For in this tent we groan, longing to put on our heavenly dwelling. ~2 Corinthians 5.2
Our pastor, preaching through the book of 1 Samuel and speaking on the realities of the challenges that King David faced, shared this quote from Paul Tripp early in the sermon. Tripp said, “God will take you where you haven’t intended to go in order to produce in you what you could not achieve on your own.” This quote struck me, and I carefully wrote it down in my notes.
That sermon was preached in May 2022.
The Lord called my daughter home the next month, in June 2022.
(more…)Four years ago today, my darling youngest daughter went home to be with the Lord.
As this anniversary approached over the last few weeks, I’ve reflected on memories of her and the time that passed. Four years without one of my children feels unthinkable. Yet, here I am.
(more…)Ah, Utopia.
A perfect life. A perfect world where all our days are just…perfect.
No conflict. No squabbles. No pain.
We’re all searching for that, aren’t we? We deserve to keep getting promotion after promotion. We shouldn’t receive calls from debt collectors, but our coffers should be full of abundance simultaneously while our homes full of all the fine things we want. And, shouldn’t our churches fill us with all the joy and knowledge of God without the fusses of conflict and questions about each other’s intentions or decision-making?
We hate pain. We hate the intrusion of detours to our perfectly made schedules. And, forget about those nasty diagnoses from Dr. So-and-So…I definitely don’t need to face that today. I don’t have time for dealing with sicknesses or other people’s “problems”, and please don’t mess up my already planned out life…it just won’t do.
(more…)“I have learned to kiss the wave that slams me into the Rock of Ages,”
— Charles Spurgeon
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