They Call Me Blondie

In a book Im reading called "The Healing Path" by Dan Allender, he writes: Life is captivity littered with the disappointment and partially satisfied yearning: captivity to a body that does not work as we wish; captivity to a heart that longs for freedom to truly love, to worship from the depths of our being and does not; captivity to the particulars of our culture, race, socioeconomic history, and era, when we would rather be radical, world-conscious Christians...But in every arena of life, I LONG to burst free of the constraints of my flesh, soul, and world …"  He continues to write, knowing it is not us or ourselves individually who can actually burst free from the constraints of our flesh, soul, or world.  It actually takes an act of God and his power giving us the ability to break free from a life that so easily entangles, and with a hope of tomorrow, its by HIM that we are able to move forward - with HIS help. Each and every step of the way. " To the

Well..... <insert sigh> . Here's the reality: There are days that seem beautiful & bright, and everything feels right! Then there are the other days. Those days you just don't know. You get through it because you have to. You put on your best face (makeup & all, because you know it could be scary not to 😜) and you show up! . This was one of those days. I had spent a good part of it fighting for the self-worth of a friend who was believing lies about her existence. Encouraging her in the midst of some deep pain & feelings of loss, offering what I knew to be true of His promises to never leave or forsake, that God sees her, that he knows every broken place, that he wants to heal and redeem even the places we don't know we're broken in.... But fast forward & then it hit me: the depth of questions & emotions. Struggling as an artist wondering if anyone really understands my call. Curious if I was pursuing the wrong "call" or direct

"May you feel the warmth of His light today. May you know He is near even if it doesn't feel like it. May he heal your broken places. Draw you in closer. Show you that he is a God of faithfulness. He can redeem anything. Restore dreams. And bring joy! He loves calling you His beloved, He's fond of you, and He desires to give good gifts to the ones he loves because he's a good good father. He has  not forgotten. He's still at work. And he can do immeasurably more than you can ask think or imagine... {Wendy Henkelman} “Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; his love endures forever.” Psalms 106:1‬ ‭NIV‬‬ // ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I have the privilege of contributing to Still Waters Publishing Co among some incredible talent! if you're wanting some fantastic reads and new writers to follow; check out some of the blogs we featured over the last two months on Calling. . Many of us can relate to the question of asking "What have I been called to?" Or "H