I’ve written over the past few weeks about God with us and in us. I’ve never spoken to a group of women for whom the idea of intimacy with God, that kind of closeness, wasn’t scary for some, if not most. So today we’re talking about one last promise. I’ve betrayed my English Major roots and themed…
God is WITH ME. I’m hanging on tight to that promise. HE IS WITH US. That’s good news, but it isn’t the end of the story. In this season I feel God inviting me deeper. When I searched the Bible and pulled a long list of God’s WITH US promises, I saw that they are…
How would you define love? Is love a feeling? A choice? Is love weak or strong? Can we live without love? Our culture (even within the church) idealizes and idolizes romantic love. The love Paul is talking about in 1 Corinthians is agape, the love of God (“for God so loved the world…”) and…
Happy first day of February! LOVE is in the AIR! I want to spend some time in this, the month of love, looking away from the Hollywood version of love, love that can be summed up in chocolate candy hearts and over-priced red roses. When I was in college and a brand new believer I…
Rest in the Lord and wait patiently for Him… Psalm 37:7 Does patience come easily to you, or is waiting a struggle? My patience is subjective and situational. Now that my daily life doesn’t involve 3 year olds who insist on doing everything themselves, I find it easy to wait on a toddler who wants to zip her own…
My soul waits in silence for God only; From Him is my salvation… Psalm 62:1 Historically Advent is a season of quiet waiting. God’s people wait in stillness for His arrival, His coming, God-With-Us. We will conclude Advent singing of silent wonder. It is one of my favorite memories of Christmases past and present: A…
Deuteronomy 33:12 About Benjamin he said: “Let the beloved of the LORD rest secure in him, for he shields him all day long, and the one the LORD loves rests between his shoulders.” I love the picture in this verse of the one who is LOVED by the Lord, living in safety, shielded by the…
I spent the last 5 days with 124 amazing students, in the beautiful Rocky Mountains, talking about meeting God in ordinary and surprising ways. I got to lead a meditation on one of my favorite Bible stories…about a woman who went looking for Jesus but was still surprised by Him. But as He went, the…
I’ve been afraid of not having what it takes as long as I can remember. As a child I was desperately afraid of failure, of trying out for something and not making it, of being told “you’re not good enough.” In a world where girls tell everyone who their crush is, hoping it will get…
As a young believer learning to share her God story, I was taught to describe the process of entering relationship with God as “inviting Jesus into my life.” As a more mature believer teaching Sunday School and VBS, I’ve used the words, “Ask Jesus into your heart.” Over these years of wanting more of God,…
Renee Davis Meyer 