Category: forgiveness
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There are seasons where the things God is doing can be seen clearly. Doors open. Things fall into place. Answers come. The path is clear. And then there are other seasons when I can’t see a thing. Right now, nothing looks like it’s changing. The situation I am has stayed the same for 8 months.…
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Lately I’ve been working on ways to track the internal work I’ve been doing. When trying to lose weight, for example, it can be difficult to notice changes in your body, especially if they’re not directly related to the number on the scale. Statistics say it usually takes about 12 weeks to recognize differences in…
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If I am honest, I can trace most of my bad decisions back to one thing. Not recklessness, even though that is how it all ended.Not even rebellion, even though it looked like it. I was trying to satisfy a need I thought I had. I wanted to be chosen. Not just liked. Not just…
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Every Wednesday for the past couple of months, I have attended a small group Bible study called “Freedom.” And it is changing my life. There have been times in the last year or so when everything hard in my life felt like spiritual attacks. Every struggle.Every consequence.Every uncomfortable situation. “The enemy is attacking.” And sometimes…
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There was a time when I felt the need to explain everything. My choices.My intentions.My side of the story. If someone misunderstood me, I wanted to correct it.If someone judged me, I wanted to challenge it.If someone formed an opinion about me, I wanted to change it. Prove. Argue. Defend. Because I needed to be…
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I know God is the God of the beginning. The fresh start.The moment something new begins.Alpha. And I know He’s the God of the end. The breakthrough.The resolution.The place where everything finally makes sense.Omega. But He’s the God of the middle, too. It’s not as easy to define, because it’s bigger. It takes up more…
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There is a kind of faith that feels strong when prayers are answered quickly. Doors open.Situations change.Clarity comes. It’s easy to recognize that God is good when we can see what He’s doing. But there’s another kind of faith…the kind that is required when nothing changes. I have prayed the same prayer for 8 months.…
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(Nobody else probably will find this interesting, but I’ve had my meds today, and I’m feeling good. So here goes…) A few months ago, I did a deep dive into the genealogy of Jesus. I wanted to know – from a historical perspective – how Adam became a baby in a manger. On first read,…
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“I’ll just do it myself.” I don’t always say it out loud. But I think it. Often. It sounds efficient. Practical – on the surface. Faster. Simpler. Less complicated. No waiting. No explaining. No depending on anyone else. Just handle it and move on. But it’s not just about getting things done. If I’m being…
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There’s a version of trust that feels easy. When things are going well.When prayers are being answered.When life makes sense. And it’s not hard to trust the Lord in those moments. But there is another version of trust that shows up for when we don’t like the situations we’re in. And that kind is more…
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