Holy Father, Your Word is a joy, especially in the midst of trials. Little by little, I’m learning just how much my varying emotions need endurance to be perfect and mature. I want Your perfection, but for some reason, I’m surprised when You lead me through the testing needed to get there. You’ve told me …
Simple wisdom
“Pray as you can, not as you can’t.” Bobbie’s words struck like a bright bolt of understanding into my dark space of confusion. For weeks, I had been grappling with just how to connect with God. At age fourteen, my insecurity complicated the thought of prayer into an elaborate, mysterious web. Yet in her simple and …
Wisdom is believing
“But if any of you lacks wisdom..” (James 1:5) Grey hair. A little old man leaning over a cane. Solomon on a throne, maybe? I don’t know. What exactly is wisdom? As I searched for clues, something Moses said made me stop and think: “See, I have taught you statutes….so keep and do them, for …