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Are we living in a house of fear or the house of love?

"Put bluntly, the American church today accepts grace in theory but denies it in practice. We say we believe...but our lives refute our faith...Too many Christians are living in the house of fear and not in the house of love." Brennan Manning, The Ragamuffin Gospel   Jesus, please rescue us from the house of fear and take us into your house of love. Please set our hearts, our souls, and our minds free from the paralyzing weight of fear and the suffocating grip of guilt. Please fill us with a fresh wave of understanding of your love that knows no bounds and has no end, so that it floods through our entire being, reaching to the deepest, darkest, and most wounded places of our soul. Thank you for loving us when it seemed like no one else did. Thank you for being there even when we turned away from you time and time again. Thank you for never giving up on us and always believing in us even when we had given up on ourselves. Jesus, thank you for accepting us just the way...
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You made me

"Through him all things were made..." John 1:3 Jesus, you  made me . You intimately formed me with your hands. You created my inmost being. You designed my inner heart and mind, my personality, my natural abilities, interests, passions, my inclinations, even my weaknesses. You lovingly and gently designed everything about me according to your perfect plan and pleasure. You were pleased to make me. You were smiling as you formed every part of me - inside and outside, visible and invisible. And when you were done, you said, "He is very  good." You smiled and looked to our Father, seeking his praise too, and as his tender eyes met yours, he smiled and agreed, "Yes, he is very good." Thank you, Jesus, that I am fearfully and wonderfully made and that you are very pleased with me and smile when you look at me. "For you created my inmost being;     you knit me together in my mother’s womb. I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; ...
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We're all human, but... (part two)

First of all, I want to start off by apologizing for the long hiatus from my venture into the world of blogging. As it seems true for everyone, these last couple months have been rather busy, and blogging was not at the top of my to do list. That being said, as I continue to get the ball rolling, I hope that I can pick up some momentum and make writing a more regular part of my routine. Now to where I left off in my last post . I had begun to share about some thoughts that had been nagging me recently and they still are--questions such as: "Is this really the life I am meant to live? Am I truly living to my full potential or have I settled for something less because of fear, or my own insecurities, or simply because it's comfortable?" Hand in hand with these thoughts are deeper questions that strike more at my core: "Am I capable of something more? Do I have what it takes to really make a difference or am I just fooling myself?"  In this place, it's easy...
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We're all human, but... (part one)

Over the last couple months, I've been wrestling with some unsettling questions that seem to get louder with each day: "Is this really the life I am meant to live? Am I truly living to my full potential or have I settled for something less because of fear, or my own insecurities, or simply because it's comfortable? Am I capable of something more? Do I have what it takes? Will I always feel this way?" Deep down I really believe I was made for something more. Deep down I truly believe that I am capable of so much more (that we all are). And deep down I cling to a hope that I won't always feel this way. However, if I'm honest with myself, most days I don't live like I believe this. Instead, most days I live nagged by insecurities, questions, and doubts if I'm good enough--fears of failing, fears of letting others down, and fears of being found out that I'm not all that I make myself out to be. Most recently I'm plagued by the fear of regret--tha...
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Welcome to the conversation

Welcome to my blog about life's epiphanies--some big, some small, yet each one significant. Maybe you came across my blog from a random web search or maybe you're a close friend or family member who's visiting just in case I ask you about my blog next time I see you. No matter why you're here, thanks for stopping by and giving me a chance to share a bit of my life with you (and I hope you'll eventually share a bit of yours too). Really, that's what this blog is about: walking together through life, sharing with each other our unexpected epiphanies--those "Aha! moments" when the light bulb flashes on and something just hits you about the deeper things of life.    Whether it’s something you just read, a song you heard on the radio, or something you saw walking down the street, my hope is that the more often we share these unexpected life lessons, the more we'll help each other take that next step deeper into life as it was meant to be...
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