Old testament
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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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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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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
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Your Legacy
2 Chronicles 6:8-9 8 But the Lord said to my father David, ‘It was good that you wanted to build a temple for me. 9 But you are not the one to build it. Your son, who comes from your own body, is the one who will build my temple.’ You may be preparing the way for someone Continue reading
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Be Strong and do the Work
1 Chronicles 28:10 “the Lord has chosen you to build a house as the sanctuary. Be strong and do the work.” Though this verse is specifically David telling his son Solomon to build the Lord’s sanctuary, doesn’t it apply to us all? We may have had a specific plan in mind for our 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 