Seeking God & Finding Courage
Motherhood draws out strength beyond one’s natural capabilities, akin to stories of moms five times her weight to save her child. It’s a challenging yet joyful journey that evokes the best and worst in us. This poem reflects on motherhood as nurturing a flower—from planting to blooming— and highlights giving grace to both mothers and ourselves.
God use our trials to bring us something better than we could have imagined.
Being hurt by somebody you love cuts deeper than being injured by a stranger. A stranger can say something that might hurt me, but it can feel devastating coming from someone I love or who is supposed to love me. It’s sometimes more challenging because enemies […]
Life is fleeting and God’s plans are eternal. Our earthly struggles may contribute to our spiritual formation, and we might only understand this once in heaven. As modeled in scripture, God molds us like a potter does clay. If we remain pliable, we become vessels for His grace, learning from Israel’s history and overcoming our sinful nature. Our trials may serve a greater purpose for our eternal souls, and we are reminded of our reliance on God’s transformative power.
God’s intricate beauty and poetic nature are intelligently demonstrated throughout the Bible. Jesus used parables of nature and the seasons to relate heavenly concepts to an earthly audience. These parables are still significant in our lives today because we live on an earth filled with the […]