The life of a Christian is one of getting to know who God is and then, from that context, who we are as revealed in His word. Knowledge of both hinges on this state of being: stillness. “Be still, and know that I am God.I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted …
Courage to be still and find peace in chaos
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 …
Summer in the Psalms
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 …
Preparing Hearts
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 …
How to have peace of mind and heart
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. …
Sing through the pain
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 …