Still Waters: Keep Me From Becoming Mean

What God Wouldn’t Let Me Forget: “Your gentleness makes me great.” – Psalm 18:35 There are days when I feel it rising in me – that sharpness. The sigh that turns into an eye roll and biting sarcasm. The reply that’s a little too fast, a little too cutting. I don’t even notice it at … Read more

Still Waters: When God Doesn’t Move the Rock

What God Wouldn’t Let me Ignore: “Three times I pleaded with the Lord to take it away from me. But He said to me, ‘My grace is sufficient for you, for My power is made perfect in weakness.’”– 2 Corinthians 12:8–9 I’ve asked God to fix things more times than I can count. The thing, the … Read more

Still Waters: Grace For the Ungraceful

What God Wouldn’t Let Me Ignore“But God demonstrates his own love for us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.” — Romans 5:8 Some people just bring out the worst in me. Like, the blood-pressure-spiking, passive-aggressive-prayer-level worst. You’ve encountered them, I’m sure. They interrupt when you’re talking. They roll their eyes … Read more