[continued from Monday’s post]
You see, this monstrosity that I am has killed me, and I can’t do a thing about it. The only one great enough to ransom me from this slavery and give me life beyond the grave I’ve dug myself into is my Creator, and my dread foe—the Righteous Judge.
But the inevitable fate […]
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I closed the book slowly, my mind still lingering on the final words. A weighty dullness brooded over my senses and all I could think of with any clarity was the world in the story that I had just finished. My discontent and selfishness had found vent as I was carried along by the story […]
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Have you ever walked into a room with a specific purpose, only to stop dead in the doorway, confused to realize you have no idea why you’re there? Then you must make that embarrassing trek back to where you came in hopes that a visual cue will jog your memory. I do this quite frequently. […]
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“May God arise, may his enemies be scattered;
may his foes flee before him.
As smoke is blown away by the wind,
may you blow them away;
as wax melts before the fire,
may the wicked perish before God.
When you went out before your people, O God,
when you marched through the wasteland,
the earth shook,
the heavens poured down rain,
before God, the […]
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“This is the one I esteem: he who is humble and contrite in spirit, and trembles at my word.” (Isaiah 66:2 NIV)
“[A] broken and contrite heart, O God, you will not despise.” (Psalm 51:17 NIV)
“God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.” (James 4:5 NIV)
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Brokenness is not an occasional feeling but a constant […]
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I’m going to confess this right up front – my writing is not what it once was. Since I began blogging two and a half years ago, my writing has definitely changed, and I don’t believe it has been a good change. I was once able to clearly articulate my thoughts and put them all […]
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