One of my dear clients made an "offhand" remark two weeks ago. She wanted to find a Bible study to help her stay focused on Your Word, Lord, during the summer months (since her study of choice -- Community Bible Study -- was about to take its summer break). She said it almost in passing, as an...
Thinking. Feeling. Seeking. Knowing. Finding. Freeing. Wanting. Willing. Waiting. Being. Sleeping. Dreaming. Waking. Walking. Asking. Begging. Giving. Getting. Living. Loving.. Yearning... Yours. "I will praise You, Lord, with all my heart;.. I will bow down toward Your holy temple and will praise Your name for Your unfailing love and Your faithfulness...When I called, You...
Precious Lord, I don't have the energy to journal tonight. After too few hours of sleep last night and a long day of intense introspection, I am physically and mentally spent. Maybe that's the very reason I had such a profound encounter with You today, Abba. I was too tired to have my guard up,...
I was with a precious sister-in-Christ this morning, in a beautiful place... seeking You. Why should I be surprised, Lord, that we could encounter You today -- I mean really encounter You -- by simply meditating on one verse in the Bible? Not just one particular verse. It could be any verse... couldn't it, Lord? Why?...
Sometimes You are way ahead of me, Lord. "Before they call I will answer; while they are still speaking I will hear." (Isaiah 65:24) I know the context of this Word is after Your return to Earth, Lord... when You create the New Heaven and the New Earth and come to rule as King of...
Oh, Abba... Tonight, You had me do something unexpected -- something I needed more than I realized. You had me look back four years... to the days when You first birthed this journal. Your reason for this, I later discovered, was far more important than just giving me a trip down Memory Lane. The journal entry quoted below was...
Today, my Inspiration reached its Expiration. I feel like a bicycle tire plagued with a long, slow leak. The lack of air had me pumping my pedals harder and harder until I couldn't go any farther. It's hard to get anywhere on a flat tire. The leak started last night, when I fell asleep in front of...
I was not in a boat today, nor was I in a storm. But I felt a little like Your disciples must have felt the time You joined them in their boat and rescued them from a storm. "What kind of Man is this? Even the winds and the waves obey Him!" (Matthew 8:25) I was...
It's 11:58 PM. Almost midnight. Another day about to end. Nothing to write.100-105 dumps Waiting... Listening... Nothing heard. Is this like a watched pot that never boils? [Deep sigh.] Tomorrow is another day. If You're willing, that is. "Because of the Lord's great love we are not consumed, for His compassions never fail. They are...
Sometimes, there are no words to say. There is just me... and You. Just longing... and Loving. Just being... and Knowing. Just two... becoming One. Sometimes... like Now. Now... and Forever. Lost... no, Found. In the Silence... In the Stillness... Where emptiness is Filled... And darkness Flees... And joy Finds... Home. Abba's Girl
