{Love} It is hard. It is a choice. It is not easy. It is beautiful. It is messy. It covers a lot. It is Who God Is. God is love. He loves us. He demonstrates unconditional love. But want to know what Love is? Look at Him. Look at who He is: Faithful. Just. Righteous. Beautiful. Forgiving. Merciful. Gracious. Look at what He has done (is doing): He forgives our sin. He rescues the hurting. He brings peace to those…
{Possible} Its impossible. Oh God, I don’t see how I’m going to do this thing you have called me to do. We never would say “God can’t do” something….but sometimes how we live reflect that very heart attitude. We worry and stress. We doubt and we are afraid. If we really believed that God is going to do what He has promised to do, then a lot of our anxiety, disbelief, and fears would subside. Living in God’s promises. Living…
{Embrace} Embrace. Hold close. Keep near. Savor. What do we embrace with our hearts? We embrace lies. Half truths. Fear. Doubt. Worry. Anxiety. Sadness. Grief. Although having those feelings from time to time are not necessarily bad. It is when we begin to embrace them. Do we embrace the cashier at the grocery store? Do we embrace the man on the park bench? Do we embrace the stranger next to us on the bus? No. We do not embrace the things…
{Capture} Stop, let me get a picture! Stop moving. Say cheese! Listen, hold still! Smile! I love you! Ok….. As I try to capture all of the moments I know its like trying to capture water flowing from the stream of life. It slips right through. Snap! Another moment captured…..too many to count. But as I try to freeze time with the camera on my phone, I miss out on what is behind in the picture. Life. I am so…