James 4:8 "Draw near to God and He will draw near to you." I've been wrestling with these words. Grasping for meaning. Searching for the other piece of the puzzle. Today it's placed in my hands. It all makes sense now. Why I wasn't getting very far. Matthew 15:8 "These people draw near to Me …
Category: Love
Un-guard My Heart
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Relentless Pursuit Continued
I originally wrote this post for a devotional contest. (Hence my absence from here). However my piece was not selected due to an uninteresting title. Here it is below as is. I figured I might as well use it somewhere so here it is because it technically is a continuation of my previous post. If …
Relentless Pursuit
I took this photo on my birthday last year. That day I had woken up to gray skies and threats of rain. That just made what I just knew would be a horrible day even worse. I kept thinking about that dreadful 30 coming next and the countless ways my life had gone so wrong. …
In My Father’s Arms
I will never forget that day I climbed into my father's lap and asked him why we were not packing his things in boxes. I was five years old and didn't fully understand what was going on. But I was observant. I knew enough to know that we weren't packing his things. I looked him square in …
A Searching Heart
"All we find are Band-Aid cover-ups. The wound is still there, just hidden away."
A Heart to Know Him
Jeremiah 24:7 KJV "I will give them a heart to know me, that I am the Lord: and they shall be my people, and I will be their God: for they shall return unto me with their whole heart." Today this verse strikes a cord with me. For the longest time, I knew about God. …
