Eating God's Word and loving it!
For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven... Ecclesiastes 3:1 NRSV With life out of sorts... there's a little more time to read... He has led me to two books... both I've had for months... both speak to my heart in this interesting season... One I started... but then… Continue reading good reads… for such a time as this…
As the sun set yesterday... so did I... Energy waning... as fast as the sun was setting... I thought about Sabbath... the need for rest... and shut down... Today... it's been a struggle... wondering if I'm supposed to rest... or do... or what... As the sun sets today... I feel like all I did was… Continue reading sabbath wrestling…
I got a little fired up in the study with sisters today... Reflecting on the ride home... I wonder why... after making a sight of myself... I'm filled with joy... Then I realize the joy comes from the topic of conversation... the studying of how to live out His Word... Love always trusts... Because it's one thing… Continue reading fired up…
The question comes to mind... and I wonder what the answer is... Are the failures and rebellion of the justified... all part of the sanctification process...? sanctification... "being made holy or purified"... In short, then, justification is a once-for-all, declarative act of God as Judge, whereas sanctification is a progressive change in the character of the… Continue reading wrestling…
It's really hard... in our brokenness...to come to grips... with His holiness...Really... hard...Our broken emotions...skewed reasoning...confused understanding...make it difficult...to see His grace in hard things...to see His way in the dark...when death brings life...and love bears all things...It's hard... to wrestle with God...but that's what He invites us to do...like Jacob... renamed Israel... God-wrestler...But Jacob… Continue reading really hard…
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