There is NOTHING that can separate us from the love of God. No mistake. No pain. No doubt. No mess. No tragedy. Even death itself is undone with the love of God. Wherever you are, you can know today that God’s love will meet you there. This brings such comfort to me… just to know that no matter what we have faced…
Do any of y’all struggle with fear like I do? I can be fine one minute, and then all of the sudden I’m playing out the future and projecting all of the awful things that might happen in the days to come. I’ve heard it said that anxiety and fear come with imagining the future without Jesus by our side. This rings SO true for me because I’ve seen…
This past Wednesday was Ash Wednesday, which marks the beginning of Lent, a 40 day season of fasting, reflection, and remembrance before the Holy Week and resurrection of Jesus on Easter. This verse from Genesis is the verse a minister or pastor typically recites as they apply ashes in the shape of a cross on your forehead. I’m not sure if this is something you have done…
Is it really that simple? Oh let me be quick to open my eyes, expectant to see the goodness of God. This verse from Psalms says that those who run to Him are blessed. Why is it that I run about every other place BUT the Lord some days? I look for goodness in my circumstance, in what others say about me, in how much I can get done in a day, and honestly, all of these…
One of the best and most transformative things I’ve heard lately is some wisdom from my friend Stephanie Fitzgerald. She was speaking to a small group I’m in when she said, “It’s not our job to manage the way other people think.” This felt like a timely message in light of the tangled mess of hate and judgement and criticism that can be found in comment sections on social media these days. I’ve thought of this verse a lot in these divided days of our nation…
I can honestly say that there are so many moments on so many days I do not seek the Lord. I worry, I ask my friends for advice, I try to muster my own way through in my own strength with my own understanding. I know that’s the opposite of this verse, and I know that when I get in that, “I GOT THIS!” mode…
I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again. Jesus is the best person I can think of to be with when you are experiencing anxiety or worry or fear or sorrow. He has felt sorrow too. He has wept. He has asked God to “take this cup if it is possible”. I love that we have a God who is able to understand our grief, and not only that, He is able to point us through the grief to the hope…
