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He had no rights

May 17, 2018May 28, 2019Leave a comment

This poem by Mabel Williamson, a missionary to China, is a much-needed encouragement to lay down our notions of our "rights" in this world and praise God for the privileges we have in Christ.

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“And now you that are afraid about the future, rest with us in this sweet promise. How often do you and I stand star-gazing into the future, and trembling, because we think we see strange sights, which portend some future trouble. O child of God! leave the future to thy God. O leave everything that is to come in the hand of him to whom the future is already present, and who knows beforehand everything that shalt befall thee. Draw from the present living water with which to moisten the arid desert of the future; snatch from the altar-fires of today a torch with which to light up the darkness of that which is to come. Depend on it, that He who is today thy sun, shall be thy sun for ever—even in the darkest hour he shall shine upon thee; and he who is today thy shield shall be thy shield for evermore; and even in the thickest part of the battle he shall catch the dart, and thou shalt stand unharmed.” – Charles H. Spurgeon

This summer was beautiful, but also pretty heavy; we had some really dark days. Mental health is no joke, anxiety and depression are weighty things, and the biggest lie Satan will tell you is that you’re alone in it. But let me tell you, YOU’RE NOT ALONE. Find a trusted friend. Find a counselor (I can’t praise good counselors enough). Share where you are and know that God is not far from you, even when you’re in an impossibly heavy and dark place. He is near and he is kind. That said, praise God we’ve had a lot of wonderful days lately, and that’s something worth celebrating. Life is still very ordinary and normal, but our days are peppered with laughter and lightness, and that is truly something to be thankful for. I’m realizing more and more that in the good and in the bad God is abundantly faithful and kind.

One more fall picture because it’s so stinkin beautiful today! (and I don’t think you guys mind the fall overload 😉)

Fall mood. 🍁🍂

Just a friendly reminder to find some time this weekend to breathe in some fresh air, look at something beautiful, and be in awe of our magnificent Creator God. He’s pretty good at his job 😉🍁🍂

I’ve lived much of my life poised for change, waiting expectantly for the big adventurous next thing. Always looking ahead. Always restless. Always craving newness. I live my life leaning forward, eyes searching the horizon, glancing over what is right in front of me to gaze longingly at what is around the next bend. But it feels like lately the Lord has been urging me to view the changing of seasons differently. Excerpt from issue 5 of These Sacred Words.

In summer the aspens’ green leaves glitter when the wind blows. The tiny circular leaves look like silver dollar eucalyptus; the trunks like bleached driftwood. They’re my absolute favorite tree in Colorado. In fall the aspens’ tiny leaves turn an unbelievably brilliant yellow, fluttering like a thousand little coins. Stripes of gold and orange flash by the window as you drive. Splotches of yellow splashed across the sides of mountains, making the mountainside look like it’s on fire. I’ve always loved the changing of seasons; the shift in temperature signaling that something new is coming. Words from issue 5 of These Sacred Words.

And another one because these yellow leaves and driving through the mountains with him made me so giddy. ☺️

Words fail. 🍂🍁😍

Friends! I just wanted to hop off my insta hiatus for a second to let you know of an awesome collaboration project that I am privileged to be a part of! I’ve partnered with @theflourishco for their Fall Collaboration - a collection of encouragement, tools, videos, prints, devotions, and other resources centered around the theme Gather: Our Lives and Biblical Hospitality. I’m honored to write a 7-day devotion for this project on biblical hospitality. What it means, how we practice it, who we are called to be hospitable to, and more! I KNOW you will benefit from all the resources that are going to be shared and I would LOVE for you to be a part of it all! Go to the link in their bio to sign up!

So very grateful for the space that a little social media break has allowed. My mind feels less tethered and more free. My time seems more open and I feel more present. I didn’t realize how much I needed a break, but I expect that I will continue to be fairly sporadic and distant on this platform. I think the distance is just good for my soul. In other news. I’ve been able to read so many wonderful books, like this one by @gloriafurman, and I’m so very thankful for the truths they have reminded me of.

I hate when things feel incomplete or imperfect. I want the full picture. I want the perfect version. I want completeness. I want to know the whole story. I want resolution. I want everything in my life to work out. But it's here that I realize how small and egocentric my world has become. My perspective has shrunk to the point that I only see MY desires and MY dreams. Somewhere in my wanting and my discontent I have missed God's ultimate and glorious picture. I have missed the truth that his ways are higher than mine and that the only thing I can truly find contentment in on this side of heaven is the ultimate resolution and redemption secured through Christ. This is the true completeness and perfection. So all those ways that life seems less than perfect...all those not-quite-right things I wish I could change...all those reasons I have to be uncomfortable and discontent...I finally see that they are exactly the things that the Lord has seen fit to give me. I see them as actually being beautiful gifts from a good God who knows the story so much better than I do. And I hope you see it too. Excerpt taken from Issue 2 of my newsletter, These Sacred Words

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“Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to His great mercy, he has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, to an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, kept in heaven for you, who by God’s power are being guarded through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time. In this you rejoice, though now for a little while, if necessary, you have been grieved by various trials, so that the tested genuineness of your faith – more previous than gold that perishes though it is tested by fire – may be found to result in praise and glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ.”

1 Peter 1:3-4

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