The Archives: Seasons
Such is the way of the seasons. They are ushered in and enjoyed to the fullest and then quietly ushered out, hidden away until the curtain rises again for them to take the stage again. Because they each have an appointed time, a call time where they are required to grace us with their amazing ability to paint the world in different hues, like an expert artist can interpret and create their masterpiece.
The Archives: Patience
We so often think that the reason that dream or desire or promise hasn’t come to pass is because there’s something wrong with us, I’m not skilled enough, I’m not equipped enough, I’m not good enough when actual fact it’s not about what God is leading you to but what He wants to do in you. Too often we bring the focus back to ourselves and our inability instead of God’s ability.
There is any number of reasons that only the Lord knows as to why this desire of mine hasn’t been met. What it has resulted in thus far is an understanding of what it means to wait well. I don’t by any means have this down pat, I certainly have my days where waiting just sucks. Because waiting just sucks.
The challenge though has always been to wait well. How do you do that? How does someone actually wait well? How do you remain patient for those desires of your heart? Is there such a thing as being comfortable whilst you wait for the Lord to move or deliver on that desire?
Hey Single Girl, How'd You Go Yesterday?
Hey Single Girl,
How’d you go yesterday?
Was it as hard as you thought it would be?
I Went Grocery Shopping Today...
The most surprising thing I bought was a jar of peanut butter and a jar of honey because I thought I could have peanut butter and honey sandwiches. I haven’t eaten one of those since I was a kid but with all the chaos swirling around me, I found myself seeking out and reaching for anything that felt familiar. That felt safe. To that felt normal.
The Archives: How Daring Is Your Faith?
“Take courage! It is I. Don’t be afraid.”
In that command is a challenge, a question- do you trust me enough? Do you believe that I have come to bring good to your life and not to harm you? In those eight words, Jesus dares us to have a faith that is bigger than the circumstances we see around us. He dares us to believe that the great I Am is who He says He is.
The Archives: Harvest Of Joy
Nothing in my circumstances had changed- I was still sitting in the dirt and dust of deep heartache and pain with seemingly no end in sight, but I had changed. My mind had shifted enough for me to see that despite my circumstances, there was joy to be found in them. This made me hungry for more of it…
What are you holding out for?
This was what I was holding out for, this is what I was hoping would happen and because it wasn’t my reality, I was subconsciously and defiantly holding off making a change.
I was waiting for something external to happen to me to give me permission to change.
I was waiting for something external to me to make me happy with my church context again.
Alarm bells
"...fear her when she looks into a fire and smiles."
International Women’s Day is not just about raising awareness to the men in the world of female issues, but it is also about putting a call out to all women to be on each other’s cheer squad. All boats rise on the tide and together we are better and stronger…
What Is Your Story?
As a creative individual, engaging in the art of storytelling has been a core part of who I am for my whole life. I love stories. I love how communal they are. I love that we all have a story. I love that we are all constantly constructing a story in every moment of our day and then sharing them so another can learn, change, grow from it. Without realising it, we’re telling stories every day….
Is Anything Changing At All?
Unlike Game Of Thrones, it appears that winter is not coming, or at least has been significantly delayed. I sit here on a warm Autumn morning in summer attire marvelling that its autumn and its warm. It doesn’t appear as though anything is changing at all…
The Pacemaker
What started to become clear was that a pace was being set. God was moving and providing answers, but He was setting a pace and was not going to be rushed. It was up to me to decide if I was going to match His pace.