Scripture Scribbles: March 23, 2025
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Scripture Scribbles: March 23, 2025

It’s okay to wrestle with God.

I am not sure where or how this lie originated in my heart, but I have found myself continually falling back into this trap in different ways throughout my spiritual journey and walk with the Lord.

It is okay to openly, honestly, have it out with God. Not only is it okay, it is good.

You can tell Him things don’t make sense. When things are hard, when you are confused, when you’re struggling with a Church teaching, or seeking the next step in a difficult situation—Tell God!

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Scripture Scribbles: February 9, 2025
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Scripture Scribbles: February 9, 2025

He gets into Simon’s boat, but He continues to preach to the crowd nearby. Notably, not to Simon directly. I can’t help but laugh at this, as I realize the ways God speaks to me in my life. Is he trying to get your attention somehow, maybe by being in your boat but speaking to the “crowd”? Close enough so you can hear, but not a direct ask of you just yet? 

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Scripture Scribbles: December 29, 2024
to grow good to grow good

Scripture Scribbles: December 29, 2024

Have you ever felt like you’ve lost Jesus in life?

Perhaps you even thought He was still with you, as you soldiered on ahead forging your own way. Making your own decisions about a particular situation or life goal. Maybe, once you felt a hint of concern that you may have lost Him you started looking for traces of Him in your friends or family, to try to confirm your decisions or the path you started down. Or maybe it isn’t until reading this right now that you’ve realized you’ve lost Jesus in your life, or in a certain part of your heart.

If this describes you or your situation in any way, let’s consider what happens next in the story:

Mary and Joseph begin to retrace their steps in order to find Jesus.

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