“Be still and know that I am God…” Psalm 46:10 ESV In the angst of the undone… I’m called to be still… and… know… He is your being and in him you are what you are. –The Book of Privy Counseling To know He is… and that I am… To know He knows me… and…… Continue reading know…
wondering who i am… feeling small… do i make a difference…? do i bear good fruit…? for Him…? i sit in the quiet… ask Him the question… as i sit and listen… insignificance lifts… whatever pressed the heart… lightens… what made the difference…? taking my eyes off me… and putting them on Him… because it’s…… Continue reading feeling small…
There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear.For fear has to do with punishment, and whoever fearshas not been perfected in love. We love because he first loved us.1 John 4:18-19 ESVMy morning starts off different than most…a flurry of activity…making morning coffee…unloading the dishwasher…loading the dishwasher…cleaning the kitchen…left a mess…… Continue reading rest… in His love…
I don’t like not knowing…The loved one’s words remind me…when we don’t know…we can rest in the fact…He knows…I used to feel the same way about the unknown…Being one gifted at coming up with the worst case scenario in any given situation… I was prone to worry… anxiety… fear…As I’ve learned to trust Him…I find…… Continue reading rest in Him… in the unknown…
Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise and extol and honor the King of heaven,for all his works are right and his ways are just;and those who walk in pride he is able to humble.Daniel 4:32 ESVNow if Nebuchadnezzar… a pagan king… who defeated God’s people… can come to the truth that the King of heaven is always…… Continue reading resting in the truth… He is always right…
For my thoughts are not your thoughts,neither are your ways my ways, declares the Lord.For as the heavens are higher than the earth,so are my ways higher than your waysand my thoughts than your thoughts.Isaiah 55:8-9 ESVHis way… it’s hardly ever the way we would do things…and at times… it’s a struggle to rest in…… Continue reading learning to rest… in His way… not mine…
“You are the light of the world. …”Matthew 5:14 ESVJesus told His disciples… in His sermon on a hill…You are the light of the world…And it struck me a while back…the truth of this statement…what He meant…what He was saying…you… are… the light…I… am… the light…in a very… dark… world…There is no other light… in all…… Continue reading resting in Him… to make me light…
