myself chasing my tail. Some days…I get dizzy. Some days…I forget to smile. Some days… the spinning has become a dark habit that I fall into. Some days…like today…I look at myself and realize that my dancing isn’t really dancing at all, but has been demoted to drudgery. That is when I …