“Since Jesus went through everything you’re going through and more, learn to think like him. Think of your sufferings as a weaning from that old sinful habit of always expecting to get your own way. ” 1 Peter 1:2-4 MSG // Could this be about control? Control aims to keep it all turning out as we imagined and hoped; stress and trouble free. But the trouble with holding on tight to this, is that when […]
“Is there anyplace I can go to avoid your Spirit? to be out of your sight? If I climb to the sky, you’re there! If I go to the underground, you’re there!” Psalm 139:7-8 MSG // Earlier in this Psalm it talks about being an open book to God; that in the stories of our lives – he has left no page unturned. He sees the good I know about me, but he sees what […]
Don’t run from who you are // There’s this scene in the last Narnia film where little Lucy is casting a spell on herself to be her older sister Susan.. and Aslan interrupts as it unfolds. I guess maybe Lucy was feeling staying in her shoes was not an exciting option. Maybe she felt staying in her shoes held nothing special. Maybe she felt to stay in her shoes held little hope for her dreams. […]
