So My people come to you in crowds, sit in front of you, and hear your words, but they don’t obey them. Although they express love with their mouths, their hearts pursue dishonest profit. Ezekiel 33:31 HCSB These words captured my attention, yet taunted me with the deep truth that is found in them. So... Continue Reading →
A friend and I were recently talking about when people lose hope and become depressed and even suicidal. As a social worker, one of my professors taught me that one of my roles is to come alongside people and bring them hope when they feel hopeless. As a Christian, I am called to do the... Continue Reading →
Today's #FMF word is belong. If I belong to God and want to focus on His will for my life his opinion is the one that I have to seek. If my focus becomes belonging to another group, seeking their approval, I will not likely complete what He has designed me for because there will... Continue Reading →
“For it is just like a man going on a journey. He called his own slaves and turned over his possessions to them. To one he gave five talents; to another, two; and to another, one — to each according to his own ability. Then he went on a journey. Immediately the man who had... Continue Reading →
Another thing that keeps me from truly focusing on the things that I know I am called by God to do is what I believe. What I believe can be more powerful that what others believe about me. What I believe can be more powerful than what God says about me because I can not... Continue Reading →
Much of my life I have felt called to share my story. I have in a sense shared most of it at some point or another, but I have felt like I needed to write it out, for at least the better part of the last six years. My life has been a broken path,... Continue Reading →
Join me for the next thirty-one days as I join other bloggers around the world for the #Write31Days challenge of October 2018. This is my fifth year to participate in the challenge, and honestly one I was not planning to do. In 2014, I wrote on 31 days of Living In 2015, I wrote on... Continue Reading →
“Then the kingdom of heaven shall be likened to ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom. Now five of them were wise, and five were foolish. Those who were foolish took their lamps and took no oil with them, but the wise took oil in their vessels with their... Continue Reading →
There is a popular Christian song by Torin Wells called Known that has been really speaking to me. The chorus says: I'm fully known and loved by You You won't let go no matter what I do And it's not one or the other It's hard truth and ridiculous grace To be known fully known... Continue Reading →
It is pitch black as we drive the dark country highway, except for passing cars and sporadic street lamps. Occasionally we pass an old country church; I can't see the name of the church, but the large cross let's me know that it's a church. At home, although much more brightly lit, stands a similar... Continue Reading →
