We cannot have empathy and connection until we first arrive at a place of vulnerability and grace. So here we are, unraveling the complexity of people and the brokenness behind loneliness until we arrive at the place where grace binds us all together. I had spent some time reading through past journals that were scribbled [...]
An unforgiving spirit will only hold you hostage of your past and minimize every good thing that is present now. Have you ever silently prided yourself on loving people as they are, never to hold a grudge, or even past events against those who have wronged or harmed you only to find out that it [...]
Surrender is so sweet, but when it comes to surrendering those things in our lives that we hold a little too closely it suddenly seems more like a burden than a blessing. And that is when our perspective of surrender is so misplaced. It always brings me back to the love of Jesus and I [...]
The devil is so cruel. And we often are so blinded by the crafty ways he works and moves in our lives. I know that may not be the most encouraging words you have ever read, but I want to be as real and vulnerable as possible right now. I can't stop thinking about how [...]
The last chapter in the book of Ruth consists of Boaz and Ruth’s marriage and then continues on with the genealogy of David. While reading through the book of Ruth I was overwhelmed by how much God had showed me that I had never realized before, and that still didn't even scratch the surface of [...]
While reading Ruth chapter 3 I couldn't help but think how easy and tempting it would have been for Naomi to want Ruth for herself, as her only daughter left to keep her company, and to be a help around her home. It would have been easier and much more comfortable for Naomi to have [...]
In Ruth chapter 2, we see that Ruth had asked Naomi if she could go out to the fields to glean corn and wheat. I feel like Ruth is someone many of us could strive to be like- humble and obedient in the ordinary and mundane of her everyday life. Two things I struggle with, [...]
Naomi's heart, "I went out full, and the Lord hath brought me home again empty"Ruth 1:21 These words resonate and resound within my own heart as I sat outside on a Thursday morning, reading Ruth chapter 1. I knew I wanted to do a study on Ruth simply because it’s a book that I love, [...]
I hate to give into the pressure of voicing my opinion on social media simply because that has been everyones first reaction as if it will suddenly deviate racism and the sin that is going on in our country. However, I will speak up against sin and hatred that is being cast around so lightly [...]
