Fighting Words Friday: The Lord is My Shepherd
This verse is so well known and such a beautiful promise. I have found great comfort in these words over the years, but in seasons when my heart was aching, it felt harder to believe. It felt hard to read “I shall not be in want” when my soul felt left in the dust, longing for so much, for a different outcome to the story I was walking through.
Fighting Words Friday: God is Our Refuge
Fighting Words Friday: I Will Give You Rest
Come to me,
You are who are weary and burdened,
And I will give you rest
- Matthew 11:28
I did this verse a couple weeks ago but I just had to share it again because it has resonated with me so deeply. So thankful that Jesus is full of grace and mercy and life and light, and He’s been kind enough to not leave us in our messes. He meets us in our deepest places of sorrow and hopelessness, and He has all the empathy and hope we’ll ever need, even there in the depths.
His grace is an unforced invitation. We don’t have to lay our burdens down, but we are invited every moment to remember that there is a God who is always with us. A God who loves to keep company with us. Lord help us to remember. May we continue to lean into Your beautiful mystery of hope even in the midst of our darkest days.
Fighting Words Friday: Love From the Center of Who You Are
Fighting Words Friday: Are You Tired?
Fighting Words Friday: Get Some Rest
For me, it takes work and intention to REST. Sounds crazy, but I am learning to turn my phone off, to be still, to meditate on beauty and truth, and it takes a herculean effort to get there some days. But guess what? I have not one regret about taking time to rest and to be quiet in the presence of the One who loves me most and knows me best.
