This has been a hard couple of weeks. I’ve felt sad, discouraged, even faint. I wish I could say I responded so perfectly, so calmly, so peacefully…but. I often found myself really low and doubtful. When you feel the anxiety – literally feel it like I do – where do you go for relief? When you know better but your feelings are overwhelming… When you find yourself spinning… What do you do? There’s something to be said about the habits we make. The priorities we set. The friends we surround ourselves with. That’s what has made all the difference. That why, tonight I can breathe and know that my faith is not anchored in feelings.
I looked at my calendar and felt the anxiety rising. But beyond the dates, the appointments, the past and the future the little boxes and numbers on my screen I knew. I knew that God had been there and would be there. So I breathed. These words snuck into my weary heart… Teach me. Teach me to number my days… So I might gain a heart of wisdom. That’s what I need. Peace, sure. Answers, that’d be nice. But wisdom. That’s what I really long for. And tonight I layed it down again – my burdens, my sadness, my will – and asked once again from the God who never shames or scolds – for wisdom.
Esther-Echoes of Mercy part 1
When God feels hidden, when we feel alone, when we are not seeing or sure of God in our lives can we hear echoes of His love, grace, and mercy in our lives? Yes. The account of Esther gives us the hope we long for at just the right moment…
Never Trade What You Don’t Know…
“Never trade what you don’t know for what you do know.” Thank you, Pastor Chuck for that reminder. You can’t make that trade if you’ve only got the truth overflowing from within you because you’ve filled yourself with God’s truth. You won’t make a bad trade in dark times if you’ve surrounded yourself with a bold church that will fight for you, hold you to a high calling, and protect you when you’re weak.
Get to a church that fills you with what you can know so when trials come, you only have the truth filling up your heart. You’re going to need it.
Easy, Creamy, Comforting Tomato Soup
Simple. Yummy. Comforting tomato soup! Make it today with ingredients you have on hand
