When we are faced with obstacles, with lows, with things that we feel like will break us, what is our natural response? To fight. To fight for what we want, fight to improve our situation, to fight for a better outcome. However, I believe the better solution is to just be still. To trust, to know that He is God & that He does not miss even the smallest details of our lives. He is stronger, He is better, He is more. So although, I could try to fight these battles alone, I’m going to have peace & know the God of Angel Armies is fighting on my behalf instead & that is so much better.

((I waited patiently for the Lord. He turn to me and heard me cry. He lifted me out of the slimy pit, out of the mud and mire; He set my feet on a rock and gave me a firm place to stand. He put a new song in my mouth, a hymn of praise to our God. Many will see and fear the Lord and put their trust in Him.))...

often times when we are on a path that we did not choose for ourselves, we cry out. we question if God truly does care for us, we question whether our prayers are being heard or not, we question if there will ever be an end. we feel as if there is no possible way to carry on, day after day, week after week, month after month, and the truth is we can’t. Only He can. There are roads that as believers we are led down to make us bare, to make us let go of whatever we’ve been carrying because it threatens to be our hinder us from pressing on as our path gets steeper, and then when we have shed every heavy thing we reach some places that seem to be sheer vertical rockface. what do you do when you have no way up? you look up. you wholeheartedly know that if God led you to this obstacle, He meant it for your good. day by day you are lifted, moment by moment you ascend and just like Peter, keep...

the absolute ruler in the sense of an unlimited possibility. He is above and before all things, He is God and He knows every detail. His power is unchecked by any human law or understanding, He is a supernatural healer, provider and comforter. the title of Sovereign Lord is used to emphasize the reigning power of God in all things, all things are known to Him.

((let no one look down on you because you are young, but instead lead by example in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith and in purity.)) 1 TIMOTHY 4:12

what a life lived by example when you are young truly mean? does it mean you shut yourself down, lock yourself away for safe keeping and become so scared of being hurt by this world that you cease to be a light in it? I don’t believe so, to lead by example you have to get into the brokenness, you have to dive into the darkness, and not by your own strength, but by His strength actively working in and through you, overcome darkness with glorious light. light from a life intentionally lived to give Him ultimate glory. a life that is constantly surrendered, constantly given back, constantly devoted. In all areas, in conduct, speech, love, faith, purity. God, let me live those things out. Let me continue, no matter what the circumstance to...

when things go wrong, when our expectations of life far outreach the current reality we exist in, what is there to do? do we worship God or do we blame Him? do we doubt that God is good in every circumstance? Do we walk away for the emptiness of following our own will, our known comforts, our vain desires or do we trust with an unyielding childlike faith? in these words, i struggle, i feel the hypocrisy with every ink stroke, because right now, i am struggling to see the purpose in my broken circumstance. i am failing to commit a severed relationship that once brought so much life, joy and glory to God to His goodness, but do i sin an blame God for the fall? no. i stand firm that this pain, this deep sorrow filled darkness is fleeting, and just like the stormy sky, will pass in order for the ever brilliant sun to peek through. to let awaited light dissipate the dread, the fear, the...

why is there only half of a beat inside of my chest? why do my hands feeling especially cold? why do i feel particularly odd walking alone? because you.
normal is, side by side, but this isn’t normal. we’re living in two separate worlds and i am so tangled, so twisted, so torn. but even though its hard and it stings and we cry, we grow. because me being lost in you and you being lost in me wasn’t the way we were meant to be. i must be me and you must be you before we can become two, so this is me finding the way out of you.

what makes your eyes blaze with ambition? when do you feel most alive? most fulfilled? what brings you unspeakable joy? that can’t be by accident, that can’t be a coincidence. The God that created the sparkling heavens and the mysterious seas created your wild mind. He’s woven Your dreams with His purpose, specifically for you. to bring those dreams into reality we must be brave, be bold, be open. My plans seem grand but there is something so much sweeter, something so much more, something that can only exist if I surrender, so I surrender.

the bits of brightness that arrest you in awe, that floor you and stun you and give you new hope, a shock of enthusiasm, a pep. the nights and the days that highlight the years, that stand out, that matter, that will be the stories told in some other life. the people and the places and the feelings, the sense that everything has been done before, and that somehow some magic still exists. i want to live in those moments, those sweet little moments, in the kisses and the laughs, in the shivers, in the tears, in the goosebumps. i want to share them, i want to show them, i want to display them with pride, because those sweet little moments weren’t meant to keep inside. i wear them subtly but boldly as well, they’re who i’ve been, who i am, and who i’ve yet to be.

the thing to which all other sweet things are compared to.
honey.
the vice of Winnie the Pooh and my green tea’s perfect compliment.
honey.
buzzing bees, a hexagonal maze, nature’s sweetest git.
honey.
sweet and healing.
honey.