I’m so relieved to remember God is not limited by our limitations. Why is this good news? Because we live with a laundry list of limitations. Limitations you put on yourself. Limitations you put on God. Limitations you were born into. Limitations you later developed. Limitations related to your physical, emotional, or mental state….
The danger of a God that’s too big.
What is just as dangerous as making God too small? Making God too big. We often emphasize the problem of making God smaller than we should. But what about when we perceive God as too great for life’s boring or trivial problems? The problems that worm their way into our day-to-day routine and make themselves…
When our love abounds.
Waiting on an answer from God is surely one of the most painful processes. At least, I make it so because I generally want God’s answer yesterday. And I want that answer to include a dramatically defined change in my position or some measurable progress that fits the parameters I gave God. There are times that I’ve…
To be here.
Most of our lives, we’re either entering or exiting a wintry chapter. If this resonates with you, don’t let that chapter be in vain. As I emerge from my own fog, I fight feeling calloused, disoriented, or even purposeless. But I’m reminded of this: I’m still here. This reminder orients me to a God who has…
The name.
As you know, my recent blogs have centered on the hard season of late–a season that may be all too familiar to you right now. As much as I love empathy amidst my journey, I’m so sorry for your pain. But this pain means learning the power of our Lord and Savior. For me, this revelation…
How this ends.
I’ve written lately about the difficult season of life. The season that feels unending. The season that leaves you dilapidated and numb. I won’t claim to feel the paralysis you experience. I can’t pretend to understand the isolation you feel. But I absolutely can remind you of what I know. And I know how this…
At His word.
It’s been a tough yet rewarding season of late. It’s been a season full of pain and fruit. It’s been a season where I take God at His word when nothing around me looks like that word. I won’t pretend to be experiencing a life-threatening trial–I’m thankful to say I’m not. But regardless of the…
My inmost being.
It’s unsurprising that our expectations may differ from God’s plan. I recently experienced this and wish I had handled it more gracefully. While God’s plan and purpose are far better than mine, I silently carried around feelings of disappointment that I tried to ignore. By failing to take those feelings to God, I began to…
Greater still.
As life progresses, as I mature, as seasons of life come and go, I continue to experience new levels of God’s grace. And even when I know that I know that I know that God’s grace is bottomless, I remain surprised when I experience God’s grace in a greater, newer way. I foolishly operate as though…
Paige Pippin 