Choosing to SEE: A Journey of Struggle and Hope

Everything, including our pain, is His. I am thankful He will meet me in it.

Real success in the kingdom of God is not about being strong and looking good and knowing all the right answers. It's about continually yielding oneself to Jesus and determining to take purposeful little steps of obedience, and the ragged reality that it's all about God and His grace at work in us.

I know that suffering is one place where He ministers to us the most. So to think that we've had our quota would be foolish. I am just longing for the day when all the pain stops.

If we keep our heads down, either out of defeat or loss or shame or tiredness... whatever the reason, we are going to miss the beautiful sun (and Son) that is right there in front of us, shining its warmth on our faces and our souls!

I know God loves me and my family. I know God is sovereign and He knows what is best for us. I know He has our days numbered and makes no mistakes. I know that He will bring beauty from ashes . . . that is what I cling to in order to make it through another twenty-four hours.

Mary found favor with God; therefore, she was chosen to be Jesus' mom. But because God favored Mary, she was also chosen to suffer. Not just at the crucifixion, but her whole life. She was chosen to carry a baby in her womb, be persecuted, and give birth in a dirty stable.

Revelation 22:17. It says, "The Spirit and the bride say,'Come!' And let the one who hears say, 'Come!' And let the one who is thirsty come; let the one who desires take the water of life without price.

come out of left field, really. There had been plenty of signs that all was not well with Herb and Judy.

If I put my security or peace of mind in my husband, children, or home, I would only continue to wrestle with life and how out of control it felt. I’d

You cannot amputate your history from your destiny. . . . My past is something Jesus takes hold of and makes into a destiny. That’s called redemption. Beth Moore