I apologize ahead of time. My posts have dealt a lot with grief since the death of my sister. I pray that despite this topic, there has been something encouraging and enlightening. I know it will be a journey I will walk for awhile. But I also know it is a journey we all must walk at some point in our …
A Changing God
I continue to be amazed by the dichotomy of God. The longer I study, and the more I live, my cookie cutter, poly-ana faith is challenged. Yet, as it is challenged, it is deepened. I’m forced to trust in a God who dares to take me through difficult things to refine my faith. I’m forced to challenge my own doctrines and …
Permission to be Still
Permission. I’ve never realized what an important role this word plays in my life until last week. I also didn’t realize how busy I was making myself until I had to spend a week laying low trying to recover from being sick. Being sick, however, gave me “permission” to be still. In January, I made many resolutions and energetically created a schedule …
Permission to Grieve
I’ve been praying for a friend who just lost a loved one. And in my prayers, I have prayed for her to experience permission to grieve. It may sound like a silly prayer, but in my own experience of grief, I’ve felt as if I wasn’t supposed to do so because of the hope of heaven. I felt I wasn’t …
A Radiant Face
I will extol the Lord at all times;His praise will always be on my lips.My soul will boast in the Lord;let the afflicted hear and rejoice.Glorify the Lord with me;let us exalt his name together. I sought the Lord, and he answered me;He delivered me from all my fears.Those who look to Him are radiant;their faces are never covered with …