Tag Archives: struggle
The waiting, the now . . .
It’s the waiting that gets me. Always the waiting, never the now, longing for change, but change comes in the later. The past seems to hold regrets or nostalgia that trumps anything remotely real and present. It’s the waiting that … Continue reading
Having a Hard Day?
Having a hard day and needing a bit of perspective and inspiration, look here. This is a blog I follow from a young lady who battles Rett Syndrome. Her story, her bravery, and her faith is very inspiring to me. … Continue reading
Hope and Despair
Hope and despair, side by side, comingled like lovers, estranged but intimate— of necessity joined in a world that feeds both. Hope looks beyond to the “other”— promised, longed for. Despair looks to what is, heavy and real— the pressing … Continue reading
Idols
Pry from my hands these little trinkets, these very important “holy” things. Break these idols that I trust in; let me know my depth of sin. Devastate me with Your nearness; fill me with Your Spirit’s blaze. In one moment, … Continue reading
When It’s All About Me
I don’t think I have a split personality; but if I did, would I know it? Maybe it’s just the neighbor’s marijuana wafting in through the swamp cooler on a hot day, or maybe I really am two people living … Continue reading
Thought for the day . . .
Mother Teresa records in her journal of her doubts and struggles to hear God and to be sure of her mission and standing with Him. Mm, a real person–what a concept! Pressing on in spite of obstacles without and within, … Continue reading
