{Purple} My bruises are hidden. The broken pieces of my heart are not seen. But He sees. And in those broken pieces and lack of peace in my heart is not where I want to live my life. He heals me. Through the power of His love. I do not need to live in the shadows. His Light calls me. To love the unlovely. Not just the orphans around the world, but the woman across the aisle at church who…
{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…