Has Your Light Been Dimmed?
As I sit to write this blog today, the question in my heart is: “Has your light been dimmed?” Jesus declared that we are a city on a hill and our light is supposed to shine brightly. I don’t know about you, but the last few months, I had grown weary and the thought […]
Fear’s Travel Companions
Below is in an entry from my devotional, Sitting at His Feet, which comes from my personal journal entries and the comfort the Lord gave me during times of fear. Here you’ll read how the Lord comforted me in regards to fear and its companions. I hope you are encouraged to seek the Lord […]
Letter to My Younger Self
Despite the commercials we see on tv or magazine ads we read, aging was not invented by Satan himself. It may feel like it at times when you look in the mirror and don’t recognize yourself. Or when you go for a run, or a walk or even a crawl and you can’t move […]
What a Beautiful Name
Today I want to share with you this beautiful song that has been on my heart lately, What a Beautiful Name. Below is a video of the Hillsong Worship version of this song with lyrics. Take a few minutes to listen, read the lyrics and reflect on the beautiful name of Jesus! For more […]
Love Letter
Did you know that God’s Word is a love letter to you? Years ago while reading Scripture, my heart began to beat faster and I had a heightened sense of extravagant love directed towards me. I connected the dots, that God’s Word was speaking directly to my heart. It’s not that my mind was bypassed, […]
As For Me and My House
How many times have you said to someone; “My family does it this way”? I know I have. In explaining to people why we do what we do, what family rules we have in place, etc. I may say something close to: ” As for me and my household, we have decided to approach this […]
Do You Like Yourself?
Here we are again, together on this Abiding Space blog. It’s a place where together as a Drawing Near community we are trying to make space for God; make space not just to know Him but to enjoy HIm. And… it’s a place where I am able to express the things that are on my […]
Sword, Plough, Trumpet
From that day on, half of my men did the work, while the other half were equipped with spears, shields, bows and armor. The officers posted themselves behind all the people of Judah who were building the wall. Those who carried materials did their work with one hand and held a weapon in the […]
Are Your Lines Crossed?
This week I finally called Comcast. I say finally because my internet has gone out multiple times and then it comes back on. It did not work for me to unplug the modem as we are told to do. It didn’t help to talk to the Comcast agents for what seemed like an eternity. You […]
Where in the World is Waldo?
Are any of you familiar with the children’s book Where in the World is Waldo? It is a delightful book that is interactive for your kids where you search each page to find Waldo. He is hidden in the pages of the book. I have been thinking about this book for a few days now […]