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Elkanah Love
Read more: Elkanah LoveHe loved her… more than every other woman. What she had to give or not give him was of no concern. He just knew he wanted to give her everything. And be her everything.
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Stand Reliable
Read more: Stand ReliableIn a crimson douse of cherry red the words of God and Spirit bled… covering you. Anointing you.
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Jesus Gets His Hands Dirty
Read more: Jesus Gets His Hands DirtyJesus’ heart melts me. His kindness. His willingness. His sacrificial love to go the greatest lengths necessary for us when we’re in jeopardy. He sees our mess and He dives in with us. There is no mess He won’t jump into. In the John chapter 9, Jesus is walking along with His disciples and notices…
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When God Takes Away What You Love
Read more: When God Takes Away What You Love“The Lord gives, and the Lord takes away. Blessed be the Name of the Lord.” -Job 1:21 Job knew the sting the heart feels when God takes away what you love. When God gives. Then takes away. Many of us face this pain in life. The pain that remains when God takes away something you…
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The Relief of Release: Nothing Messes Up God’s Will
Read more: The Relief of Release: Nothing Messes Up God’s WillIf there’s a burden you’re carrying. You don’t have to carry it anymore. It’s not up to you to carry it. Release it. The Lord can handle it. “Cast your cares on the LORD and He will sustain you; He will never let the righteous be shaken,” says Psalm 55:22. The worry that keeps you…
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Seasons of Life
Read more: Seasons of LifeLife is full of seasons. Seasons of health. Seasons of sickness. Seasons of pressure. Seasons of ease. Seasons of excitement. Seasons of disappointment. Seasons of joy. Seasons of despair. Seasons of contentment. Seasons of frustration. These seasons, or cycles, of good and bad perpetuate in my life. And I’m starting to see that it’s the…
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“I trust You, God. But…”
Read more: “I trust You, God. But…”God has been testing me lately in how and why I trust in Him. With opportunities arising that I’ve been excited about and the potential for entering into a new season of stability, it’s ironically been a rocky past couple of weeks. God’s challenging me about all of the things that I’ve always thought would…
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God Knows Exactly What to Do
Read more: God Knows Exactly What to DoI thought I was making good progress when it came to trusting in God’s ways. I wrote about the topic several months ago. I’ve been striving to let the Lord lead me to the places He wants to take me, even if that means traversing a very different road than I would have thought. And…
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God’s Way or My Way
Read more: God’s Way or My WayAs God refines us and prunes us to be more fruitful as John 15 describes, He often allows us to tread waters we were never meant to tread on our own. He lets us face seemingly overwhelming circumstances as He filters through the motivations of our hearts and tests our genuineness. It is in this…
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A Tainted Love and The Sandwich of Trust
Read more: A Tainted Love and The Sandwich of TrustThe farther I traverse this life with my Savior, I find that He is so complex. So unfathomable. So brilliant. So indescribable. And yet as I get to know Him more and more, I become increasingly aware of how sinful I truly am. Though I desire to know Jesus and pursue Christlikeness, I struggle with…
Life and God 