Finding rest

Psalm 121 A song of ascents. 1 I lift up my eyes to the mountains—    where does my help come from?2 My help comes from the Lord,    the Maker of heaven and earth. 3 He will not let your foot slip—    he who watches over you will not slumber;4 indeed, he who watches over Israel    will neither slumber nor sleep. 5 The Lord watches over you—    the Lord is your...

Pride

Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. (1 Corinthians 13:4) Just over a year ago, I posted about a huge fight I had with my best friend. When I had reached out to a friend as I worked my way through the fight, he told me "Swallow that pride. Fix yo shit." Guess what? I'm still struggling with pride. I'm still trying to fix my "stuff". One of the...

Silence

The Lord is in his holy temple; let all the earth be silent before him. (Habakkuk 2:20) At daybreak, Jesus went out to a solitary place.  (Luke 4:42a) I'm very uncomfortable with silence. I need to have something on in my house at all times - either the tv or my iPod or even my white noise machine at night. I had some LIFE STUFF happen this past weekend. I was upset which meant I spent time...