Discouragement is disillusioned self-love, and self-love may be love for my devotion to Jesus–not my love for Jesus Himself (My Utmost for His Highest). Photo By Kim Andrist Oswald never tip-toed around the hard stuff. He always called it as he saw it. When I read this sentence above, the words went straight to my human heart. Me? Self-love? Love …
Low Praise Monitor?
(Preface of A Mary Like Me) As I write these words, I’m sitting on the same beach I sat upon fifteen years ago in a tidal pool of self-pity. Blessed beyond measure, with a good marriage and two beautiful children, I felt lost. As I sat on the North Carolinabeach that day listening to one of my favorite Christian artists, …
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He Has Made It Good
A few days ago I shared with you a very lonely moment. I knew as I was writing that many people would be able to relate, but I had no idea that EVERYBODY has had a similar experience. I don’t know if the camaraderie of others made me feel better or the simple fact that I confessed loneliness knowing good …
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Earthbound
Wait quietly in My Presence while My thoughts form silently in the depths of your being. Do not try to rush this process, because hurry keeps you earthbound… (Jesus Calling, 276). Hurry keeps us earthbound.Wrong priorities keep us earthbound.Self-pity keeps us earthbound.Worry keeps us earthbound.Religious pride keeps us earthbound.Any pride keeps us earthbound.etc. etc. etc. But Christ died for our …
