afraid of the darkness

afraid of the darkness

Keep me as the apple of your eye; hide me in the shadow of your wings. –Psalm 17:8 There are days when I plead for Him to come and come soon. When the weight of the whole broken business of life grabs hold and pulls me straight to the bottom, when I’m sure this can’t...
in the searching i discover i am found.

in the searching i discover i am found.

Lord, I live in pursuit of a little one. One who is pulled at and torn by the world. Selfish motives driven by insecurities and hidden shame stretch out their arms to hide him away. Ripped back and forth, they play this precious child like a pawn. No loving arms to...
value by design

value by design

How could I, who felt worthless, gain value? Whether it is pride or the self-deprecation (even outright loathing) that often masquerades as humility, anything that is focused primarily on self is going to miss the source. So I found myself in the same trap so many...
exposing insecurity

exposing insecurity

God calls us to do something. We mess it up. God gives us opportunities. We let them pass us by. God puts us in positions to bless others. We hurt them instead. It’s the story of our lives; it’s the story of humanity. God gives, we tarnish the gift. We repent, He...
God steps over the fence

God steps over the fence

He’s in tears over his propensity to worry. He’s crying over his chicken fingers and I know this is more than the fact that he is admittedly over-tired. These tears come from a deeper place. A fearful place I know too well. He builds fences around himself...