what is rest?
What is rest? Is it a good night's sleep? Is it taking a catnap during the day? Is it relaxing with a good book or a favorite TV show? What exactly does Christ mean when he says in Matthew 11, 'Come to me those who labor and are heavy laden and I will give you rest'?...
breathing in grace
I breathe in grace so I can exhale grace. So often I feel like I am breathing in exhaust fumes from the end or beginning of a long day. But what if I were to let go? To let go of my pride, my fear, my insecurities, and my plans and were to simply breathe in grace. To...
the climb
I feel myself pacing back and forth at the base of what seems to be a mountain to climb. The path that God has me on is leading straight up, but I keep putting off putting one foot in front of the other. So I find a boulder to sit on and sometimes I look at the climb...
perspectives
Perspective. Two people can be looking at the same scene and see very different things. Why is this? I think it's partially due to personality, temperament, worldview, and life experiences. Having different opinions about the state of the country, the state of the...
misunderstood brokenness
grace is one of those topics that the more I discover about it the more the mystery grows. I peel a layer and unearth a beautiful facet about grace, then another layer is revealed and I begin to peel that one away as well. Sometimes during the process I feel I lose...
broken in grace
Freedom. It’s a word that speaks to the heart of every man or woman, for aren’t we all in bondage to something or another? Galatians 5:1 states: 'It is for freedom that Christ set us free. Stand firm then and do not let yourselves be burdened again by the yoke of...
chosen
I am chosen. I am wanted. For me. Not for my service. Not for my talents. Not for my looks. For me. All of me. The good and the ugly. I am chosen. You are chosen. Do you believe that? Or is it a truth for someone else, but you cannot fundamentally apply it to...
grace & truth
I wander. I wander in out of thoughts and trails of thoughts and thoughts that lead me to quiet discomfort and exuberant exclamation. I wonder over the grace the Lord has poured out in my heart and I wander closer to it. The closer I get to grace, the more I...
grace waterfall
Unmerited favor. Favor I don't deserve. Favor I did nothing to merit receiving. This is grace. My mind, which is wrapped around performance and what people think of me, finds the idea of receiving something that I don't deserve profound. You mean I don't have to do...
the alabaster jar
I rest and ponder work and giftings and motivation. Work is easy to figure out--it's what I do. Giftings can be obvious--it's where our passions lie. But motivation--that's the tricky one. It's so easy to think I have the right motivation, but then I look into my...
a walk in the woods
I grew up traveling back and forth between the plains of Montana and the woods of Washington and along the way I developed a love for wide open spaces where I could see the vastness of creation and have a visual of how majestic is my God. I also love the woods and the...
come and rest in grace
refuge. a place to hide. a place of security. Is a refuge only for times of trouble? or do we need to change our mindset of the purpose of a refuge? God is our refuge. I have found that he wants me to make him my refuge when times are bad and when times are good. He...