Waiting Patiently
I wait for the Lord, my whole being waits,
and in his word I put my hope.
—Psalm 130:5 (NIV)
Wait for the Lord;
be strong and take heart
and wait for the Lord.
—Psalm 27:14 (NIV)
Reading these verses, I was once again reminded not be discouraged but instead to look towards God. “Take heart,” it says in the Bible. Those very words washed over me on Saturday night when I felt a little discouraged. Then I came across this today.
Looking at my life right now, I’m starting to think that God is teaching me to look to Him in all things, to be patient, to wait, and not to lose hope.
(Source: http://weheartit.com/entry/16798807)
Even as my heart sings, my mind tells it to be quiet. That it is too soon to tell. That it must stay intact. That it must not take risks. That it must stay guarded. That it must wait.
Gracious Speech
“Let your conversation be always full of grace, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how to answer everyone.”
—Colossians 4:6 (NIV)
“The words of a wise man’s mouth are gracious, But the lips of a fool shall swallow him up;”
—Ecclesiastes 10:12 (NJKV)
We should thus be careful with the words we speak and ask for wisdom, that we may speak with the grace that comes from Him.
That wall of yours, it may keep out pain. But it may also keep out — love?
This really is something worth thinking about. Why do we hold onto the faith that we hold on to? Why do we wake up in the morning and decide that we still believe in what we believed in yesterday?
There’s an article in the most recent issue of Relevant Magazine by this same title.
It’s written Lauren Winner, author of Still: Notes on a Mid-Faith Crisis.
This article intrigued me because I resonated with it so much.I was at a membership retreat this weekend for a church community I…
Invisible Boyfriend
Random friend: Do you have a boyfriend?
Me: No.
RF: Really?! No boyfriend?
Me: Really.
This is a fairly typical conversation I have when bumping into friends I’ve not talked to in a long time. These conversations are usually accompanied by disbelieving looks on their parts and sometimes concern.
Maybe next time I should say I have an invisible boyfriend. Now wouldn’t that be a swell reason for them to be concerned?
(Source: http://weheartit.com/entry/22108758)
Sometimes I sit there wishing extra hard that what I have been dreaming will indeed come true.
