Believers are consistently called to exercise gratitude. We are made in the Likeness of Christ and therefore God. Does this mean that Jesus could be grateful when we see Him? When we desire to be in relationship with Him? When we return His infinite love the very best way these human vessels know how? When […]
Relief
I sit here day’s end, crawling into bed and removing my socks for a hopefully restful slumber. It’s March in Northern Michigan. The weather can’t decide what it wants to do, and my well-cared for foot even so told me it would appreciate a good scratching. I’d only moments before been thanking Jesus for allowing me […]
“We”
Remember the time you first fell in love? The second? Recall, you couldn’t wait to be around that person, in this instance we’ll call that person him. Being in his presence and missing him even before he left, you’d count the minutes or days until you got to see him again. You treasured the time […]
I’m not weird, I’m atypical
I have something people want. Authenticity. Terrifying for many, desired by the same. How do you feel when you see someone sincerely comfortable in their own skin? What does that experience look like? You may not know, there seem to be so few. In nearly any situation involving another human heart, I’m excited for the […]
Lack v. Abundance
I’ve loved watching my lilies come up a bit stronger every year, growing larger and more buds than I can now count. This year, however, they seem to be challenged. What used to be thriving is now experiencing a significant struggle to survive. It could be a lot of things. The sun has been particularly […]
AIN’T SCARED
I was spending time on the deck enjoying the sun this afternoon and when I lifted my chair back, this little guy was sitting there. At first we just eyeballed each other. I then realized it wasn’t getting any earlier and I needed to sit in that chair and catch some rays. I tried moving […]
Don’t sweat it
I’ve talked before about King David, and that despite being described as “a man after God’s heart”, one of the mightiest kings in scripture was also an adulterer and a murderer. But it didn’t change his place in God’s sight. I’ve written before about focusing on the good, the love, serving well, because if you’re […]
New Wine
“And no one puts new wine into old wineskins. If he does, the wine will burst the skins- and the wine is destroyed, and so are the skins. But new wine is for fresh wineskins.” Mark 2:22 Refining. Discipline. Sifting. Let’s be honest, obedience can be really, really hard. I found myself wondering recently why […]
Something to Say
My pastor talked on the woman at the well at church Sunday. It was compelling and I felt SO very validated in my desire to authentically share my heart for Him. I felt like it was affirmation and permission, not a command, even though He’d have every right to command it. Fast forward to this […]