I searched for this image, because it so clearly depicts what is burning in my heart. There are so many people who currently feel like they are—emotionally, physically, spiritually, mentally, figuratively—standing on the edge of a bridge. Everywhere you look, people are going through hard things.
And I just want to implore you:
If you see someone on the edge of the bridge,
GRAB THEM.
Continue reading “Hold On: He is Coming”
“I want to know Jesus, and I want to break my addictions, but Christianity sounds kind of boring. I don’t know if I want to give up everything that makes me happy, and I’m not sure I can make myself read the Bible all the time. I don’t know if I can do this.”
That was my thought process when I heard the altar call:
I don’t know if I can do this.
And, as it turns out, I couldn’t.
But Jesus said:
Just come to Me.
Let your life be marked by love.
Be patient.
Be kind.
Be quick to forgive and quick to listen.
Be slow to speak and slow to anger.
Believe the best.
I know it’s not easy.
I wish I could protect your heart forever. But as you go out into the world, and you choose to love people, I can’t tell you that it won’t hurt. I can’t tell you that you’ll be able to fix everything, or save everyone. I can’t tell you that it will all work out, or that if you mess up, you’ll always be able to mend it. I can’t tell you that your love will be returned.
Continue reading “Love. Even When It Hurts.”
If the Lord is calling you to begin something new in this season, be on guard against advice grounded in worldly wisdom.
I believe He is calling many people to step out in faith, for such a time as this. But don’t be surprised if people—even well-meaning loved ones—warn you not to move forward because of the economy, or the public perception, or the current political climate.
Continue reading “Be Careful Little Ears What You Hear”
Two years ago, the Lord impressed this phrase on my heart. Since then, He has confirmed His Word over and over again—through my time in the Word, my quiet time, my prayer time—The hour is coming. It’s getting late. Tell my children to come home.
The words have resonated deeply in my spirit because there’s no denying this world can be dark. In Judges, one of the darkest times in history came because, as the writer said, “Everyone did what was right in their own eyes.” I don’t know a better way to describe our society today, and there’s a lot of fear, anxiety, and pain that comes with that kind of moral and spiritual decline.
But the Father’s house is filled with light and joy.
Continue reading “The Light is On”
Grace Waves 