Can I tell the truth about how I’m feeling now? I’m tired of myself.
Tired of only seeing the world according to my vantage point.
Tired of fixating on what I think God should be doing or why He isn’t doing it, as if I had any wisdom to add to the conversation at all.
Tired of being frustrated. Tired of “faithing” it.
Tired of my selfish humanity. Tired of my pride.
Have you ever felt this way? Let’s talk about it…
Is trusting God really as risky and dangerous as it feels, or have we just forgotten who He is? I recently had an experience that led me down a dark and anxious path, resulting in me laying in bed wide awake at 3 AM. Caught in a battle between my heart’s desires and my God’s timing. Rather than resting in the fact that all the days ordained for me were written in His book before one of them came to be, I wrestled with the fact that I was not given the option to write any of my ideas into anyone’s book.
You’re back! I’m so glad – I missed you this week. I can’t wait to continue our conversation. Let’s grab our preferred caffeinated beverage and jump back into this. If you need a sec to skim through last week’s discussion, no worries. I’ll be here when you come back.
Ready? Let’s talk about it.
Hey friend, how was your week? Did you continue our conversation by digging into the Word? I know I suggested quite a few passages at the end of our time last week, and I hope you had time to sit with it. And if you didn’t, that’s ok too! Scripture is always there for us, always waiting for us.
Good morning / afternoon / evening / whatever time of day it is for you! I have my cup of coffee in hand and I’m so ready to chat with you today. I want to talk about one of my most favorite topics: identity. It’s my favorite because if this thing is off, then everything is off.
Hi friend! I’m so glad you came back to chat today. We hit on a pretty difficult topic last week (if you haven’t read that blog, please go back and check it out, as today is a continuation of that conversation), and I’m anxious to know: how did your week of processing go? Were you able to identify a few places where the enemy has attempted to instill doubt?
Happy Wednesday! Hereby reclaiming the hardest day of the workweek in the name of good coffee and good conversation. How was your week? Personally, I’ve felt a little more encouraged than I was this time last week. Kind of riding the high of this whole “fight like a girl” mindset. The more I sit with this idea of the way God loves His creation, the more I’m beginning to notice the ways the enemy has tried to steal, kill, and destroy us. Like last week, I want to take a look at some of his specific attacks against women.
So good to chat with you again, friend. I so look forward to our weekly conversations. And I don’t know about you, but I could use a dose of encouragement this week. Lately, it seems like there is no shortage of attack on the creation of God, and while I have no desire to dive into politics or the complicated debates surrounding even more complicated issues, I have to admit: it breaks my heart to see the myriad of ways the creation seems to think it knows better than the Creator.
Hey! Welcome back to our weekly coffee date! Remember how we were talking about acceptance as a first step to discovering the purpose and meaning of us being here (aka that place we never thought we’d be, whether physical or metaphorical)? Well, I’ve been thinking a lot this week about what I consider to be step two: surrender.
I’m a list person. I like my to-do lists; I like my step-by-step instructions. And I really like completing things. Which is probably a lot of the reason why here (see last week’s content for the definition of “here”) often feels so frustrating: because this isn’t the final destination. We haven’t completed anything.