I once rode a horse one hundred miles in a day, through a forest fire with a woman on a mule named Danny who sang songs she’d made up to help pass the time…
Tag: kingdom
The subversive temptation of where
When my sanity returns, I don’t have a need to inflict punishment on those who are blocking my desired outcome. The process of how I move through this situation becomes more important than where the process takes me. I remember that how and why I do things defines who I am more than where I end up.
Present, Relaxed and Ready
Do I really believe that I can trust God to take care of the entire environment (the universe around me) and lead me through the passageways and narrow gates that are for me? I find myself when I’m honest, thinking it’s my job to figure it all out. This means I have to be pretty busy, and busy minded in order that I don’t miss anything important.
Unforced Rhythms of Grace
She would take hold of the bow like a club with a tight fist and drag it almost violently back and forth across the violin that sat precariously in front of her on her collar bone- not balanced on the shoulder where it would eventually need to rest in order to move to richer sounds and advanced playing ability.
Mighty Peace
When the LORD speaks, life bursts forth! His voice brings the crumbling of false walls, false selves, false barriers. The voice of the LORD reveals truths previously hidden or obscured. The voice of the LORD obliterates chains and forms of bondage.
But Not So For You
As the revelation dawned that once again I am seeing the people who create speed bumps and potholes in what I am certain is my well-deserved straight path before me I remember the sons of thunder from Luke 9:54 (“Lord, do you want us to tell fire to come down from heaven and consume them?”) I imagine Jesus shaking his head at them, and at me, wondering when will you get it?
Journal 4/3/24 — Vision
The author reflects on feeling uncertain about her direction in life. She turns to Yahweh for clarity and guidance. Through an impression of a bright but unclear futures, she is reminded to embrace the present tasks and challenges, as they are part of the journey- finding solace in taking hopeful steps forward amidst life’s uncertainties and responsibilities.
Journal 1/31/24
I want to sow a field of trust in God for what he is going to bring out of the ground. I want to take the seeds God is handing me and throw them into the ground without having to know what they are in advance. I want to be a woman who sows those seeds and knows with confidence that in the appointed time (Kairos) the harvest will come!
Journal
17 January 24 Father, I am restless. I sense more on my plate than I can get to, and I need your guidance to move through it. I read 1 … Continue reading Journal
Messy
I think God wants to enlarge our territory and calls us to expand into bigger spaces – not because we need to be important, or have influence, or matter more, but because He has limited children willing to say YES to his potentially messy plans, and it’s how he’s able to bless the world!
The Jael Finishing School for Ladies 