Tagged with "sovereignty"

• The Big Picture

  God is painting on a canvas bigger than we can see—even when loss, confusion, or silence fills the frame.

• Appointments

  From a guarded sycamore tree to a ram in the thicket and a great fish in the sea, Scripture reveals a God who orchestrates divine appointments—arranging people, places, and moments for redemption.

• From It or Through It

  Trusting God’s sovereignty when deliverance comes differently than we expect—and discovering His presence in the fire.

• God’s Plan

  A reflection on the road of life, where every event becomes preparation for what lies ahead in God’s unfolding plan.

• Margins: Introduction

  An invitation to step into the margin before Genesis 1:1 and see life as part of the greater story already written within the mind of God.

• It’s About You

  A quiet surrender to the truth that life is not ultimately about us, but about the glory of God and His redeeming work.

• Margins: Living in the Margin

  The quiet margins of life are not wasted space. They are often where God prepares us, meets us, and reveals His presence most clearly.

• Margins: The Final Margin

  Just as there was a margin before creation, there is also a margin before eternity’s fullness—a space where hope anchors us as God draws His story toward completion.

• Margins: The God Who Knows

  A reflection on the God who knows every moment of our lives before they unfold, revealing that nothing in our story surprises Him and that His plan was never an afterthought.

• Margins: The Margin Before Genesis

  A reflection on the sacred margin before Genesis 1:1—where the entire story of creation, redemption, and every human life already existed within the mind of God.

• Margins: The Power of the Pause

  In the stillness and silence of life’s pauses, God is often doing His deepest work—preparing, aligning, and shaping what comes next.

• Margins: The Tapestry of Time

  A reflection on how God weaves every life, event, and moment into a greater design—reminding us that nothing in our story is wasted.

• Margins: The Word Before the Word

  Before creation began, the Word already existed. Jesus was present before time, before light, and before the first page of the story.

• Faith from Beginning to End

  Righteousness isn’t earned—it’s credited by faith. From salvation to sanctification, the entire journey is a gift of grace, received through faith from beginning to end.

• The Work of His Hands

  Like a craftsman with a vision, God sees us not for our flaws but for the purpose He lovingly designed. Even our dents and dings are part of the story.

• From Ashes to Glory

  When the holy place is defiled and left in ruins, God does not abandon it—He rebuilds His dwelling within us with greater glory than before.

• In His Presence

  Like an ant sensing only vibrations of a passing shadow, we often miss the nearness of God. This meditation invites us to pray not for His presence, but for awareness of the Presence that already surrounds us.

• If God Is Everywhere

  God’s omnipresence means we are never outside His presence or purposes. This meditation explores identity, rest, and belonging in a God who is always near.

• Heading Home

  The psalms teach us that faith does not move in straight lines—from despair to trust, and from trust to being led again toward God Himself.

• A Theology of Weakness

  God is not threatened by human weakness, nor surprised by failure. Again and again, Scripture shows that grace takes root not in strength, but in the soil of humility and dependence.

• Why Fear?

  Fear multiplies in imagined futures, but faith finds its footing in a single, steady truth: God is for me.

• All Things

  Life does not always come together in ways we can understand. Faith holds to the promise that God is at work even when meaning feels hidden, and nothing is ultimately wasted.

• What About Judas?

  How close can a person be to Jesus — and still miss Him? Judas’ life confronts our assumptions about proximity, ministry, and surrender.

• From Exile to Surrender

  A condensed account of addiction, collapse, confinement, and the slow surrender that reshaped my life.

• Waves

  A meditation on Exodus 20 and the unseen waves our choices send forward—into our families, our futures, and generations we will never know.

• Seek First

  What does it really mean to seek first the Kingdom of God? A reflection on priority, focus, righteousness by faith, and the quiet promise that the Father will provide what we truly need.

• Created In His Image

  A reflection on whether the cross was an interruption in the story of creation or the meaning creation was always built to reveal.

• Complete Protection

  David’s opening cry in Psalm 18 reveals a layered portrait of God’s protection—strength within, stability beneath, defense around, and victory ahead—awakening love as the only fitting response.

• A Big God

  In the vastness of a universe held within God, even our sin and suffering are not beyond His presence—inviting us to trust that He can transform what once tormented us into instruments of glory.

• Falling Into His Grip

  What felt like collapse became rescue. In confinement, I discovered that when I fell, I had not been hurled headlong—God was still holding my hand.

• God’s Got This

  When progress feels slow and God seems silent, Deuteronomy reminds us that His promises unfold “little by little.” The pauses are not abandonment—they are preparation.

• Never Told Why

  Trust is not understanding the script. It is staying in the story with God when you cannot see the reason.

• Not So Small After All

  Beneath the vastness of the heavens, I discovered that humanity is not insignificant but deeply loved—called by name by the One who set every star in place.