Faith – Page 3 – S T R E A M S + T H O R N S

Dear God, I Guess It\’s Over,

Dear God, Tonight, they gave up. I\’ll be honest, that\’s hard for me to swallow. I had started to have hope. I had started to believe that at least he was going to make those hard decisions. But she was like that deceitful woman in Proverbs that You told us about… and he was noContinue reading “Dear God, I Guess It\’s Over,”

Dear God, I Don\’t Think I Get It,

Dear God, Sometimes in life we have beautiful stories to tell. Stories of redemption and faith and renewed hearts. Stories of eyes opened and wounds healed. Today is not one of those days for us. A week ago last night, you brought a young couple into our lives that we had high hopes for. WeContinue reading “Dear God, I Don\’t Think I Get It,”

Thankful Thursday: Dear God, Thank You

Dear God, Today, all I can say is thank You. And I\’m so glad that I can cling to Romans 8.26. \”Likewise the Spirit helps us in our weakness. For we do not know what to pray for as we ought, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words.\” HumbledContinue reading “Thankful Thursday: Dear God, Thank You”

I guess I Didn\’t Consider That

I guess I didn\’t consider the weirdest aspect of selling everything: that obnoxious in between phase. That part where we are still living here, but it\’s no longer our home. I looking around our house and it looks so…. empty. I\’ll be honest. I\’ve stopped taking decor down once or twice and thought, \”Well, weContinue reading “I guess I Didn\’t Consider That”

Dear God, I Think I get it

Dear God, It\’s me again. Today, Richard was cussed out by the blessing [in disguise?] that you have put in our lives. We have sacrificed our time and resources to help them. We have given above and beyond what we thought we could give. We\’ve spent money, gas (and that\’s not cheap if you haven\’tContinue reading “Dear God, I Think I get it”

Dear God, That Was Unexpected

Dear God, Remember the other day when I asked You to send someone our way that we could be a blessing to? And remember how not long ago I asked You to take me out of my comfort zone? And remember how a little while back I had asked You to teach me a littleContinue reading “Dear God, That Was Unexpected”

The American [Bad] Dream

We are \”living the American dream\”. [By we, I mean Richard and me.] We have what people work for and dream of. We have what people leave other countries and move here to pursue. We own our home [or at least we\’re buying it from the bank]. We have a beautiful, healthy baby boy. We haveContinue reading “The American [Bad] Dream”

A Faith Unmatched

How many kings, stepped down from their thrones?How many lords have abandoned their homes?How many greats have become the least for me?How many Gods have poured out their heartsTo romance a world that has torn all apart?How many fathers gave up their sons for me?Only one did that for me[lyrics from \”How Many Kings\” byContinue reading “A Faith Unmatched”

Anxiously Awaiting?

\”Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give me at that day: and not to me only, but unto all them also that love his appearing.\” 2 Timothy 4:8 Yesterday was not a very good day. Just one of those days when everything seemsContinue reading “Anxiously Awaiting?”

When God Pays the Bills

Have you ever prayed to God to provide food for you and your family?I don\’t mean that little, \”God, thanks for this food. Please bless it to our bodies. Amen.\” I mean literally prayed that God would provide food because you have no idea where your next meal will come from. I haven\’t. And I\’dContinue reading “When God Pays the Bills”