Tag: trust
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Between Box Jumps and a Boat
So Peter got out of the boat and walked on the water and came to Jesus. But when he saw the wind he was afraid, and beginning to sink he cried out, “Lord, save me.” Jesus immediately reached out his hand and took hold of him, saying to him, “O you of little faith, why…
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When You Feel Stuck (Part 3)
Click here to read part 1 and click here for part 2. I can’t remember a time in my life when I didn’t overthink things. As a child, I was always one to analyze the details. I was a strong reader and writer, motivated to discover and learn. Languages and logic became interests, which eventually…
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When You Feel Stuck (Part 2)
Click here to read part 1 Have you ever felt stuck, having accepted the past yet unable to move forward? There’s no easy way to navigate being sandwiched in between the reality of what was and the possibilities of what will be. The disappointments have settled in and became a part of a new normal.…
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When You Feel Stuck (Part 1)
“You’re not stuck.” That’s the word God gave me in church a few weeks ago. That morning, I found out about another disappointment, another loss, I’d soon have to face. I went to church to escape this reality, only to sit through a sermon about change. The takeaway point was that change can be a…
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Reporting the Good News
During my junior year of high school (let’s not count how many years ago that was), I wrote an article on Valentine’s Day for a journalism course. It was fun and entertaining, and my advisor published it to the school paper because it was one of my better works. I can’t remember the details, but…
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Intentionally Losing My Life
“And he said to all, “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me. For whoever would save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will save it.” – Luke 9:23-24 (ESV) A few years ago, I’d never imagine…
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Standing Firm in the Waiting
“I’m going to trust God, but assume the rejection.” That was my mindset during my 2nd year of college. I was in desperate need of a scholarship to fulfill my God-given dreams. But just because I was eligible didn’t mean it was available. New classes hadn’t yet started and somehow I was more burned out…
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Moving Forward for New Things
“Remember not the former things, nor consider the things of old. Behold, I am doing a new thing; now it springs forth, do you not perceive it? I will make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert.” – Isaiah 43:18-19 (ESV) I wasn’t expecting to write or teach on this topic of…
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Called to Obey: Elizabeth and Zechariah
In completing several Advent studies, I am inspired by Elizabeth and Zechariah’s character. I used to take their story for what it was without any profound questions or thoughts. But this year, it seems wrong of me not to reflect on God’s intentionality in their lives. By discovering who they were as individuals, as servants…
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Victory in the Valley
I still remember that Sunday at church when I couldn’t stop crying. My good friend comforted and encouraged me, saying “you’ll see the other side of this. I promise.” I had some serious doubts about if and when that day would come. Full healing seemed so distant and out of reach. God had done it…
Consider the Joy 