mindless carnival toys
Sometimes I feel like I’m lost, Lord. I can’t seem to see where I’m going for all the distractions around me. I head one direction, thinking that’s where you want me to go, only to find it gets me nowhere. I turn around and try again with the same result. I feel like I’m […]
never ending steps
Sometimes, Lord, I feel like I can do anything. I believe there is no mountain too big to defeat me. I believe that no matter how steep or how high that mountain is, I can climb it with ease. I believe these things because I know you are my God, and you are capable […]
from dawn to dusk
Lord, you are a magnificent God. God of grace. God of blessing and wonder. You heard my cry, my petition of concern. You did not turn a deaf ear, but smiled upon my request. When I finally, prayed with the smallest mustard seed of faith, you grew my tree overnight as if it were […]
swept into the stream
I rushed about yesterday, Lord, failing to see the landscape around me. I knew it would happen. I even talked about it with you in the morning. I had things to do that I knew would be frustrating and time consuming. I talked with you about my need for calm and contentment, the need […]
sadness weighs upon me
Sadness weighs upon me until I can no longer hold my head up, Lord. I bow and weep. I feel defeat and want very much to to retreat. I want to stop the fighting and run from my troubles. I fantasize sometimes about starting all over somewhere else where there will be no problems. At other […]
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