Tweet I picked up my book (The Sacred Romance) again last night in hopes of calming my thoughts so I could sleep. The chapter was titled “Less-Wild Lovers.” My curiosity was immediately awakened and I ended up reading long past my bedtime. Ever feel like the author is zeroing in on you? I felt that way about this chapter-it was written for me and not only that, it was written for me to read last night. In the chapter, we go back to the Romance. Our relationship with the God of the universe and the most wild lover of all. This romance that is set inside of us-a longing, not…

Tweet I have been reading The Sacred Romance and I have to say, this book, more than any I have read in a long time, has really helped me see some things more clearly.  One of the things the author talks a lot about in the book is the “Message of the Arrows.” That is the lies we believe about ourselves..the arrows that have been shot at us and that Satan uses to render us ineffective in service to our King. Satan keeps us trapped in our small stories through the message of the arrows. And he doesn’t have to do much because we believe them and we often think it…

Tweet War. Poverty. Sex trafficking. Child soldiers. Homelessness. Failing economy. Unemployment. Sickness. AIDs. Global Warming. And the list could go on. As I read the news and follow the stories, as I look at my own life and my own struggles, I am often brought to this struggle… Is God good?  In fact, I think it is probably something most people struggle with. Whether we admit it or not, deep in our hearts lingers this question. Is this God I trust in good?  I have never read the Chronicles of Narnia series, but I know one scene from The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe like the back of my…

Tweet I’m currently reading The Pursuit of God by A. W. Tozer. It’s a really good book, but I read something today that struck me. “But we must avoid the common fault of pushing the “other world” into the future. It is not future, but present.” The “other world” is heaven and he was talking about how if we truly want to seek God we much be other worldly. But so many times in my life, I view this life and the next as two different things. I don’t take a lot of time to consider that the decisions I make in this life carry over. Heaven is not only…

Tweet I got a new book tonight..I love getting new books! This one however, I simply picked up off the shelf-read the title and purchased it, not knowing much about it. The title-The Divine Dance-caught my eye. I used to be a ballerina and still harbor a dream of someday getting back into it. I started reading, and got to the introduction. I normally don’t even read the introductions, but I did..and I had to put the book down because I was so convicted. The author talked about how so often we perform for others, and forget the one we are truly performing for. We put on masks and different…