And He said to all, "If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me." ~Luke 9:23
Prince of Peace... "And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus" (Philippians 4:7 NIV). The baby that lays sleeping in a manger, the man who flips tables in the synagogue, the Savior who hangs bloodied and beaten on the cross, this is the LORD … Continue reading Advent: Peace
Advent, the time of expectant waiting and hopeful preparation for both the celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ and his Second Coming in the future. I've always done Advent with my family, but I don't think I've ever really internalized the message or meditated on the meaning before. As I begin that process this … Continue reading Advent: Hope
He is tender with you and me. The love of God is so sweet, so lovely, so unimaginably complete. As I rest in the promises of His revealed character and covenant commitments, I am reminded again and again not only of the quantity of His love but the quality as well. Who could ever dream … Continue reading L O V E
God has given commands, and it can be difficult to see all that God asks of faithful believers and all that He requires for spiritual growth and maturation and still choose to have a relationship with Him. Part of the curse was that our lives would require us to work (which in the beginning was … Continue reading Read This When God Seems too “Needy”
"A new thing," He tells me. "LALALALALALA" I yell as I plug my ears. "I have bigger plans that require change." He holds out His hands to guide me. I turn my face away, pretending I don't notice. He closes some doors, He opens others. I remain at the shut doors, choosing to bang my … Continue reading A New Thing
Hey, you know what I just realized? Last week's post was my 50th post ever, crazy stuff! To think that a year ago the Lord prompted me to start this blog to bring Him glory and now He has enabled me to continue to know Him and make Him known is amazing! Anyways, just thought … Continue reading Mental Illness: Whodunit?
Man, I visited another college yesterday, and what I thought was figured out is now becoming complicated and calling into question what I thought my future was going to look like. All I can do now is trust, obey, and follow the Lord wherever He leads me day by day. Like with college, everyone faces … Continue reading Godless Finish Lines
This has been on my heart and rolling around in my mind a lot lately. More and more I'm finding that worship songs are focused on self more than God. Sometimes, standing in a church service, it will go entire songs without mentioning the name of God once, isn't that crazy? A time meant for … Continue reading Worshipping a Mirror
*Read with caution: uppercase/lowercase nouns and pronouns are intentional and important, it gets a little theological so buckle up folks* Though I don't read as much as I feel like I should, every once in awhile I'll pick up a Christian book to slowly work through on vacations, during standardized testing at school, that kind of thing. … Continue reading God’s Not Just Big, He’s Good Big
Whether vocational, social, relational, whatever it is, we are to do everything as unto the Lord, right? So why do Christians still fall into the "inside the box" mentality when serving the One who is outside of the laws of time, space, matter, and consequentially, the box? I naturally tend towards the box, I see … Continue reading God’s Not in the Box, You Shouldn’t be Either
