Hearing You. You whisper in my heart, Come away my beloved. My heart moans with longing, and I tear myself from the shackles and constraints placed on myself and my busyness. And I come into Your presence where You wait with open arms. Your Holy Spirit envelopes, and breathes, and rains on my thirsty soul. And I try so hard, so very hard, to block the noises of the day and the things that keep me from Your side. The things that are blessings, yet can become such chains to chain me on the earth and keep me from flying to Your presence.
Read more →Does it matter? I’m a blogger, writer, and speaker. My words are on pages, blogs, and carried in the air. And I wonder if they matter. I wonder if the days I hold my heart out to the wind, if it will be ripped to shreds. I wonder if my love for God will make a difference for someone else—for the lost sheep who are wandering cold and alone, or for those who are in God’s fold, yet feel so isolated. Can we love them through a God who loves endlessly? Can what we offer be used? Can our little flames be seen through God’s lens to shine on someone else? Can who we are, be what is needed? Did a creator God, create us for fellowship with Him and fellowship for others?
Read more →There are interesting and amazing contradictions and rebounds in God’s kingdom — a right-side up thinking in a world turned upside down. A world that says look out for number one, take care of yourself, store up your riches, and the one with the most toys wins. And yet God, who created the universe, came in flesh and blood to offer Himself as a sacrifice for our sin. He Who gifted life, gifts again with
Read more →I don’t want to be indifferent to what is happening in our world. I don’t want to turn away from life’s suffering. I want to be salt, light, the hands that rescue, the one who will spend for others. I don’t want to live with depraved indifference. Please take a few minutes to watch this powerful video by Eric Lucy. Oh God, help me to do all that You require, to be all You desire, and to be Your hands, Your feet, and Your heart.
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