Leave Me There

This past year has held more challenges and change than I think I've ever had to deal with; at least in such a short period of time. My heavenly Father has seen fit to refine me in ways that seem impossible to deal with, in every shape and size. Once I read the book of Job and thought "Oh, you poor, poor man. Just hold onto God". Now I know that is much easier said than done, but it if there's anything that I want to emphasize in this blog it's that Christ is King, and He has never, ever left you. To steal the quote I saw moments ago from Charles Spurgeon: "I have learned to kiss the wave that throws me against the Rock of Ages.". Now, Spurgeon was certainly a much wiser and mature person than I am, but it rings true. No matter what grief this life can bring you, there is always hope in Jesus, and it always has a purpose. When we read the cherished Romans 8:28, we so often forget about verse 29, that explains to us the purpose of why everything will w...

Beginning a blog is a pretty big step for me. What rattles around in my head is usually off limits; it's only to be a dialogue between God and I. Being vulnerable is extremely difficult and definitely not enjoyable. It scares the fire out of me. However, lately there's been so many complex thoughts they just had to pour out somewhere. I am not expecting anyone to read this, it's pretty much therapy. So if you did take a gander to this little corner of the internet, thank you. My title comes from a book called "The Valley of Vision" (read it if you get the chance, my favorite is entitled "Sleep") and is called "Man A Nothing". I laughed when I originally read the title, thinking it was "Manna Nothing". Nope. To respect copyright, I won't post the whole thing. The last smidgy-bit reads like this: "Take away my roving eye, curious ear, greedy appetite, lustful heart; Show me that none of these things     can heal a wou...