The Tension in Stillness

They say “be still and know He is God”… So blithely at times. But have they ever done that part? I still find that being still can be one of the hardest parts of waiting on God… When being “still” means motionless. It reminds me of getting sick and then getting better, but not all […]

Breaking Focus

What do you do when you’re waiting for God to come through? Be still and pay attention. In this season of waiting, I feel an intense boxing in that I only vaguely remembering experiencing before. It tends to mean breakthrough is near… Despite all natural indicators to the contrary. It seems that NOW is the […]

Waiting Cries

I am waiting. And I am writing to survive. My journey— how do I even begin to describe it? It has been a journey of faith, one where I’ve left all to follow what I heard the Master saying. Again. And after letting go of yet another established, well-marked out path to follow His, “Let’s […]

Emerging Me(ans)

It’s difficult to wait for new to emerge. It’s so easy to remember what once was and begin thinking in the old ways, the old patterns. But to detox and let go of what once was, to acknowledge and mourn the losses… Then wait. Waiting does not mean nothing or nothingness. (Although it can certainly […]

Walking through Walls

Waiting is a hard place to be. When waiting is necessary. When it is necessary to stop. When it is necessary to take stock. When it is necessary to contend with loss. When it is necessary to let go. It is hard to stop. And sit in it. To let it happen and not run […]