Get wisdom; develop good judgement. Don’t forget my words or turn away from them. - Proverbs 4:5 Whether we’re praying for God’s hand of help or for his hand of direction, we often want to know what our role is. Sometimes, it’s obvious. God might flood us with a peace or a certainty about a …
Continued Prayer
I was rocking my son to sleep one day, half praying for some close friends and half thinking of ways I could help and support them. And I heard God whisper, “This isn’t for you to fix.” It was partially relieving. “But God you aren’t fixing it…” I sighed. After so many unanswered prayers, in …
God is not boring
While I believe prayer is one of the most fundamental, most crucial aspects of leaning into God and maintaining a relationship with him, it continues to be a learned practice for me. One night, I was leading a small group, an IF:Table gathering. I was hosting and leading the group, and I found myself confessing, …
Faithful Obedience
I had prayed. I prayed a lot. And I still found myself in a constant state of fatigue. Ironically, as I worked on writing about passion for God, I struggled to care about much of anything besides a bag of cheese flavored potato chips and a nap. I wanted to check out, to cancel every …
Maintaining passion
Because of your unfailing love, I can enter your house; I will worship at your Temple with deepest awe. - Psalm 5:7 A question we tossed up at small group several weeks back was this: How do we maintain our passion for Jesus? Wheew. What a loaded question. I thought about it constantly. I prayed …
A new perspective
I’m in my third pregnancy, and it is by far the most exhausted I have ever felt. And that has been super tough for me - physically and mentally. I hate sitting still and feeling lazy, feeling unproductive all the time. I hate being dependent upon other people. It makes me feel weak. And it …
What do I still lack?
In Matthew 19, there is a popular story about a rich man who approaches Jesus, asks about eternal life and confirms all the commandments he has been following. He then asks, ‘“What do I still lack?” Jesus answered, “If you want to be perfect, go, sell your possessions and give to the poor, and you …
Eyes to See
I remember a time in my life believing “the rules” of Christianity were too much. God really wants a tithe, 10% of my money? And if I wanted to be generous, I had to give more than that? Or when someone told me they studied their Bible before church, I thought, so now going to …
Following Him
My church recently moved into a beautiful new building, and the first Sunday was incredibly special. So many hours, so many hands of help, and so much heart went into creating a space to worship God and welcome people into a deeper relationship with Him. I sat in back, in direct view of the house …
Naaman
OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA If 2 Kings 5 was written about me, it would go something like this: Now there was a college girl named Jen. She was an expert at T9 texting and loved talking to friends on AIM. She had spent years walking with the Lord and seeing his hand of power, but now …
Soaking in the Son 