A Knight's Journey

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Home is a sanctuary for me.  I wrote about my childhood home a few years ago.  My mother taught us how to make our homes a haven of rest and peace.  It's a place where I have intentionally made it so.  From furniture placement, to lamps, books, and even the pictures on the walls.  But the most important and even critical part of the feeling of sanctuary and peace in my home comes from the time spent in prayer.  No amount of furnishings, or even cleaning can replace the feeling of walking into a home that has been thoroughly saturated in prayer.  Has it always been so?  Nope.    But trials and crisis of life made it imperative.   We are at that place in life again.   Where prayer and seeking the wisdom of God, spending time in the Word is the only source of strength we know for sure will stand.    It’s hard when you reach the age we are, and realize—what you thought your life would look like at near-retirement age is ...

There is a passage in the Bible that has been running through my brain for several days now:   Matthew 7:13-14   “You can enter God’s Kingdom only through the narrow gate . The highway to hell is broad, and its gate is wide for the many who choose that way.   But the gateway to life is very narrow and the road is difficult, and only a few ever find it .  (emphasis mine) "The highway to hell is broad."  It's broad because we live in a world where we are so caught up in the next big thing. There's a rush to get it or do it.  Whatever the biggest influencer is influencing you to do, buy, or be, that's the goal for many.  But that should not be what the Christ Follower is influenced by.  We should be leaning on God for direction in our daily walk.   I'm not talking about which shirt you should wear today.  Don't be ridiculous.  No, there are places He has assigned you to be and work and we often choose whichever one is the eas...

Have I told you my story yet?   You're probably like, "Angie, you have told me SO much, I'm not sure which story you are talking about! :) When I heard about you and what's going on in your life, I felt like there were some nuggets from my own story that might help you this morning (or evening-whenever you find yourself reading this). Sometimes I find myself holding back -- well, being transparent, I do hold back at times.  But this morning, I wanted to share it all.  I only like good surprises.  If I know what I'm up against, I can be better prepared to handle what's coming.  Well, life doesn't work like that.  Only God holds our story.  Only He knows what's in the book.  From the day you and I were born until the day we draw our last breath--He knows ALL the stuff in between.  So trust me when I say...there is nothing He can't handle.  And He will walk you through ALL the things you would rather be delivered out of.  Sometimes He ...