Growing closer to the One who sustains it all
I don’t even remember what I was upset about, all I remember was feeling exhausted, tired of my kids not listening but also frustrated with myself for yelling at them too much. My head in my hands, I rubbed my eyes and looked up to see the “let’s worship” phrase I, myself, had written in …
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It was the perfect Saturday: sunny, temperatures in the low 60s, and the air crisp with the early scents of fall emerging. Best of all, we had no formal agenda beyond a trip to the state park and a picnic by the lake. It was my kid’s first real hiking experience, and since they are …
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 …
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 …
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, …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Soaking in the Son 