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…
God is WITH us. This is gospel, this is good news. We invite people to become Christians. And we’ve hopefully responded to that invitation ourselves. But do we live the truth that believing Jesus is just the beginning? Trusting Christ opens the door to a life WITH Jesus. John says, “THIS Is eternal life, that they…
I’ve rarely prayed in a group where SOMEONE hasn’t asked God to “be with us”, I’ve prayed it myself. And it can’t be wrong, since Paul prays it: Now the God of peace be with you all. (Rom15:33, also 16:20, 24, end of many of his letters) But I try to catch myself, I try…
This is the year the Lord has made, let us rejoice and be glad in it. I welcome You in this new year, Lord, and I want more of You. Remind me of how much I need you. Make me small in my own eyes, but remembering I am greatly loved. Keep me close to…
I have a voice. Sometimes it can be loud, and I hate being shushed. My voice is one of the things that makes me feel like I am too much for people. Being loud makes me feel like I’m not feminine or soft or “Christian womanly” enough. I have a voice. Because of my life,…
I traveled home from India by myself, needing a few extra days before the boys started school. I have always loved traveling by myself, finding that I hear from the Lord and am able to process in a deeper way while traveling. Also, I love airports. And as any parent knows, after traveling with kids…
I’m pretty picky about Christian fiction (because I was an English major, and therefore a book snob), but there are a couple of Christian series that I really love. One is the Mitford books, by Jan Karon , about Father Tim, an Episcopalian priest who lives in a small town in North Carolina. They are kind…
When my kids are especially full of complaints I make them give me 5 things they’re grateful for, telling them “Thanksgiving is like magic, it makes the grouchies go away.” It worked like a charm on my oldest but the younger two are more resistant, determined to fight for their right to be in a…
So I am trying to make it a practice to imagine my soul coming out of hiding, out of the house, to find Jesus on the front porch. I picture Him sitting on a swing waiting for me. I sit down. I breathe deeply. I sit for a while with my head on His shoulder knowing that I’m loved and not saying anything. Sometimes I imagine Him asking me how my soul is doing. And I answer. And sometimes I just listen.
Renee Davis Meyer 