I don’t know how God speaks to you. For me, it’s often in the form of repeated themes from a variety of sources. I hear something in a counseling session. I hear it again in a sermon. I read it in Scripture. I hear it on a podcast or in a book. I talk it over with a friend. Slowly, a truth begins to reshape me. A theme for me lately has been inner wisdom. I think of this...
It’s a new month and time for new screensaver art! This is the truth that I’ve been pausing on for a while. “The natural person does not accept the things of the Spirit of God, for they are folly to him, and he is not able to understand them because they are spiritually discerned. The spiritual person judges all things, but is himself to be judged by no one. “For who has understood the mind of the Lord so...
It’s so good to be back after my month of rest! Even though my husband (who has recovered well) was stuck on the couch a good two weeks after his knee surgery, I found there’s a soul rest that doesn’t depend on the fullness of your days. My house is rarely quiet, but my soul needed to stop striving and live quietly for a while. Over the break, I read three books in the Chronicles of Narnia series that...
For those of us who struggle with anxiety, the simplest situations send us into a tailspin of worry. For example, occasionally, I get a phone call or text on Sunday morning saying that someone is unable to serve with the children at church and we need to find a replacement. This used to make me very anxious, but God has been graciously working on my response to situations like these in the last few years. I’m trying to read...
Isn’t “help” such a simple, but beautiful word? It brings encouragement and relief. It says “You’re not alone. I’m in this with you.” This week my husband unexpectedly came home early from work one day and announced that he had taken the rest of the afternoon off. He would get the kids down for rest time and I was free to take a nap or do whatever else I needed to do. Truly, it was a beautiful thing for...
Some days I really need a boost of confidence. But where is that found? I can fill in the blank above with:my abilitiesmy wisdommy personalitymy experiencemy husbandmy churchmy friendsmy parenting strategies I don’t know about you, but confidence in these don’t always inspire courage and quiet my anxieties. We start homeschool for real next month and I range from excited to really sure I’m going to blow it. “But blessed is the one who trusts in the LORD, whose...
