Trust. It's a hard thing to do after you've been hurt. You might feel like it's easier, safer to withdraw and pull yourself back. And for a time, maybe that's true. But after awhile, something starts to happen. The safety of the walls you've put up to protect yourself from being hurt again start to …
Tag: Christianity
A Moment to Reflect – Sing
The enemy can be very quiet and subtle at times. He doesn't always attack in loud and obvious ways. Stay alert. Keep praying. Watch your thoughts - this can't be stressed enough. If you're struggling physically, your defenses are down - especially if you're having problems sleeping. This is when you may feel especially weak. …
A Moment to Reflect – Needing Others
Sometimes you're going to need the support of others who are not only willing to stand with you as God works things out in your life, but to pray for you. There may be times when your faith is fragile or even bruised - when you've been enduring some great battle and all you seem …
A Moment to Reflect – Pain
Physical pain can torment you, keeping you up at night and agitated and grumpy throughout the day. This is no mystery to God. He created your body, and He fully understands what's "off." Cry out to Him. He will hold you in the night. He will whisper and lead you to relief, guiding you to …
A Moment to Reflect – Change
God never changes. He is the same God who was with you when you were a child, cowering in the dark, afraid of shadows. He stands by you now, sheltering you from the storm of your circumstances. He doesn't change, but your awareness of Him does. It grows, reaching through the years of your life. …
A Moment to Reflect – Waiting
God is doing something new in me. When isn't He?! I'll be sharing SHORT encouraging posts as He leads. So take a moment, my friends, to reflect on God and what He's doing in your life! Waiting Don't be tempted to manipulate your circumstances. Yes, waiting is hard. But you can do it. You NEED …
When You Don’t Fit In
I’m a little out of sorts right now. Every day I leave the sunshine, the blooming peony, and the bubbly calls of the wrens to come downstairs to my secluded basement office where I write Christmas stories. Yes. I’m writing Christmas stories as the temperature outside my tiny window reaches into the 80’s, my Christmas …
Rest
Being a little fighter in a great big world is exhausting at times. You keep going and keep trying. You get up early, stay up late, and put in long hours until your eyesight is blurry and your mind isn’t as sharp as it should be for this task. So you head for a cup …
When the World Messes You Up
This world has messed me up. Maybe it’s messed you up too. It’s like we start our lives as portraits, those we can’t define by ourselves. We study the lines and try to understand the coloring, the shading, and what the overall design is supposed to be. Who we are supposed to be. But then …
Comparing Yourself to Others
Do you compare yourself to others, thinking you need to be more like them to “make it?” Maybe there are days when you feel like a little bird perched on a branch with the sky above full of eagles and condors. You’re waiting. They’re flying. Just looking at them makes you feel like you’re the …
Joey Rudder 