I'm not one to make new years resolutions. A lot of people do and never follow through. And I've never been one to choose a word for the year as some of my friends have, although I have enjoyed reading their posts about the words they have chosen. On a whim I took Dayspring's find …
Tag: faith
Yoked to Jesus
" Come to Me all you who are weary and heavy laden and I will give you rest. Take My yoke upon you for My yoke is easy and My burden is light." I've heard it quoted this way a thousand times. It makes sense. Give Jesus your burden and your load gets lighter. Give …
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 …
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 …
