Bible. Faith. Life.
Bible. Faith. Life.
faith
Working through the Ruth Bible Study this week I realized that I want to be like Ruth. It’s not the romance (which I think we place in the story much more than what really happened). I want to be like Ruth because of how she lived and loved sacrificially. It seems that very little she did was for herself, including …
A.B Simpson, faith
It’s one of my favorite scenes in the Bible. Boaz awakes suddenly, turns over to find a woman next to him and her words were, “Will you cover me please?” Well, not in those specific words. That’s the Andy Lee paraphrase. This is how Ruth 3: 9 reads: There have been many debates about the specifics of that night. But …
faith
Can you look back and see the times a closed door or rejection or rebuke was Jesus protecting you? Do you know you are protected by Jesus? I know sometimes it doesn’t feel that way. When bad things happen, hearts are hurt, and doors slam in our face over and over, we may be tempted to believe that God is …
faith
Hiding my hurt, well, it’s a weakness. I can’t. My face will not do what I tell it to do. Some of ya’ll know what I’m talking about. My heart won’t obey either. It aches even when I list my blessings. Sometimes focusing on the things I’m thankful for helps, but the hurt still lingers. I’m learning that if you …
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We want to be known by God and others. Introverts may argue with me, but deep down inside, I think all of us want to be known. Nobody wants to go unnoticed and slip through the cracks. There is an innate desire in us to be known and understood. There’s probably some things we don’t want everybody to know; we’ve …
