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Held by Grace: A Waiting Women's Story of Worthiness (part 3)

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I've never truly been in love, but I've fallen for the idea of it. I've always used my mind rather than my heart in relationships—being drawn to the concept of the person and convincing my heart to follow. I never really understood why I did this. Maybe I believed no one else would love me, so I should take what I could get, or perhaps it stemmed from a lesson my mother taught me long ago: to be with someone who loved me more than I loved them. Or maybe I was just incapable of loving someone that way. Whatever the reason, I knew there was a deeper root to uncover, and I realized it was tied to my sense of self-worth. A long time ago, I believed the lie that I didn't deserve love. I had no idea where this belief came from, but it contradicted every declaration of love for me in the Word of God . That lie lingered for years, and I truly thought I would never experience love or get married. I don't think I even fully understood Christ's love for me, but it was a se...

Waiting on God

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"But those who wait on the Lord shall renew their strength. They shall mount up with wings like eagles, they shall run and not be weary, they shall walk and not faint (Isaiah 40:31)." Have you ever wished you could just rise up above everything and everyone and fly up to the sky like the birds where there seem to be no obstacles and where literally there is no limit? I've had that feeling, especially when stuck in traffic (lol),  wishing that I could fly to get to where  I am going faster without delays, but sadly life is not like that and sometimes we just have to wait.  Waiting is something that is unavoidable in life but it teaches us a great lesson about patience. It is also an action that you continually engage in if you are a believer of Christ and waiting on the promise that he will come back for his church. For this reason, waiting is  something that is not new when it comes to  those in the bible and a prime example is Abraham who waited 25 years t...