Rain had caused a less than perfect day as we traveled to view the volcano on the Big Island of Hawaii. Our visibility at times was obstructed by fog or heavy rain. The weather did not hamper our wonderment of the unique beauty of the island, bountiful with ocean views, colorful birds, fragrant flowers, contrasting with the black starkness of the lava rock. After hours of being hammered, misted and fogged by the moist day we emerged as the sun set, to find an unforgettable sight. Clarity ... Read More about Slow me down Lord…..
A Confident Heart Turns to Truth
Her heart was in total despair, finding it difficult to depend on the grace of her Lord to get her through this difficult crisis. She realized this crisis had crushed her already wavering spirit, left anemic from previous wounds. The protective covering over those old wounds had been ripped off and the tender hurt exposed. She had always been a fixer but she could not fix the hurt. After her last therapy session she began to understand those wounds and how her old ways of coping were not ... Read More about A Confident Heart Turns to Truth
A Confident Heart knows there is Beauty in the Broken
Memories of a daily deluge of remarks from the belittling bullies broke the heart of the kind hearted tender girl. Degrading letters in the locker, spit wads in the gym and haughty glares launched in her direction were shaping her reality. The eyes of the scarred wounded heart of the adult, kept her in dark reality of the condemnation that consumed the words of the bullies. The wounds were masking, hiding her true reality. P erception A ltering I nsight N egatively Pain from wounds can ... Read More about A Confident Heart knows there is Beauty in the Broken
A Confident Heart Craves the Love of a Faithful Father
Life is full of choices as we seek to find fulfillment and satisfaction. These choices are fueled by our cravings. Cravings are things we "ask for, require, demand, beg, and search out". Cravings are like an unquenchable thirst that is never satisfied. There is always one more thing that is needed to calm the needy heart. The heart that is seeking value and security in an unpredictable and unreliable broken world. The world is not able to fulfill the unquenchable needs of a broken heart. The ... Read More about A Confident Heart Craves the Love of a Faithful Father
A Confident Heart has the Vulnerability of Faith rather than the Doubt of Fear
A new year and a new bible study.... I am teaching the first bible study of the year for a group of women using Renee Swope's book, A Confident Heart, as a springboard for discussion. The beginning of the year is a good time to regroup and evaluate the state of the heart. A heart plagued with artery clotting fears can create symptoms of wavering doubts and worry with high pain and low trust in the truth of God's love. Healing this malady takes intentional action as does the physical ... Read More about A Confident Heart has the Vulnerability of Faith rather than the Doubt of Fear
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