I’ve felt a little like Mary lately. Not Mary, the mother of Jesus, but Mary, the sister of Martha. Mary, the one who – despite all the hustle and bustle that would naturally…

Have you found yourselfin a Red Sea kind of place? You know –a mountain on each side of you,a river in front of you,and an enemy in hot pursuit? If so,you are in…

For the one who feels unworthy of God’s love. That would be all of us . . . or it should be. We are unworthy, but God. Despite who we are and what…

For the one who is left holding pieces you never thought you would be and that you don’t know what to do with. Pieces that arejagged, awkward, painfully heavy or unwanted.  Oh precious one, from one who was left to carry pieces of her own, the best advice I…

For the one burnt out on religion. A relationship with Jesus isn’t the same thing as doing “all the religious things” so you will be right with God. A relationship with Jesus begins…

For the one beyond frustrated with yourself.  The one who feels as though they take one step forward and a million steps back.  The one who wants to please God with your whole heart but who keeps hurting His heart instead.  The struggle to…

For the one who is wrestling with God.  It’s ok if you are. In fact, it is in the very place of wrestling that we get so close to God we can almost hear the beat of His heart.  In the twisting and turningand…

For the one with a servant heart . . .  bending over backwards to serve others, love others, do for others only to have all you are doing go unnoticed, unappreciated, and “unthanked”.  If you noticethat all you are doing is going unnoticed, you might not…

For the one in the midst of a storm. Don’t lose your focus. Don’t give in to fear. With everything swirling around you, it’s hard to see Jesus. With fear looming in front…

For the one who just doesn’t understand why. Sometimes,most times in fact, this side of Heaven we won’t understand. And, in our need to know – in our trying to understand why, we…