Something I said before was, “you made me feel (insert emotion here)…” and someone once responded with, “I can’t make you feel…” At first, I found myself offended by their lack of acknowledging my feelings. I wanted to defend myself... Continue Reading →
Have you ever felt like your faith is a little lost? Almost feels like you're in the wilderness wandering around searching for water and you are so tired of walking and you're thirsty and you're just like… Whhhhhhy am I... Continue Reading →
I’ve got these thoughts rolling around in my mind. I’ve been watching this show that showcases a manipulative culture where men have dominated over women assuming that they would naturally, courageously fight back against their sexual motives claiming sex was... Continue Reading →
1 Corinthians 13:4-8 NIV Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, and always perseveres. Love never fails. But where there are prophecies, they will cease; where there are tongues, they will be stilled; where there is knowledge, it will pass away.
Just thinking about how Jesus would sit with these people that others avoided...Like the lepers of their day... Not just inflicted with a physically painful ailment but it being seen as a result of sinfulness and something they can't come... Continue Reading →
I cannot promise tomorrow for anyone… I cannot promise a painless day or that a relationship will last or even that you'll breathe another day. But I can stand as a living testimony that despite the storms and pains of... Continue Reading →
I find myself terrible at remembering names or other details. My memory sort of sucks. But in life, when circumstances arise that feel tough, scary, or hard to handle, a small, still voice whispers things like, "be still... let me fight this battle," (Exodus 14:14) or, "I'll never give you more than you can handle, stand firm, persevere, and have hope..." (1 Corinthians 10:13, 15:58, 16:13, & James 1:2-4).
It's as though I'm learning His language and the more we get to talking, the more I wanna know.
If anyone knew me entirely... they'd walk away. At least, that's another lie I've embraced. If anyone took the time to know all the crazy... the darkness... the light... the good things and the bad... if they knew everything, I'd be too intense to even be around. So, I walk muffled and stuffed into whatever sized box seems appropriate for the time.
But here is a truth I've come to know and understand... what the world and all of these people think... doesn't matter. I can change myself, my choices, my circumstances. I can be happy. Deserving love and things is not something you need to be born into, it's something adequately and openly available... we just have to give it a chance.
Rescued Hope 