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How on earth is this supposed to be joy?
I’d like to say that there are times in life when we face trials that wear us out. But I think the reality is, they aren’t merely times. There are seasons of life that are filled with tests. Times conjure an image of being short-lived. Yet in my experience, the periods of time where I have felt like the roof is caving in on me were not short-lived. It wasn’t a day here or a day there. It was the…
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"What's Your Word" Bible Study Reading Plan is Here!
“What’s Your Word” Bible Study Reading Plan is Here!
I’m so excited to announce that our reading plan for the “What’s Your Word” Bible study is now available for download! Our online study will begin with a LIVE Instagram and Facebook broadcast on Tuesday, January 16 at 8:30 pm CST.
This study is unlike any I have done before, and I’m thrilled to be walking through it with the Encourage Her Ministry Community! Each week we will discuss a keyword…
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Today, I played
Today I went on a bike ride to a park by my house. There’s a lot of things going on in my life right now and I haven't felt like I’ve had control over any of it. One of those things being that I went to the doctor today and some of the results I got weren’t the best and I needed to clear my head, so I took my bible with on the bike ride and sat by a pond and prayed and read a little bit. When I opened my bible, a piece of paper that I made last week during small group popped out at me. It read in big letters, “I AM”, and had words that I felt positively describe me as a daughter of the King. The first two phrases that I read almost brought me to tears. “Here for a purpose” and “Strong”. Lately, I’ve been struggling to know what my purpose is here on earth, because I feel like I am always doing something wrong and that in turn makes me feel very weak. The same two things I read on that sheet of paper that decided to be in the right place at the right time. No matter what grades I get in school, or what I think about myself, God made me exactly who He wants me to be and I am here to glorify Him and His kingdom through my own gifts. (Even if sometimes I have a hard time being confident in what they are). I am also strong even if I only ever feel weak. No matter what I am diagnosed with, I will be strong. No matter how many friendships I feel like I’ve lost and no matter how many times it feels like my circumstance is the end of the world, I can and will be strong. I’m hoping that through all of this, I can just use my experiences to help others that are hurting. If I can do that, it will all be worth it.
Now let’s just hope I can believe these words every day.
In all of my 19 years I’ve fallen in love with every single place I’ve visited, traveled too, and lived.... but I have never felt a place ingrained and rooted within me. Not atleast until this summer, I came to Chapel Hill for the first time two years ago in the middle of winter. Despite the freezing temperatures, I felt so at home and my heart felt settled. This feeling continued to grow over this summer. I have never felt more at home and settled in a place as I do the Triangle. For the first time in my life, I’m starting to understand the saying “Be deeply rooted”. Over the summer I’ve allowed myself to start dreaming about settling into the Triangle after graduation and about rooting myself deep in the South. As much as I love Chicago and I call it home, I feel more settled, comfortable, and happy here in North Carolina. This place has shown me contentment and has given me a place to start growing and I couldn’t be happier to know that my future will be growing here along with the Pines.
Nothing, not even living a thousand mistakes, beats the regret you will have for a missed opportunity on your deathbed. For life is such a fragile chessboard, we never know when we could finally be checkmated. So tell that special someone you love them today even if it scares the shit out of you, go for that job interview you feel you could never land, cross items off your bucketlist. 'Cause you never really know how much time you have left.
-poetonwanderlust
