Rest. It’s my word for the year in 2016. I’ve been studying it. Reading about it. Seeing what the Word says about it. Practicing it? Well…Ummmm….I’m working on that. Rest means: Desist from exertion. To cease work or movement in order to relax, refresh oneself, and recover strength. On the seventh day God had finished his work of creation, so ...
The place of works in the life of a believer is a big topic of discussion these days. Works or rest? Rest or works? Which is it? It was not your swords or bows that brought you victory. I gave you land you had not worked on, and I gave you towns you did not build – the towns where ...
Hurry. Hurry. Rush. Rush. It’s been the story of my life far too long. Every minute of every day scheduled to the second. Back-to-back-to-back appointments. Leaving to pick up my daughter from school five minutes after I should have and then feeling the pressure of rushing and trying not to speed the whole way there. No time for anything extra. ...
I was reading back through my journals today to find something I had written for my teaching tonight, and I stumbled across this old entry. Standing in awe of Him today. Let this wash over you… “I will always be your God.” Comforting words as I read them this morning. He spoke them to Abraham, but He’s whispering them to my soul. ...
I’m bored! I can’t tell you how many times a day I’ve heard those two words since I’ve been a mother. I’m bored. I’m bored. Mom, mom, mom, mom, mom, I’M BOOOORRRREEEEEDDDDD!!!!!! Any other moms out there with me? Ugh. It’s so annoying. Day in and day out, my answers were always the same: Go make your own fun. It’s not ...