Inhaling His Whispers of Rich Grace

  The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom, and the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.  Proverbs 9:10 Lord,  So many times I find myself asking for wisdom, for clarity; and it starts with fearing You.  Not fearing You as in scared, but as in a reverence, a remembering who You are and who I am in relation to You.  It begins with learning to know You.  Yes, Lord, show me who You are.   Amen. Life holds many moments of clarity but it also holds many clouded and unclear moments.  One morning I found myself in one of the unclear moments, asking for wisdom and clarity.  And as I was taking my walk, the clouds parted a little bit to reveal the sun, in the same way I ask for the clouds of doubt, pain, and disappointment to parted so I can see Your Son. Learning who God is, we learn who we are and the power that is ours, the wisdom imparted as we surrender to Him.  Matthew 11:29 tells us where Jesus invites us to yoke with Hi...

Psalm 34:18  The Lord is near to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit.   When pain hits and death enters our world, when the rejection stings and the questions taunt, it's hard to believe in the goodness of God.  It's hard to think God is for us or even near. That is when the words of Jesus become a choice, clinging to belief that God is near the brokenhearted, saving the ones crushed in spirit. Jesus wants most of all to save us and sometimes the saving comes in ways we would not choose.  Sometimes the healing looks more broken than whole. Friend, fellow-way traveler, if you don't have the faith to 'see' God's goodness or believe He is for you or with you, that's ok.  Just reach towards Him, He is near.  Psalm 34:18 tells us so. Faith doesn't need to 'see' the way, it reaches towards the One who sees us.  Faith reaches and hangs on to the hand that holds ours and when our grip slips, He grips tighter. He is Immanuel, God w...