How long will I have to wait? My body aches with subtle discouragement and doubt. Will the answer to my prayer ever show it’s face on this side of heaven? (I’m starting to wonder.) I’ve prayed. I’ve waited. And boy do I feel the weight of the wait! You? Is there something you’re ”all-prayed-out” over? You’ve been working on something, you’ve planted seeds, you’ve laid the foundation, you’ve wrestled and pleaded with God for days, weeks, maybe years, and your fire is fading. I know God ... VIEW POST
Finding Courage in Your Discouragement and Wait
Prayer Opens the Door to Peace.
I did something I rarely do last week. I asked for prayer. A peace-less pit is where I had found myself. In a trench of unanswered prayer filling fast with anxiousness and self-reliant striving to determine my own destiny. Stuffed on top of perpetual pride. Too proud to ask for help, and definitely too proud to ask for prayer. My book proposal had been submitted to 18 publishers six weeks prior. The wait for a “yes,” combined with the trickle in of now nine rejection letters, was ... VIEW POST
Feeling “Less Than”? God Still Loves You “More Than.”
Do you ever wonder what in the world you're doing? As in, I have no business… Parading around in this position I am obviously unqualified for; sitting among a bunch of smarties in this over-my-head class; parenting kids who should’ve been gifted a mom with oodles of energy; hanging with friends maintaining way more togetherness than my mess-of-a-life; being a part of a family needing so much more than I have to dish out… I have no business doing… (you fill in the blank). Seriously! ... VIEW POST
Weakness is a Gift Used for Encouraging Others.
Do you ever wonder why you struggle so much? When others seem to roll through life’s punches with ease. Year after year I pondered this perplexing question about myself. And when I started noticing it wasn’t always necessarily that my circumstances were worse off than "hers," I then got caught up in the angst of something-must-really-be-wrong-with-me self reflections. Why do I feel bummed when others are beaming with smiles of contentment? What’s with my lingering worry when fellow ... VIEW POST
When you’re still, He’s still working.
“Hey God, it’s me, ‘TIRED’… again.” (Insert eye roll.) Could this be you? With a mile long list screaming “Tackle me! Or else… You’re going to fail, run out of time, miss the mark!” Yes??? ...But you just can’t. You’re bursting at the seams to slash through those to dos and dash over the finish line of peace and accomplishment, but you got “nada”! The gas tank is signaling a big fat “E!” As in, you may not even have enough fumes to crawl your way to fuel. The only speck of energy you ... VIEW POST
What looks bad, God says is GOOD.
Shame on me. As I stumbled to the bathroom to wipe the sleep from my eyes, I allowed the simmer of grumbling to slip into my wearied morning fog. I know better by now. The life of joy and peace I’ve been running hard after has no space for complaints and victimizing thoughts of self-pity. But, when I settle my gaze on what seems wrong, the reality of all that’s good, is hidden in the shadows. We do it to ourselves. And I began to. But I fought back. You know you ... VIEW POST
