Transition: that's what my life has been about it seems. From as early as I can remember, I have always had changes in my life. Sometimes they were small things like the variety of food on the dinner table. Other times, it was big things like parents divorcing or moving out from under my parents' roof. Don't get me wrong, I'm not trying to paint a bleak picture at all; I just am keenly aware of the rhythm of change in my life. It's funny: when I...
Oh boy. This week has been the best week of summer so far. Encouraging text messages, singing the Scriptures, convicting sermons... it's like God's trying to tell me that He loves me or something. =D Allow for me to share with you one of the convicting ideas floating through my mind this week: Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. In his message series entitled "The Supernatural Power of a Renewed Mind," Bill Johnson...
I was out walking earlier and came upon this view: When I saw this I started thinking about how much this is like life. Sometimes, for whatever reason, a part of who we are is missing or destroyed. God then, when the time is right, sows the seeds of renewal in our lives so that we can live abundantly. However, just like these trees will take many years to grow and mature, so God's work in us is very gradual. He has created us to operate in space...
You're driving down the road and in the distance, you see a signal that has just turned green. As you get closer to the signal, you realize that it has been green for quite a while now and you think to yourself that it will probably change soon. Much to your surprise, the signal stays green and you pass through without even taking your foot off the gas! Ever had a moment like that? I just did recently and I was pleasantly surprised. I even felt...
So here I am, sitting outside, enjoying the sunlight and the breeze and realizing that I don't feel guilty at all for doing so. I may have nothing to do today, but I'm not wasting time. In fact, I filled out another job application today, and now, with the time remaining to me in my day, I am meditating on Scripture and relinquishing my worry to God's care. It's rather wonderful actually. Here's an odd observation: it's during times of...
Here's my latest attempt at writing poetry. You can find more of my poems in my books. You can also find my latest book in Apple's iBookstore by searching for "Snapshots". Greater I have no more to say.
You have come and overcome
my spirit with Yours,
my spiritual moors
are strengthened by Your presence. O God, I ask for greater faith!
All I've seen and all I've heard
reignites my trust in You,
reignite my trust in Who
You have shown Yourself to...
This summer is shaping up to be a wilderness for me. I have no idea where I'll be living during the next couple months, and I may not be going back to school in the Fall. The things I've been enjoying, learning, and looking forward to—all of my hopes and plans for the future—have been unraveling. This is the picture I am left with: a wilderness. I'm not afraid: I've been here before. It is at this place I am reminded that during times of...
Have you ever been in a place where you're overwhelmed by a deluge of truth? It's like the facts of life are rolling in today and I realize how much I just need to trust God. Thank You, Jesus for opening my eyes. I feel like I have been given new information on my immediate future. It's information that is hard to accept joyfully, because on the one hand, it reinforces the fact that I might not be coming back to school in the Fall. On the other...
Lately, I've been consumed with looking up. Literally. Here's a picture for you. I think my obsession with looking up has some meaning to it. I'll get to that in a little bit. I've also been enjoying gazing at vast expanses such as this one. There's something inspiring about wide-open spaces—something freeing that beckons you to run wild and take ownership of and responsibility for all that you see. Maybe that's just me, maybe it's not. I've...
Okay. Spring break is over. It’s a sadness and relief wrapped up into one. Sadness that I couldn’t have more time to rest my mind from schoolwork and delve more into creativity. Relief that the semester is almost over and that my circumstances are continuing to change. I like this about life—things will always change, sometimes painfully slowly, but consistently nonetheless. This first week back after break has been fascinating so far. I...
