brave . . . like others who have gone before: corrie, daniel, nehemiah, elliot, and theresa.
they’re not afraid yet sure without certainty of where the next steps are.
unconcerned with what the world says . . .eyes fixed upon Jesus
narrow in focus . . .wide in compassion
obeying the commands to know God and follow after Him with heart, soul, and mind.
brave July 21, 2008
knowing thy God July 19, 2008
“Never be afraid to trust an unknown future to a known God.”
This is one of my favorite quotes from Corrie ten Boom. She was so fiercely brave; confident. She was willing to take the next step even when she didn’t know what it was. I believe it is because she wasn’t afraid since she know she would always be accompanied by God. She knew God. She knew his character, that he was faithful, sovereign, a refuge, and always right.
God was and still is in control.
Why is it so hard then to let go to the God who knows everything?
more of You March 23, 2008
This weekend I have been taking in the Easter events: Good Friday, Holy Saturday, and Easter Sunday. Each day representing a significant event in Jesus’ journey toward the ultimate sacrifice. This weekend I also re-read Corrie Ten Boom’s journey as penned in The Hiding Places. The services, prayer time, reading, and scripture have all reminded me yet again that I am simply nothing in comparison to my mighty and amazing God. There is nothing that is under my power because all my strengths are granted from God and only when I am willing to be weak. I must set aside my own self, my selfishness, my pride. There needs to be less of me and more of Him. Most of all, I pray that I soon am unaware of myself and only concentrated on God and His people. How this happens – I do not know. It is a mystery of God that I cannot understand – The idea that He can change my heart and my mind is as amazing as the stone being rolled away from the tomb. Oh Lord, please let it be that I fade away from myself so that I can only see You. I love you. – T
Hiding Places March 19, 2008
Never be afraid to trust an unknown future to a known God.
These words are quoted from Corrie ten Boom, a Dutch woman whom God used to change the trajectory of so many people’s lives. She and her family were part of an underground operation that hid Jews during World War II. They were eventually discovered and sent to the concentration camps and even there she did God’s work to change the lives of so many people. She survived and continued her work as a missionary who constantly listened to God’s Voice and spread His Gospel wherever she went. I consider her one of my heroes. In my own life, I have always looked for the “certain” and “sure” things but these are not the things that faith are made of. It is when we take a leap into the hands of our Mighty God which is the truest of all hiding places - that we experience and are exercising faith.
Hebrews 10:21-23
and since we have a great priest over the house of God, let us draw near to God with a sincere heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled to cleanse us from a guilty conscience and having our bodies washed with pure water. Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for he who promised is faithful.
