Hope, with a splash of romance.
I had to call this one a DNF. I wasn’t drawn in to care about Alessandra and found no redeeming qualities about her. The constant descriptions of what everyone was wearing got repetitive. Had the story alternated between her and the Shadow King, I might have hung with it.
Every human being, no matter who they are, what they have done, or where they are in society is loved deeply by God.
There is something powerful about starting my day reassured that God is with me, that He loves me despite my failures the day before, and I begin the day with a sense of accomplishment from having completed something before I leave the house.
To those who hung with me through my sabbatical – THANK YOU! I hope you see growth and improvement in my writing.
To those who are just now joining me – WELCOME! I hope something you find here that encourages you!
For years I’ve been carrying around the ashes of a relationship I wanted God to revive. I kept the remnants of a fiery and painful…
“But those who trust in the Lord will find new strength. They will soar high on wings like eagles. They will run and not grow…
2019 already feels like my best year ever. Many of you are aware that earlier this month I started a new job. It has been one of the best decisions I’ve ever made. I love the work itself, I love the interaction I have with my customers, employees, and co-workers, and the location I’ve been assigned to is right back in my hometown. I feel like I’ve come home in so many ways.
For nearly a year, I was in the routine of writing for an hour and a half each morning before I went to work. That routine was busted because I didn’t feel the urgency of that time. Meaning, I told myself I could do something else during that time because, “I have all day to write.”
But I didn’t. I didn’t write, because I didn’t intentionally set aside time to do so. This tells me a lot about the importance of a routine in my life.
But – it is not a gift simply for gift’s sake. He freely makes us new and gives us the ability to see people the way He does for a reason, listed in verse 18.
“And all of this is a gift from God, who brought us back to Himself through Christ. And God has given us this task of reconciling people to Him.”
When I came to a saving knowledge of Jesus Christ, it wasn’t because someone told me that sleeping around, drinking, and having an abortion was wrong. In fact, the people who told me that are the ones who drove me away from church.
The message I received was, “Stop sinning and trust Jesus so He can love you.”
