I have to admit today is a day where I need to fight for joy. Not that it’s not present, but that I need to fight to remember it. Its so easy to fix our eyes on our circumstances. There have been so many deaths, diagnoses of cancer and divorces that have bruised my heart […]
Recently, I reinjured my back. The last time this happened, I was down for over 10 months. The longevity was mostly due to ignorance and loss of hope. While I firmly believe that that every test comes with a blessing, it gets harder to hold on to that truth when you are living in pain […]
We must open to a larger portion of scripture to understand these verses. Read James 1:1-8 This passage of scripture isn’t suggesting wisdom as just one more thing to add to the prayer list. If we look closely at the context, we notice that these verses are sandwiched between encouragement and instruction for those enduring trials. […]