Mondays and this coffee shop tends to brew the work and ideas of Jesus within me. Have you ever thought much about what you’re thinking of? Inward cleanup has been what I have had going on. God is showing me that I am a wreck without Him. Sometimes you and I fall captive to believing [...]
Category: Spiritual Life
God’s “No” + Sand Castles Falling
So many times the "no" answers we receive from God are quickly ignored or quickly rejected. We want to hear a yes. “Why won’t You let this happen, God? Can’t You just approve of this schedule I have made for You to move on?” This sounds ridiculous yet you and I find ourselves asking these [...]
Because God is Good
A few weeks before moving to college, I took in a sermon based on God’s grace. The pastor shared that we are under a false belief if we think our good deeds gain our eternities in Heaven. This was not a new concept to me, but God shed light on areas I was living in [...]
A Newlywed Heart
I woke up thinking of a friend of mine who is getting married soon. She has already been given a few family treasures to add to her future house. Her wedding registry at Target is crafted so detailed holding items she and her fiancé have chosen. I thought of the resemblance young married couples have [...]
For Such A Time As This
I am currently sitting outdoors at Liberty University’s library coffee shop. College students and some parents are walking, riding bikes, and driving cars onto campus. Two little birds just perched on the patio. I am so in awe of the goodness of my God and His faithfulness. Today is August 21, 2020 and my fourth [...]
Stepping Into the New
I came home from vacation in the dark. My family returned to a home void of all electricity. We left a beach house pumping with power only to come lay in a house stuffy with heat and tiny sources of light. Fumbling around in the dark, I walked up the stairs to my front porch [...]
Sparks in the Dark
Have you ever felt like you are the only one investing in your walk with God, burned out, or chasing after God’s approval though your actions? My ideal time with Jesus consists of waking up, reading a devotion from my grandma Dotty’s old devotion book, studying one chapter of Scripture, and filling out three pages [...]
One Year Later // Keep Hoping
It has officially been one year since I graduated from high school. I remember that day so vividly. Expectancy, hope, and uncertainties rushed all around me. I was giddy. I remember getting ready June 1, 2019 wearing my new pink colorful dress with my new black high-heeled wood shoes. My grandparents were the first people [...]
Detecting What is Dirty
I recently came inside from reading through a magazine issue on my family’s front porch. As a high school girl who followed the blog of Mary Kate Robertson, I desired to get Issue 11 of Deeply Rooted. Mary Kate was interviewed in this issue. Years after getting the magazine, I look back at the central [...]
A Love that Surpasses All
I walked through TJ Maxx today and walked out without buying anything. My day consisted of running a lot of errands and also finding myself being inwardly judgmental of others. I came home asking God for forgiveness and for His help in preparing to lead a young adults small group. Finding myself in my shower, [...]
