" 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 …
Tag: Heart Matters
Come Closer
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 …
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 …
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 …

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 …

A Searching Heart
"All we find are Band-Aid cover-ups. The wound is still there, just hidden away."