Our time, attention, and devotion have a price tag, and we get to determine the cost of access. I’ve found that as I claw my way out of a season of loneliness, I’ve allowed people to treat me in ways I wouldn’t ever “treat them back”. I meet a person who initially seems to be […]
Truth
“Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” -John 8:32 A girlfriend called the other day, and said she had been compelled to share this verse with me. She said that I will know the truth, and the truth will set me free. Interesting timing as I work through the […]
Going to Hell
My sin, our sin, is going to Hell. Hell is something we don’t typically discuss, and if it comes up, its significance is typically lost on the observer, referenced in anger or flippancy. Folks, it’s real and something I don’t feel comfortable kidding about. Many claiming faith have even come to the conclusion Hell isn’t […]
Where are you really?
Last night I had this image in my head as I fell asleep. The Lord graciously allowed for me to recall it, unpacking during prayer time this morning. I’d laid there fretting over my present challenges, attempting to convince myself there was nothing to do about any of these things before morning. I one million […]
Captives
“The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty those who are oppressed, to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor.” Luke 4: […]
All That Glitters
There is a way that seems right to a man but its end is the way of death. -Proverbs 14:12 Above all else guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it. -Proverbs 4:23 The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it? -Jeremiah 17:9 Pretty right? I LOVE […]
Words
The Sovereign LORD has given me a well-instructed tongue, to know the word that sustains the weary. He wakens me morning by morning, wakens my ear to listen like one being instructed. The Sovereign LORD has opened my ears; I have not been rebellious, I have not turned away. Because the Sovereign LORD helps me, I will not […]
What I know > What I don’t know
But in your hearts revere Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have. But do this with gentleness and respect -1 Peter 3:15 I think sometimes, especially Christians, think that we need to know all the answers. That […]
Affirmations
This may come as a surprise…but sometimes I question myself. I know. It’s crazy but it’s true. 😉 I can’t tell you how often I ask my Father to show me the parts of myself He wants to refine and the parts He’d like to grow. I ask that anything hindering my vision be cleared […]
Distorted View
I unwillingly woke around 6a this morning, and began my morning rituals. If I’m completely honest, I may not like the early hour but I LOVE the gradual clarity that comes over previously darkened and indistinct forms. The peace of it, the anticipation for what the day could bring, the hope…before the anxieties of the […]