our all-powerful Father who has the ability to quickly take away our sorrow, sometimes allows us to walk through the pain. Why would a good Father do that?
A Productive Struggle
Weary in Battle
“Are you fighting from a place of victory or fear? Are you fighting for My glory or yours? Are you fighting for My outcome or what you want to see? My daughter, you can pray for the most holy, the most noble of things for the wrong reasons. That is why we get weary in the battle. My yolk is easy, babygirl.”
A Lesson in Humility
$3.48. That was the cost of my humility lesson yesterday. I met with a young woman who will be working with MBolden Ministry this summer at a Coffee House. When we got there she said, I have a coupon for a free drink. Mindlessly, I let her pay for her own coffee. Afterwards I apologized, “I’m sorry, I should have gotten that for you. You could have used your free...
Let Us Pray
Luke 18, one of my favorites. When I was going through a particular difficult time, the story of the persistent widow was of great comfort. I learned, as I cry out to God both day and night, eventually God would answer. That is a truth. But as I read Luke 18 this morning, I discovered Jesus’ example of how to pray did not end with the story of the widow....