Photo by Jackson Jorvan on Pexels.com (This is a fictionalized account of the journal of a woman from the Bible. It is a bit long, but I didn't want to split it into several posts, so dive into it only if you have some time to read it.) Journal Entry #1My Wedding DayToday is the …
Free From Shame
John 8:36 If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed. Shame is a topic of many parenting classes, and rightly so. Very few children grew up in a home where shame and guilt were not used as parenting tools. “How could you be so stupid?” “Why can’t you be more …
Watch unto Prayer
Take ye heed, watch and pray: for ye know not when the time is. Mark 13:33Photo by RDNE Stock project on Pexels.com Twice in these last couple of weeks, I have felt unprepared for the spiritual battle that I came up against. One of those times was this morning, with interruption after interruption delaying this …
Marriage Advice to My Younger Self
“Marrying your father at eighteen was the worst decision I ever made.” My children laughingly remove the “at eighteen” part, but truly, I am thankful to be married to my husband now. God has helped us overcome so many trials together, we have both had time to mature and learn to be less selfish and …
First Breath of Heaven
The first breath of heaven Will forget its last on earth. His nail-scarred hands will Brush death’s tears away. Lost within Compassion’s gaze, Faith’s cry will turn to praise. Thank You, Jesus, For Grace that never failed. Thank You, Jesus, For hands that wore sin’s nails. Thank You, Jesus, For setting hopeless captives free. Thank …
Apathy
When Jesus said That the love of many Would wax cold. I did not know It would be my heart. I did not know That I could look At human need And just walk away. I did not know That dying souls Looked like hopelessness, And how easy it would be, To turn my face …
Retracing Our Steps
Life can be quite the journey, can’t it? Think about the last ten years of your life. Think of the highs where God taught you something that has stuck with you. Can you mark them as a map in your Bible? That is why I love writing in my Bible as I read. I do …
Wanting Nothing But His Presence
Becoming a Woman of Contentment, Part 5 Five steps long and two steps wide, she had counted them over and over for months. Solitary confinement weighed heavy on her stooped shoulders as she cried out to the Lord, telling Him she could not spend one more day alone in her cell. As she finished her …
Bound No More
Becoming a Woman of Contentment, Part 4 In the late 1700’s, when Buddhism had taken hold of most of Burma (now Myanmar,) several tribes still resisted its teachings. Prophets within these tribes spoke of a lost book their ancestors remembered. The book taught of the Supreme God and the way back to a relationship with …
Let the Potter Work
Becoming a Woman of Contentment, Part 3 “Now sanctification is both a step of faith, and a process of works. It is a step of surrender and trust on our part, and it is a process of development on God’s part. Too illustrate this, suppose I were to describe a person who was entirely ignorant …
His Song in the Night 