Learning to live in the Story
Learning to live in the Story
Prayers from Psalm 16, #2. Studying scripture is a vital part of the Christian life, as are moments like these where scripture studies us—where we hold it up as a mirror and pour out before the Lord what’s really in our hearts. May this be a safe space for that.
Read MoreMy hope is that this series of written prayers would be a starting point and that you could continue praying the selected scriptures in a personal way.
Read MoreI’m reminded of the way Jesus took in a delegation of 12 inexperienced individuals with raw potential. He loved them, mentored them, challenged them, and eventually entrusted to them what belonged to Him. If there’s any way to have a primary takeaway from a trip like this (there’s really not), it would be the gratitude I feel for the privilege of not being first.
Read MoreThere are times ahead that ask us what will happen in the times in between, and we cry out to God for an answer, for a sign that He’s there and that He’ll work everything into a favorable outcome, only to hear Him say, “If you don’t believe my word, you still won’t believe me or be willing to walk with me in the dark, even if I parted another ocean to prove it to you.”
Read MoreHe reached down from His realm — from His rightful place in heaven — into our realm, like a king laying his crown aside and rolling up his sleeves to get elbow-length deep in mud, feeling around for a diamond he lost that means more to him than the entirety of his kingdom.
Read MoreOur actions, our choice to believe the truth about our identity or reject it could be the key to everything we are and ever will be.
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