S: Ruth 1 & 2 O: God allowed a girl from an infamously bad town to be redeemed from her lineage and what people would have probably expected her to be. A: I am not destined to be like my family just because I was raised by and around them. God has shown me the truth and I am responding: I choose Him. P: Lord, every day I need to choose you - every moment. I was raised in chaos, and for a while I chose chaos, but I know better now and I want to do better and mo’ bettah. Help me Jesus to love like you. Thank you for redeeming me and for sending my hubby as my earthly redeemer, my Boaz. I pray for that same truth and redemption in the lives of my parents and siblings and other family Lord. Only you can show us what love is really about, so we can also love well. In Jesus name, Amen.
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April 4, 2018 Adamas: a mythical stone that was thought to be magnetic, luminous, indestructible, powerful. (Sound familiar? *cough* Captain America’s shield.) DAY 1 “But truth is not a river. It is a rock.” Jesus is the cornerstone; steadfast and our foundation. Q: What are the areas where truth has become fluid in your world? A: Truth is that I am forgiven. Truth is that I should carry no shame, because Jesus already bared it all on the cross. I don’t accept this truth every day. I don’t forgive myself or receive forgiveness every day. I don’t leave my shame at the feet of Jesus every day. I’ve made these truths fluid because of guilt and fear of judgement by the people around me. “This is part of our calling as Christians - to stand firm in truth, not just for our own sake, but also for the sake of those who are looking for something on which they can build their lives.” DAY 2 “We lose sight of our identity when we attach it to the wrong things.” “ But we hav...