Back in high school, I had to have an MRI where they injected a contrast into my blood stream. It wasn’t fun at all (I hate needles AND enclosed spaces), but it was quite intriguing to me. It was blue, so it turned the color of blood vessels a different color. As they were slowly…Read more
Day 24: You Are Entrusted
One of the most powerful memories I have from my childhood is where there was this one time I felt the Holy Spirit was telling me to talk to a stranger. I never did. To this day, I still wonder where that guy is, how he is doing, if He knows about God. I look…Read more
Day 23: You Are Interceded For
I remember earlier this year how I saw a friend break over the fact that his brother does not yet know Christ. It’s something that we desire for those we know and love! The idea of separation from God forever is hard for us to think of, even regarding strangers, let alone family members. It’s…Read more
Day 22: You Are Known
“Search me, God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts” (Psalm 139:23, NIV). Even though we are called not to worry, we do at times. The turmoil within our soul is utterly known by a God who hears and loves us. This passage does not say “Search my actions” or even…Read more
Day 21: You Are Heard
In high school, a few of my friends called me “the silent crier,” which back then seemed like such a compliment… I have no idea why. But anyway, it was given to me based off of the fact that when I cry, I have often been able to control the shaking in my voice and…Read more
Day 20: You Are Connected
When I take a moment to look back over significant moments in my life, I find it to be the heart connections between another and me that make life worth more. It’s the immediate excitement between people that is like you “clicked” and that makes the other person someone you need in your life for…Read more
Day 19: You Are Understood
Along with the need to be loved, people desire to be understood. To hear someone and truly understand where they are at, what makes them excited, what tears them down. To laugh when they do and to cry when they do. The idea that words do oh so very little in some moments. Instead, it’s…Read more
Day 18: You Are Joyful
“Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything. If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God, who gives generously…Read more
Day 17: You Are Dependent
On days when I feel bad about sins in my own life, I have noticed that I sometimes try to make up for it as if I can do something to remove the guilt I am experiencing. These are not always serious offenses for me, but they are most commonly jealousy, bitterness, unforgiveness, comparison. Deep…Read more
Day 16: You Are Married
While I don’t know what it’s like to be married, I want to someday. There’s nothing like unconditional love, and there’s a reason that God calls the church His bride (2 Corinthians 11:2; Ephesians 5:22-33; Revelation 19:7). It’s a whole life ahead with the knowledge that as you are following after Christ, you have someone…Read more
