Sunrise and Sunflowers.

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[A simple “thank you” doesn’t seem like enough for the outpouring of encouragement and prayers I received in response to my last post. The body of Christ is a beautiful thing, including in the online sphere.]

When you’re in the pit it’s hard to climb out – whether it’s a pit of anxiety, depression, self-pity, anger, bitterness, or drought.

Sin is immensely powerful. Sometimes I feel like I’m trapped in it completely.

“But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.” (1 Cor. 15:57)

He died so I can be forgiven, my sins atoned for – so like the prodigal son, no, as the prodigal daughter, I may know His compassion, embrace, and celebration.

Trust, I find, means believing in Jesus that He can and will save me from my sins, just like He promised. I make it very difficult for myself, seeking out the warnings in the Bible and thinking the promises won’t apply to me. But they aren’t just promises – they’re commands. He commands me to repent, believe the gospel, and bear fruit in keeping with repentance. And He promises that if I come to Him, He will receive me.

Peace!