Tag: Choices

The will of God is not what I wanted

The will of God is not what I wanted

A friend texted me this encouragement: “I found it encouraging to see how you would commit all matters (money, housing etc) into God’s hands. I think God is in all decisions we make! Big and small, spiritual or so-called “secular”. Truth be told, I was …

Let go

Let go

“You need to let go,” my friend told me. I shook my head, “It’s so hard.” “Pray and get the shalom peace,” she said. My heart was troubled. I blamed God. God, you knew, why didn’t you… I was harping on the expensive mistake, on …

More than enough

More than enough

In the wilderness, the future seems like a lost cause. I could not see the land in the fog. Is there really a promised land we could root ourselves in? Or is it a less-than-ideal shelter we had to contend in? In my dented state …

Faith, Flow, and Elijah

Faith, Flow, and Elijah

Faith. This juncture of faith and doubt felt similar to what I’ve experienced a decade ago. Quit without a job? What are you going to do? Years came by and left without a solid answer, or at least an answer satisfactory in the eyes of …