answering the call to restful living; with joy
Be still and know that He is God. I’m learning to be still; to let go and see the majesty of God revealed in my life. I talked about cultivating the habit of being still in order to listen and hear from God in a recent post here: Be still and listen. I’ve since started …
The Psalms is a collection of Hebrew songs, or hymns, that teach us how to converse with our Father in Heaven. They are honest and impassioned heart cries of the people of God to their God. They show us how to pray to Him with honesty. They inspire us to cry out in our need …
Here is another monthly recap of my reflections for Illustrated Faith’s February devotional called Preparing Hearts. I recently shared my reflections from January’s devotional – All Things Beautiful – in a previous post. These are the same reflections I share on Instagram, sometimes with a bit more detail. I’ve been faith journaling using devotional kits …
I’ve never considered myself to be a worrier. After all, worry, to me at least, meant to be concerned about the future and I’ve always found that to be a pointless exercise. But, worry, by definition, is the same as anxiety, and essentially boils down to a lack of peace. And I’ve certainly been there. …
The song on repeat lately is “I Could Sing of Your Love Forever”. Written by Martin Smith. I’ve been loving this rendition by Shane & Shane. Over the mountains and the seaYour river runs with love for meAnd I will open up my heartAnd let The Healer set me free I’m happy to be in …
It has been a challenging week! That was an understatement. I had difficulty sleeping every single night this week. I had insomnia a couple nights where I woke around 2 AM and had trouble returning to sleep. When I did sleep, I would wake feeling like I didn’t get any rest. These sleep issues are …