[...they will not sweep over you.] Throughout my life I've struggled off and on with depression. Recently I found myself in those deep waters once again. I’d tried to read the book that I’d started to work my way through (“The Power of Suffering” by John MacArthur), but as I attempted the next chapter, I … Continue reading When He Draws You into Deeper Waters
One Small Lie: It Only Takes A Spark
[Lies follow lies] The truth is this: I believed the lie. Not the lie that I told, but rather, by telling the lie I was protecting myself. It was a good lie, as far as lies go. Obviously this is an oxymoron, but it was easy to believe. After I wrote The Girl Who Wouldn’t Speak … Continue reading One Small Lie: It Only Takes A Spark
Sparks
[Lean not on your own understanding] Feelings are the sparks that start it all: love’s beginnings. However, the fire must be stoked to always burn brightly. Instead, we let the fire die, stomp upon its ashes, and rekindle loves flames elsewhere with a new flame. That's not love learned. That's just a stray spark. … Continue reading Sparks
Into the Fire
[Letting go and allowing God: beauty for ashes] It was an ongoing theme in television and movies (maybe it still is. I don't know), to burn something as a ritualistic symbol of letting go and moving on. Fire is destructive, so it makes for a great visual and metaphorical expression of release. Growing up on … Continue reading Into the Fire
