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Accountability with Grace
Encouragement: A Building Up
Encouragement is one of the most powerful gifts we can offer to others, yet it’s often overlooked or withheld. We’ve all heard the phrase, “A friend in need is a friend indeed,” but that friendship is only genuine if it uplifts rather than tears down. Reflecting on my own journey, I’ve realized that failing to…
Words and The Heart
Yesterday, silence stretched between us like a taut rope. My chest tightened, every breath heavy with the words that lingered in the air, sharp and invisible. The ache in my head stirred dully, fed by Sebastian—the toxic monster whispering lies, twisting every syllable into venom. As the day wore on, I felt something unnamed slip…
Consider Your Ways
“Now, therefore, thus says the Lord of Hosts: Consider your ways.” Haggai 1:5 ESV I pause at the words, “Consider your ways,” and feel their weight settle in my chest like the scales beneath my feet. Jeans that once slipped on easily now resist, buttons straining. I shift my eating—salads replaced by the comfort of…
Hope Gleams, Persistent And Alive
The morning air hangs heavy as I shuffle into the kitchen, rubbing sleep from my eyes. My hands clumsily wrap around the coffee mug, its warmth anchoring me as I cradle my phone and settle into the hush of early hours. Somewhere between the hum of electronics and the steam rising from my cup, Malachi’s…
A Return to Reverence
I cup my mug, steam curling over my fingers as I read: “Then those who feared the Lord talked with each other, and the Lord listened and heard.” I picture a quiet gathering, hushed voices speaking of God’s name, their words drifting upward, caught and cherished. In His presence, a scroll is unfurled, names etched…
Stubborn Resistance
Hazy sunlight streamed through my window as I sat hunched over my phone, thumb scrolling endlessly through social media feeds. In the quiet, my unopened Bible rested beside me like an anchor ignored. My prayers trickled out, brief and desperate-“help me”-words falling flat in the air. Beneath it all, a deep yearning stirred, aching for…
You’ve Got a Friend
I value a person’s time and energy when it comes to friendship. In today’s world it is easy to become too busy with life to entertain a friendship. Before you know it, you have not spoken to a friend in months. How do you continue cultivating a friendship? Making time for a face to face…
Target Teaching
Teaching to hit a target is ideal at a firing range. But what about in a classroom? Or in a Sunday School class? I have to say there have been times that I have started a blog with a person I want to target. Usually I want to get a point across to them that…
Weight
We are obsessed with weight. If someone is skinny, they hear “You’re Anorexic!” If they are cubby, they hear “You could stand to lose a few pounds.” I have heard both statements and both hurt. So the hidden message is I’m not loveable unless I gain or lose weight. Ouch! Mirrors were not a friend…