Faith

A Response

God’s love story for a broken world. Have you ever thought about the Bible being a love story to you? A book written for YOU, a story about broken people, in need of a Savior? A Savior who came down, from a perfect world, to live among us, and die for us? Now THAT, is…

Believing and Trusting

Mission trips, I think no matter WHERE you go, God can use you. I think no matter WHERE God calls you, God can use you. That is how I have been feeling. I have thought many a times about our mission trip to Belize these past few days. I have thought about our mission trip…

Faith in Organizing

Faith in Organizing

Where does my deep desire to be organized come from? My belief. My faith in God. My desire to live a life for Him and not myself. While on a mission trip to the Dominican Republic (a second time), my heart cried tears of disgust and embarrassment at the life I was living. Not that we…

Freedom From Legalism

Legalism. Do you cringe at the thought of that word? Does your mind automatically remind you of the rules and regulations you have not kept? Or do you think of others who have not “kept the rules?” Legalism is a touchy subject. In my Bible study this week, it talks about legalism. I was anxious…

Seeing Each Day as a Gift

Seeing Each Day as a Gift

The alarm goes off. You squint to check the time and wonder “is it really THAT time already?” You think about the start of a new day. Where do your thoughts go? Are you overwhelmed? Despising the dawn of another day? Dreading the upcoming hours? Or are you anticipating what the day may hold? Do…

The Pull

Do you ever feel a pull towards something that saying no or walking away just seems impossible? Do you ever feel so drawn towards something that not participating would feel wrong? This pull starts so small. The little things. The “oh, this would be okay ONE time.” But then you find yourself doing it over…