Settle
Settle into Hope
Let it lift your heavy chin
The yoke of Jesus invites us to live most freely and fully as we learn from Him and glorify the Father in ways that He’s formed within you to reflect Him.
What does it mean to cast your cares before Jesus? To submit your fears and anxieties? To “let go and let God”? I admit, I struggle when told to just “give it to God” or “have more faith”. As one who often feels the weight of anxiety, worry, fear, pessimism, depression, etc., it takes *work* …
When we are coming from experiences that have taught us to tread lightly and to guard our heart and that trust inevitably equals pain, it’s remarkably difficult to hear that we must trust God with all our being.
I am a wretch. So as I plan my attempts to earn my keep and prove that I can at least be useful as a hired hand, I hear my name…
The filth I once wore like a name tag on my chest
He has covered with His own robe of righteousness
All I can do is stand there
surprised every time He loves me…
He sees my weakness, yes. He sees my tendencies and failures and my lack. But more than even that, He sees me. He sees my past. He sees my tears. He sees my trepidation and sleepless nights
My baby was crying. I had failed to sense his discomfort. I had failed to recognize his needs. I had failed to keep him comfy and satiated. My baby was crying. In public. And I was not far behind…
When I ask in frustration, “Am I your mother or your maid?!?”… the real question is, “Do I have the heart of a servant or a slave?”
We simply cannot continue in the status quo of going at life alone, especially in what is potentially the most vulnerable season a mother’s experience.