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In my head, I wrote a logical yet somewhat angry case for my position . I logically laid out my demands with just a whiff of sarcasm and a smidgen of condescension. I was ready to go into battle and fight for what I felt I needed; what felt I deserved.
The fire was designed to destroy them. The fire was created to silence them. The fire’s purpose was to intimidate, to punish, to deter. Do you feel as if you are in the fire? We have a plaque destroying. We have politicians silencing. We have social media intimidating, punishing, and deterring. But if you look closely, you will see Him. His form is like the Son of God and He...
“In this world, you are going to have troubles. But the question becomes will you suffer through it or will you trust through it?” I want to get to the point where trusting through it is my default. Unfortunately, so many times it’s not. Due to the forecasted storms last week, we had to reschedule an outreach event. This meant vendors and volunteers had to be rescheduled. My first reaction...
Have you ever prayed for something, I mean really interceded, and was disappointed? I have. One of my favorite promises from God is, “Since we have this confidence, we can also have great boldness before him, for if we ask anything agreeable to his will, he will hear us. And if we know that he hears us in whatever we ask, we also know that we have obtained the requests...
My husband is a man of few words. When he speaks, he either makes me laugh or makes me think. Friday, he made me think. Weary from work, the news of protesters killed by a teen, another black man shot by police, learning about Chadwick Boseman, family drama, a feeling of dread overcame me. As I shared my struggle with my husband, he told of his similar struggle earlier that...
I had a discussion with a doctor about hemoglobin. He told me that a healthy body produces 13 or more hemoglobin but studies found that adults can live healthily with as little as 10 hemoglobin. He said, I don’t understand why the body produces so much hemoglobin. I said, “Because God is extravagant. He created us in His image. We produce more than we need.” I believe in the extravagance...
“God is good but 2020 sucks,” was my husband’s succinct assessment of this year. The Message Bible describes 2020 as this: “Friends, when life gets really difficult, don’t jump to the conclusion that God isn’t on the job. Instead, be glad that you are in the very thick of what Christ experienced. This is a spiritual refining process, with glory just around the corner.” 1 Peter 4:12-13 MSG I love...
He created you. Meticulously knitted you in your mother’s womb. You were created for His glory. He knows you personally. He calls you by name. You are His. He has purchased you with a price. You are precious to Him. He honors you. He loves you. You have been chosen to know Him. Believe Him. Trust Him. Do not be afraid. For He is God. The Holy One. Savior. He...
The Holy Spirit and I are having a disagreement this morning. Well, not so much a disagreement but I’m struggling to receive truth. Our conversation sounded like this: Holy Spirit: I’m about to do a new thing. Me: But I’ve been hurt before. Holy Spirit: I’m about to do a new thing that is beyond what you can ask, think or imagine. Me: I don’t want to be disappointed so...
I hate fear. Yet fear keeps knocking at the door expecting to be allowed entrance. Yesterday, it came in form of rumors. Rumors of State Workers being furloughed. Rumors schools still may not be normal in the fall. I see fear all around me and it breaks my heart. On one side, there is fear of the disease itself, fear life will never be normal again. On the other side...