broken&beautiful
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I’ve been learning a lot about what it means to be a disciple. A disciple is a follower or student of a teacher or leader. In this context, I first consider the most famous disciples in history: the 12 men following Jesus. I’ve always had a pretty romanticized view of the Bible. This first started…
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Nothing else, how profound a statement. Nothing else but Jesus. Something so seemingly simple, but charged with so much weight. Total death to self and surrender, a posture of humility beyond what I can conceive comes naturally to anyone. Our human nature so easily and quickly creeps into things when we aren’t totally aware and…
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If He numbers every star and cares for every sparrow, how in the world is there time left for me? If He has ordered every step and fought every battle, how is there energy left for me? If all creatures are provided for and all souls are accounted for, how do I matter? The concepts…
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How many times a day do we feel inconvenienced? Truly, little things like hitting too many red lights, our favorite coffee shop being closed, our route being changed due to construction (Oklahoma problems). How often are we annoyed by things that change our plans or daily routines? This is something I don’t think about often.…
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“You do not realize now what I am doing, but later you will understand.” –John 13:7 This scripture comes from a place of Jesus serving others by washing their feet. Lately I’ve felt as though I was in a place of Jesus being silent and waiting for me to figure things out on my own,…
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A long list of A’s
A, acts, After all, All, amazement, approval, at the cross, Atmosphere, australia, awe, Christ, Christ-follower, First, god, Holy Spirit, steadfastIf you have read any of my previous posts, I am sure you have gotten the gist that I like to try and jump ahead of myself and God’s plans. So recently I have tried to focus all my attention on simply listening. All I can say is it’s amazing what happens when you give…
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That’s when He said, “be still my child, for you have learned this lesson before.” No, I did not audibly hear any voices saying this, but have you ever just felt an overwhelming sense of peace all at once? I can’t describe it, but as I was sitting there worrying about everything that wasn’t going…
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I have attempted to sit down and write this blog post multiple times. The idea has been to sum up my summer and what I’ve learned, but in all honesty I think I am struggling with that because no matter how hard I try I could never fit everything I have learned into one post.…
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“What are those flowers called?” This was the question from my out-of state or simply city friends the other day as we passed a patch of wildflowers on the side of the road. We were on our way to one of our many adventures. This question caught me a little off guard at first and…
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“Isn’t it beautiful, the way we fall apart? It’s magical and tragic all the ways we break our hearts.” This is the chorus from a song that has been stuck in my head for weeks now. The song is by We As Human and I think it is brilliant. Think about it, how beautiful is…
Stars & Sparrows 