Enchanting

Identity... it's the very heart of the main quest of our generation.  Who am I?  Why am I here?  What is the point? It is also one of the biggest areas in which the devil likes to attack us, as Christians. I have felt it, I have seen my husband struggle with it, and I have heard from one too many dear brother or sister the cries of their heart echoing the cry of my own... God wants to settle this issue once and for all. We can no longer give the devil any voice in our hearts. We have to stand on the truth God has spoken. It's right here for us to find. It's in His Word. It's the whisper of truth in our hearts. It's the hope we feel when we enter into true worship. Our identity is found only in him. It is this crazy paradox: you can't find yourself until you lose yourself in Him.  Whoever finds his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for my sake will find it. Matthew 10:39 We have to trust in Him, and make His voice the one tha

You are the light of my life Without you, the whole world lies in darkness Save us from our blindess Righteous Sun with wisdom and grace Save us from our wicked ways Fill our mouths with love and mercy Let our lips repeat your praise Give our souls compassion and your transcendent peace They shall be known by their love for one another, let them be one as we are one This was your prayer for us Oh, how far have we fallen? How lost have we become? Rescue me, Father I don't know how to find my way I need your love to breathe, to live Give me another chance to be what I was born to be A shining light in the darkest places A fire of love in the coldest hatred A reflection of you, the one I was made for Show me the way to be I want to show the world your wonderful face Shine through me I will be a carrier of your grace I will choose to love, despite my hurt, my offense, my fear I will choose to stand firm The way you showed me You were silent when accused Brill

Sometimes the hardest thing you can do is nothing. Doing nothing -just waiting, just trusting is, to the human mind, utterly terrifying. Every fiber in our being fights against it. Our minds conspire against us, trying to solve the problem, to find a way out. "Be still and know that I am God." -Psalms 46:10 Sometimes we are meant to just wait. Sometimes there is nothing we can do. I can't imagine how Joseph felt sitting in that prison, alone and forgotten. What could he do to change his situation? Nothing. Just wait. Trust. It says that it took two years before Pharoh's cupbearer remembered Joseph and his gift (Genesis 41:1). Joseph sat there for two more years after his interpretation of the cupbearer's dream came to pass and he was released! (Genesis 40) I'm sure I can't imagine, Idaho isn't exactly prison, but I can relate. Being somewhere I'd never thought I'd be, somewhere that wasn't part of the plan. Feeling stuck with no way