Tag: wilderness
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Dogs don’t bark at parked cars
When our lives go from stagnant to movement, the waters are always tested. It’s in the place of flourishing you find the most opposition. Dogs don’t bark at parked cars. People say hurtful things, your family, your friends, your foes and all those in between. And not because you did anything wrong yet rather because […]
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When the holidays are hard and rejoicing seems nearly impossible
I love the holidays! They help me get through the cold winter months. Somehow the holiday music and lights spread cheer among everyone. There seems to be so much to do around this time of year. It’s a time of giving, a time of sharing. Yet, the holiday season isn’t a time of rejoicing for […]
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No Matter How High the Mountain, it cannot Block the sun
I don’t know what struggle or hardship you are facing today. Maybe from where you are standing, it seems as though this season is never ending. You have come to the end of your ropes and all hope is fading. Do you even see light at the end of the tunnel anymore? Why are the […]
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Yet, you do not know
You know my name, you have called it before. Do you know what I have done, or have you heard from others? Yet, you do not know my story. I wish I was not defined by the things I regret I have done. Yet, you do not know how I ended up there. You see […]
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Like the Rose
As days carry on, weeks become months and soon they turn into years. Time flashes by so quickly before us. Every morning I look in the mirror at my face while I put on my eyeliner and pull my hair back. Somehow, my face has changed and more white hairs appeared on my head. We […]
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When you’re in the wilderness
Sometimes it’s hard to pray. I’ve gone through seasons where talking to God just seems difficult. And I wonder, how is God perceiving that moment. I imagine it’s painful for him, to watch me struggling in life and in words. I want to seek God in my hard times, yet there were days where I […]
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And There I Find You
The silence was supposed to be calming. But the quiet was so loud. I could hear each expiration, The wind wrestling with leaves, The crunching beneath my feet. I heard the echo of your voice, My soul is extroverted A never ending speech. The silence was supposed to be restful, There were no words that […]