Happy New Year, friends! I love a new year. A new month, a new week, a new day. A new year, a new morning means new mercies to me. The beautiful grace-filled thing is that His mercies truly are new every morning, every moment. If you’ve felt far from the Lord recently, I invite you to simply turn to Him….
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Help me to run to You, my strong tower; cause me to desire You above all else. Incline my heart to You, God. You are my strong tower, my refuge, my only hope and peace and joy. Help me to lay down my desires, my timetable, my plans, my perceived control, and run after You. I want Your desires to…
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A new perspective on my favorite passage in the Bible. Can we preach the gospel to our hearts like he did in Lamentations 3? Can we turn our thoughts around and remind our hearts of where our TRUE hope comes from??? I can tell you it takes practice. And more practice. And choosing the hope over and over again. And…
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Weeping may last for a night, but joy comes in the morning. Psalm 30:5 The “night” may be a season, it may be our time here on earth. But we can be certain, walking by faith and not by sight, that joy will come. Sometimes that comes as moments of joy in the middle of grief. The call or text…
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And the next day. And the next day. And the next day. Hope was born on resurrection day. Real hope. Hope that lasts. Hope that doesn’t disappoint. Because of the resurrection, we can face tomorrow, no matter what it holds. The resurrection doesn’t take away the suffering we still face here on earth. The cross came before the resurrection. But…
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