Understanding the Blessing
“At that moment, the curtain of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom.” –Matthew 27:51 The works of God are a profound mystery. He has surprised me more times than not. When I am certain He hasn’t heard my prayer, He turns around and answers it with precision. When I have considered […]
Free to Fail
An empty room can be more crushing than a crowded one. I’ve been to packed workout classes where you can hardly move freely, let alone breathe fresh air. I’ve also been to workout classes that had nobody in attendance, except for myself, the instructor. In the silence of the room, voices screamed accusations in my […]
The Road to Radical Freedom
In room 14 of a Motel 6 when I was ten years old during our family vacation, I sassed off to my mom as she was brushing my hair. Guess what that got me? The brush. I had said something unkind. My words lacked love and respect in response to whatever my mom had said […]
He is Worth the Risk
Confident. Recently the Lord gave me this word, and it has pulled me into a new season of boldly asking and trusting the Lord. As I study this word, I begin to see that true confidence —God-fidence— is utterly founded in looking to God instead of myself, my abilities, or my circumstances. This is […]
Bold as a Lion
When asked to contribute a blog post that would encompass the heart of being “bold in the soul,” I shook my finger at the sky and boldly proclaimed, “Lord, I love your sense of humor, but more importantly I love your redemption.” “Bold” is a word that has been used to describe my character my […]
The Tattoo of the Lord
For a while now, I’ve debated whether or not I want to get a tattoo. I know exactly where I want it and what I want it to say. The words, “imago dei” (image of God), are of spiritual significance to me, and I would like them in a spot where I can see […]
You Are God’s Good Idea
Raise your hand if you are a woman or man who doesn’t see their body shape, color, or size represented in magazine pages. I want you to know that I see you. I want you to know that you matter to me more than you will ever know. The reality of God’s love for you […]
Trust in His Timing
The words tumbling through my head these days are, “hurry up and wait.” Have you ever felt like a horse at the starting gate, full of nervous energy and anticipation, restlessly fidgeting about, aching for the chute to open so you can bolt through the doors and run the course you’ve longed for? That’s how […]
He is Lord of All
I don’t actually trust God. Yep. There it is. I said it. I do at times, but there are moments when my actions—or should I say—my inaction, proves otherwise. I love Jesus and all that the cross represents. I received Christ’s gift of salvation over twenty years ago. I have trusted Him with my eternal […]
Leaping into the Deep
“Now great crowds accompanied him, and he turned and said to them, “If anyone comes to me and does not hate his own father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters, yes, and even his own life, he cannot be my disciple.” Luke 14:25 – 26 Jesus really knows how to clear […]
