Tag: faith
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Unraveling
Life, and all of its demands, has a characteristic way of completely steamrolling us until we are stretched too thin to keep up the pace any longer. 😮💨 It’s puzzling to try to understand how we can be “too much” for some while simultaneously “not enough” for others, when all you really want to be…
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When Prayer Doesn’t Sound Like Poetry
Last week had more hits than Casey Kasem & by Friday morning I was feeling crushed & discouraged. I knew it was a spiritual attack, but my heart was still heavy & I just couldn’t shake the heaviness or stop the constant loop of pain replaying in my mind as I grasped for understanding. I…
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“Peace, No Peace”
Every time I witness someone trying to relate to & understand sin, making excuses for it & attempting to accept “just a little bit of sin”, I am reminded of a movie scene that was seared into my adolescent brain – not realizing until pretty recently – why it has remained so unsettling & replays…
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Community Can Be Tricky, But God Isn’t
The enemy has nothing new. His tactics are the same. He comes to “steal, kill & destroy.“ If we have a genuine, personal relationship with Our Father, we know His voice & can easily discern the lies of a counterfeit. We can walk in His will, so that being outside of it feels foreign &…
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Psalm 32: “The Joy of Forgiveness”
Psalm 32 is my FAVORITE because I have experienced these words very personally, during my encounter at a Deeper Still retreat. I realize now, after leaving that place radically transformed in just a short weekend, that very few TRULY comprehend the weight of this because they have never experienced true freedom or even realize that…
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Speak LIFE in 2024
I’m not typically one to choose a “word” for the upcoming year, because I have always been more reflective than anything else… During a time when most people are planning forward & hoping for what’s to come & confidently declaring their word, I’ve always struggled to understand the sentiment. *Don’t come for me* Through my…
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Leading Them Well
As I am praying , studying and reading this morning, I cannot help but smile as I am reminded of God’s goodness. There have been so many tears around our home these past few days as we try to process the great loss of Mrs. Amanda, a beloved wife, mother, sister, friend and teacher, with…
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Aftermath
This morning I noticed that I had several old entries in my drafts, so I wanted to clean it up. I came across this one and I’m not sure why I decided not to share it, but reading it again today has been such a blessing to me! I’ve weathered plenty of storms since I…
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Every Day Faith
We don’t fight against flesh and blood, but some days it is harder than others to remember that and to keep offense from reaching my heart. To keep from growing weary in doing what I KNOW is right, not what is easy. 💔 I prayed for years for God to take away the burden on…
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My Deeper Still Experience
By: Brittney Mariner
The Grace Pace 