discipline, fear, God, growing, ministry, self worth
As in preparation Kelly. What did you think I meant? Anywho, it seems God is teaching me about three different things right now in an effort to “prepare” me for something terrifying and difficult that is coming down the pike. I don’t know what that...
family, Father, God, healing, John, love, self worth, significance, Uncategorized
I spent last week here: Yeah, I’m rubbing it in. But more to the point, my husband and I went to the beach with 130+ high schoolers from our church for a retreat. As retreats tend to go, we had a great time connecting with the Lord outside of our normal...
believe, Bible, evil, Genesis, God, Jesus, John, self worth
I don’t know if it’s a female thing or a human thing, but I seem to spend a lot of time and energy working toward one thing: feeling secure. Safe. Stable. Accepted. We can find security in a lot of different places… how much money is in our bank...
believe, Bible, faith, God, Jesus, John, love, Matt Maher, meaning of life, self worth, significance, spiritual growth, Uncategorized
I drank the verses slowly, letting them swirl around in my heart like the velvet coffee in my mouth. I was warmed by both. “Remain in me,” Jesus said, “and I will remain in you,” (John 15:4). It took only moments for me to realize that’s...
Bible, David Crowder, fear, God, Isaiah, Jeremiah, Job, love, parenting, prayer, self worth, Uncategorized
I don’t really fear Satan. I believe in God’s power over him and don’t worry that Satan will somehow usurp God’s good plan for me. Satan can only do what God allows him to do (Job 1,2), and I have confidence God will use Satan’s schemes...
Bible, Ephesians, God, growing, Isaiah, Jeremiah, Jesus, love, Matthew, pain, Psalms, relationships, self worth, spiritual growth
It’s hard to be a good writer without also being honest. And being honest is tricky because sharing my life necessarily means sharing others’ lives, at least where their lives intersect with mine, and others don’t always want to be as open as I am...
