In Every Season, God is For Me

In Every Season, God is For Me

I’m so uncomfortable in that middle, in that act of changing. I want to be there already. It’s kind of like going on vacation. I want to jump from my front door to the hotel, post haste. I know we’re supposed to enjoy the journey and everything, but … I’m good, God, just get me there.

And even though this happens on the regular, I am surprised every time. Which means God has a chance to work on me. Every. Single. Time. … Sound familiar?

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I'll Take Two Birds in the Bush

I'll Take Two Birds in the Bush

Thanks to the sermon at our church this morning, I now understand that under most circumstances, relying on what you have rather than depending on what you hope for is the complete opposite of having faith. Not only does Hebrews 11:1 tell us that “faith is the substance of things hoped for and the evidence of things not seen,” but think about it logistically: how will you get there if you don’t leave here? How will you grasp what you hope for if you don’t let go of what you have?

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Someday the toilet paper will go back on the roll

Someday the toilet paper will go back on the roll

I think it's important to remember that no matter what happens in the coming months, the men and women sitting in the Oval Office, on the most powerful policy-forming benches in the world, or the stages of our nation's amphitheaters, do not control us. We, as people with our own individual minds, individual ideas, individual souls, have great power within. And it is up to US, not our politicians or our celebrities, to walk in such a way that we don't let the darkness win.

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