**Some of the links below are affiliate links, meaning, at no additional cost to you, I will earn a commission if you click through and make a purchase.** There’s nothing particularly magical about January, but for many of us, the new year marks a new beginning. We get to say goodbye to one year, and … Read more
Based on 1 Kings 17:8-16 (CSB) The woman bent, reaching for another small twig to add to her measly bundle. The famine had lasted far longer than anyone expected, and the city had nearly exhausted all of it’s supplies. What was left was being strictly rationed. With her jars nearly empty, the woman had ventured … Read more
We come from a culture that tells us to keep moving forward, keep doing, keep growing. And that’s good. But we also need time to rest and process. Time to let our hearts catch up to the racing pace we’ve been keeping. Time to seek the Lord and rest in Him.So as you embark on this celebration and cross the stage to shake hands and walk away with your degree, I hope you take these things to heart–things I’ve learned these last few years out here in the “real world.”
I had a dream the other night, one I haven’t been able to stop thinking about. I was at dinner with a group of friends, and when one friend stood to get seconds, he said, “I actually think people lose when they marry in their own league.” Dream-me had turned to him with a … Read more
God’s hand is at work. Always. And often behind the scenes. So often I doubt God’s ability to work out His will in my life. I doubt my ability to hear Him. I was doing that this morning. Telling God once again that the dreams on my heart are impossible and we might as well … Read more
For the last several weeks I’ve had this feeling I couldn’t quite describe. I wasn’t upset. I wasn’t stressed. I wasn’t doubting God. Yet I felt like I was in this sort of wrestling match. Then one of my friends posted this on Facebook: “There is a tension of resting where God has you and … Read more