Lilies of the Field

  Even though he might not fully understand what God was doing,  " Habakkuk" (to 'wrestle' or 'embrace') has wrestled through his beliefs and understanding of God having finally come to the place of resting in or embracing God's sovereign will. In our own lives, we might understand what it means to go from a place of worry in a hard place to a place of whole-hearted worship...in that same place. Our outward circumstances did not change--except, perhaps, to get worse. The radical change that took place was in our hearts that are being continually transformed by the renewing of our minds. And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what the will of God is, that which is good and acceptable and perfect. (Romans 12:2) In Chapter 1:1-17, we saw the prophet complaining to God from a watch-and-see perspective.  Things are not always as they appear. Though he could never have anticipated how God w

It's been a minute since I've attended to my blog. I apologize--life has been full since my last post. Dealing with some medical issues (nothing life-threatening, but borderline every disease that often comes mid-life), I've had a wake-up call to pay greater attention to my lifestyle and make some permanent changes. Actively participating in the ladies' ministries in my church, working on lessons in the Psalms for the ladies' Bible study there, and enjoying community life with the family of God, while trying to keep up with the ordinary day-to-day, something had to give. While it's been a time of great blessing and refreshment, some things have been neglected and/or gently set aside for a season. This blog. While we are on a holiday break from studies at the church, I wanted to blog a bit and update my readers on my goals for 2023. My desire is to finish with one last post on my prison trial, followed by finishing up the Habakkuk study. Then, I want to begin an