Walking on Water
“Dear God: Today I find myself burdened by loneliness and wallowing in my singleness. I know you aim to use my desire to be in an intimate relationship with a man as a means to deepen my relationship with you. Help me to find peace and contentment in my current situation and find my wholeness in you.”
On December 25, 2018, I wrote that prayer on a prayer card and placed it in my prayer box. It was my sign of surrender- surrendering my desires, surrendering my frustrations, and surrendering my doubts over to God.
The Thing About Therapy
While the societal progress made regarding the perspective on therapy cannot be ignored, it also cannot be denied that there still remains a stigma within the church regarding the pursuit of therapy. The overarching sentiment seems to be “Jesus is enough.” And while at its core that premise is correct, it negates the ability of our God to use other means, methods, and people to bring His will to pass.
He See’s You - Devotional
“How do you know me?” Nathanael asked.
“Before Philip called you when you were under the fig tree, I saw you,” Jesus answered.
-John 1: 48
In the book of John, an Israelite by the name of Nathanael was just minding his own business, doing what he normally would do daily. He most likely did not even think twice that he would encounter the very man that was sent for his salvation. Maybe he was going to grab water from the well or was walking to a local synagogue for the day, literally doing the most mundane daily tasks. However, Phillip, a man from Bethsaida approached him. “We have found the one Moses wrote about in the law (and so did the prophets): Jesus the son of Joseph, from Nazareth” John 1:45. Now, what in the world was Phillip talking about? Nathanael probably thought, wanting to complete his tedious tasks so he could move on to the next one. However, it was on that mundane day, completing that tedious task that Nathanael would encounter Jesus.