So yesterday I was driving home and I had so many thoughts running through my head. My main one being along the lines of how I feel time’s end pressing down on me and how I deal with it by simultaneously running from it and feeling like I’m not doing enough. How I’ve been waiting... Continue Reading →
Identity: Broken or Whole
I’m lookin’ at all the signs, all the posts Wondering which one holds me the most But I’ve forgotten, I can’t see All the ways He’s healed me I’ve forgotten I’m forgiven I’ve forgotten I’m whole Cause it’s His life I’ve traded For my own This whole world wants me broken Healing myself according to... Continue Reading →
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New Mercies
It’s the New Year. A time for new beginnings. A time for life-course-correction. A brand new start. For many, the new year is a time to reevaluate who we are, where we are, and set course for the future. We work to make changes, often bettering ourselves in some way. We envision what we want... Continue Reading →
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The Book of Job: Chapter 39
In Chapter 39, God speaks of nature and the animals that dwell on the earth. He asks Job, Do you command them as I do? But what He shows us is the instability of a life built with pieces of the world and Him. In studying the thirty-ninth chapter of Job, I find confirmation for... Continue Reading →
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The Book of Job: Chapter 38
The path has been laid, the foundation set, and finally God speaks. The beginning of the Lord's discourse may seem combative, even demeaning, but what God's words do is break down the rest of the wall that is keeping Job from Him. This beginning also shows us just how great God is and how great... Continue Reading →
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The Book of Job: Chapter 36
The majority of Chapter 36 is taken up with Elihu expounding on God's grace and mercy. In comparison, Elihu points out how Job has become lofty in his heart and judgmental of others. What does this mean for all of us? For one, God does not dismiss any of us. He operates in mercy and... Continue Reading →
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The Book of Job: Chapter 34
Elihu has a lot to say about Job's accusations against God. He wastes no time reminding those gathered that God is just, something Job's arguments have been in contradiction with. Elihu also reminds us that God's justice isn't in favor of one person or another, but it comes to all, but even within His justice,... Continue Reading →
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The Book of Job: Chapter 33
The difference with Elihu's speech is that while Jobs other friends spoke accusations against Job, working to get him to admit he had done something wrong and must've brought on this punishment from God, Elihu speaks of how God redeems and restores. He speaks of God's true nature. Elihu's speech is the definition of edifying.... Continue Reading →
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The Book of Job: Chapter 32
Chapter 32 in the Book of Job is the beginning of Elihu's one and only speech. Elihu is the youngest of the men and yet he is the wisest of those gathered together. In this intro, we are reminded that wisdom doesn't come from us, but from God. We are also reminded that God's Wisdom... Continue Reading →
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The Book of Job: Chapter 31
Chapter 31 concludes Job's final speech. It viewed as his final assertion of integrity and within it he covers some important topics. He wonders what God has in store for him, how he will one day be judged before the throne of God for his actions. Job also speaks of how he let the opinion... Continue Reading →
Above My Waves 