God promised him a son that would give him more descendants than stars in the sky…yet his wife was almost one hundred years old, barren for so many years, with no hope of a baby in sight. The odds were against him. God led them out of slavery in Egypt only to bring them to […] Read more…
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When There is No End in Sight
I’ve been there more than once before. Thinking the road has finally cleared and I’ve found my way out. But instead I was facing another dead end. Trying to stay afloat in the raging waters, waiting for the storm to pass and for that rainbow to shine. But instead I find that the clouds get […] Read more…
Going Through the Motions
Some days I feel like I’m living my life to the fullest. Making the most of every second, every minute, every day. Other days I feel like I’m just taking up space. Some days I don’t even wait for my alarm clock to wake me up, I get up bright and early on my own, […] Read more…
And I Thought Life Was Supposed to Be Easy…
I used to think that just because I was Christian life would automatically be “easy.”After all God Almighty, Creator of the universe was on MY side… everything I went through would be a piece of cake, right? My life would be full or rainbows, butterflies, and happy feelings. I’d wake up feeling abundant joy every […] Read more…
God is Good (Even When Life Is Not)
Is God still good… When you keep on knocking but the doors never open? When prayers seem unanswered? When darkness is all you see? When life leaves you with never-ending disappointments? When you get out of one valley to find yourself in another one? When nights are met with fresh new tears and days are […] Read more…
Living on Empty
You can drive on “empty” in your gas tank for only so long before you end up being stranded in the middle of a highway. You can ignore pain in your body for only so long before you end up in a hospital bed. You can neglect a relationship for only so long before […] Read more…
How did I end up here?
Have you ever found yourself in a certain place in life wondering “how in the world did I ever end up here?” “Here” was not part of your plan. “Here” is no where to be seen written down in your schedule. “Here” is not the destination you planned to reach. “Here” was not the road […] Read more…