January 2016
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Jealous?
Psalm 49:16-17 Do not be overawed when others grow rich, when the splendor of their houses increases; for they will take nothing with them when they die, their splendor will not descend with them. Oh how we often look at the lives of others and compare it to our own, especially in the world of facebook Continue reading
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Jesus Predicts Peter’s Denial
Mark 14:27-31 We all know the story of Peter’s denial of Christ. Peter is famously known for acting without thinking and in that sense, he did some very courageous, faithful things, but his pride, his absolute conviction that he was perfectly faithful was his downfall often. In this passage, he tells Jesus that he would Continue reading
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Unfailing Love
Psalm 44, specifically verse 26. Oh how I love, the Psalms! They are not only beautiful and poetic, but relate able and revealing. In Psalm 44, these is a lot of crying out to God wondering where He is. The majority of the passage is made up of the writer listing all the terrible, bad Continue reading
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No Direction
You know, I get frustrated sometimes when I read the Bible passages where God gives someone, especially the disciples directions, and they do them and it works. I get frustrated because sometimes I wonder where my directions are. Why isn’t He telling me where to live next? What work to do? etc. I was reading Continue reading
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History Repeated
Nehemiah 9:16-17 16 “But they, our ancestors, became arrogant and stiff-necked, and they did not obey your commands. 17 They refused to listen and failed to remember the miracles you performed among them. They became stiff-necked and in their rebellion appointed a leader in order to return to their slavery. But you are a forgiving God, gracious Continue reading
About Me
An obsessive journaler who loves meeting others along their journey and giving them a hand to hold through pieces of writing. I write about the heartbreaks of life and the joys, the ups and downs, and I often learn my greatest lessons and miracles from nature.
Joyful Ruins 