and Purposeful Prose
(Photo credit goes to Pixabay.com user Pexels.) Tempted By false advertisements Fleeing Our course of defense Embracing I'm lost here without you Accepting That Your way is best. Resisting A world of distractions Rejoicing In all that is right Remembering The gift that was given Learning To persevere through the night. Surrender Is still the [...]
My first thought was this: I don't surrender well. This isn’t entirely true. (I'm hard on myself.) I've been struggling, but I struggle just about as much as any other person does. I'm still moving forward. I've accepted Jesus and I appreciate surrender---that is, that Jesus has all authority in heaven and on earth, and [...]
Sometimes faith feels like a battle upon the sea. I can succumb to really negative thinking patterns. These are definitely waves to me. If I don't get into a more positive thinking rhythm I can quickly start to sink like a stone as hope fades. Joy soon follows. Scripture tells us to take our thoughts [...]
Even the caterpillar must spread its wings It can't stay a chrysalis It must be changed. Does it resist? Does it cling to its cocoon? No, It seems to embrace that change is good news. It knows the way forward Is both beauty and peace Just as the follower who trusts and seeks For when the [...]
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