I pick up my copy of The Broken Way by Ann Voskamp. My highlighter bleeds on nearly every page. One line echoes off the page and seeps into my soul. And the tears spill. And my heart is rent in two as I remember. Because I "was the friend who has slapped up cold, guarded walls …
Category: Heart Matters
Jesus Marveling Faith
Mustard Seed Faith Time and time again mustard seed faith is taught from the pulpit. We know this faith well. As Matthew 5:17 states "faith the size of a mustard seed moves mountains". Mustard seeds are tiny and miniscule. That's not really much faith. But still the smallest amount of faith accomplishes much. Abraham Faith …
Well Laid Plans
January 9th, 2013. Four years ago. The Facebook memory app just reminded me what happened that day. It's not exactly a day I care to remember but it was a pivotal point in my life. An event that would cause me to re-evaluate my life and the choices I had made. It was the hardest …
Blind Faith
" For we walk by faith, not by sight." 2 Corinthians 5:7 When we walk by faith, we walk blindly. Walking by faith takes trust. Trusting that the One guiding us will not lead us astray; that He will keep us safe. When we walk by our own perceptions; we see what lies ahead. We see …
Adornment
Titus 2:10 "...that they may adorn the doctrine of God our Saviour in all things." In Titus chapter 1, Paul gives Titus the task of seeking out and ordaining elders in every city. A daunting task I'm sure. Paul then goes on to describe the character qualifications that these elders must possess. In Titus chapter …
Unveiled by the King
"The veil is upon their heart. Nevertheless when it shall turn to the Lord, the veil shall be taken away. Now the Lord is that Spirit: and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty." 2 Corinthians 3:15-17 My heart was once veiled to the truth. The truth that I am not what …
Open The Door
"This post was inspired by the new book: Listen, Love, Repeat by Karen Ehman which releases November 15th! You can purchase a copy at http://listenloverepeatbook.com." Mother Teresa was right. " The most terrible poverty is loneliness, and the feeling of being unloved." I know; because I've lived it. Some days I'm still fighting it. I may …
In Season and Out
I guess you could call this my debut piece. I wrote it way back in 2008 when writing 'notes' on Facebook was the cool thing to do. It's now here for safekeeping and for your benefit. Mark 11:12-14 Now the next day, when they had come out from Bethany, He was hungry. And seeing …
Which King do You Seek?
Got your steel toed boots on? Good, you're going to need them. I'm wearing two pairs, one right over the other! You know for that extra protection needed for those toes that are about to be stomped on. I've been reading Lisa Bevere's book titled Girls With Swords. After coming across this line; MY toes are …
No Matter the Cost
I had originally written this as a submission for a devotional book, however the organization it was submitted to has not contacted me regarding the devotional book project. I believe since I did not hear back by the time I was supposed to hear back and the project has been removed from their website, that …
