0
Art Prints Verse Cards Bible Studies & Resources Coffee Mugs Christmas Art Prints
written beauty for the heart and life
0
 

Stay Connected

Studying the Word can feel overwhelming. Receive our FREE One-Page How to Study the Bible resource when you connect with us!

Name *
Name
 
 
 
A rare #fridayintroductions post🤗 Things you may not know about me: My husband does ALL the cooking in our home. It’s also his area of creative expression, so I am spoiled when it comes to eating. I played basketball for many years of my life. My writer friends cannot reconcile this with my tender personality. I must shower every single day, but I only wear makeup 1-2x a week. I have spent as many hours in the dark as I have in the light with our second child. Areas I’m growing in: I love to make things pretty, not necessarily clean. I’m growing in faithfulness and in understanding as I care for the needs of my home. Motherhood is the hardest thing I’ve ever done (hence all of the gospel application to motherhood on my feed). But I’m noticing something that may be harder but less obvious is depending on the Lord in areas where I could easily trust my own efficiency, ability, or experience. There are few days in this season of transitioning to two where I can get beyond the intake of a familiar psalm to any more Bible reading. I am so desperate for the language of the psalms to be my own to God that I read slowly and usually cling to just one or two verses. I have felt shame in my neediness and my inability to study more, but it has been a huge process of forsaking my righteousness and living in Christ’s. Tell me: What’s an area you’re growing in? Grateful for the opportunity to minister to you through this account💗
He loves you too much to let you go your own way. He’ll put roadblocks in your path. He’ll extend His rod of correction. He’ll rescue you and lead you back to His fold. He’ll administer loving discipline to pull you back from going your own way. . Because “there is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way to death” (Proverbs 14:12). You don’t see the danger. You see your good intentions, your well-thought-out scenarios, your precious plans. You don’t see that your path is wide. His ways are higher—as well as His vantage point. He’ll ruin your plans because He loves you and intends that you have life in Him. . Yours is to embrace a different kind of death, to die to what you thought was best and right for your life, your days. To lean not on your own understanding and trust that His paths are the only ones deemed straight. . #thenursingseries #motherhoodissanctifying #bedeeplyrooted #wordsworthnoting
Sabbath, you are such a lovely respite from the tireless work in this season. A work that of course, God is the chief Laborer of, but one that I am responsible to join. That chiseling, never-ending-until-glory work of sanctification. . Sabbath, you are a gift to me. Not of comfort and ease, but of rest and reminder. In other seasons, my work was tangible, and Sabbath made space to let sin bubble to the surface, to see my heart exposed, to advance sanctification. . But everyday now is Sabbath in that way—my sin and heart so visible and accessible as I care for these small babes. Sabbath—in this season, as it is in every season—is a balm for my tired soul, reminding me of my secured position before Him and His lavish grace towards me. . Sabbath, you give me no other agenda than to enjoy God. Oh how my capacity has grown to enjoy Him! thanks to the holiness being formed in me this season. When the day is done, the glimpse of eternity savored, I’m humbled and ready to return again to the labor and grace of sanctification. . Looking forward to seeing you tomorrow. . #sabbath #sanctification #wordsworthnoting
Have you ever felt discouraged in your quiet time? Ever walked away confused or sad or disheartened? Why, when these words are described as honey to the taste, is it often hard to swallow? . If you struggle in your time in Scripture, I’ve written one of those “lift your drooping hands and strengthen your weak knees” kinds of exhortations (Heb. 12). It’s a sharp word, but it’s one I pray that the Spirit uses to train you in righteousness, to persevere in study, and to compel your faithfulness to show up even when your time spent in God’s Word doesn’t feel encouraging. . “Five Reasons Your Quiet Time Shouldn’t Encourage You” — on the #truewomanblog for @reviveourhearts. Find it at the link in profile.
If you’ve ever felt unseen, unappreciated, unrecognized in your serving, . If you’ve ever felt weary, discouraged, or dry in your constant service to others, . If you’ve ever found yourself resisting Jesus’ claim that the greatest among you shall be your servant, . If you’ve ever desired to be served rather than serve, . I’d love to encourage you with the “By Faith” podcast I recorded with @christinehoover98 on Serving Like Jesus. You can find it at the link in profile.