For those of us who struggle with perfectionistic tendencies, it can be difficult to find peace when making decisions.

How can I add my own to this?

"Just as death and destruction are never satisfied, so human desire is never satisfied" (Proverbs 27:20)

Maybe you too are facing hills you didn’t expect.

Sin and its consequences were allowed to spread ugly tentacles both far and near, sometimes nearer than we'd like to admit.

I need to be free of these hindering thoughts – so I’ve lowered the price, I’ve now slashed the cost.

No sacrifice or offering that she alone can give can save her from this sinful bent— it’s Your grace she needs, to live.

Why did I think that I could weed as I’ve always done and not get bit by chiggers this time?

Through the Psalm writer's eyes, I could see clearly that God's words were of great worth to him, a treasure to be savored.

Was this God’s definition of happiness? Is this what Jesus suffered and died on the cross for?

I won't let you drown—He says.

Only You fulfill! Only You sustain!

In the pages of Revelation I witnessed a beautiful song...

In the middle of our pain and brokenness, we convince ourselves that other people never experience similar feelings.

At first this knowledge brought me a sense of peace. The peg hole I had been placed in felt comfortable, secure. Affirming, almost.

Move my fingers to open your book that tells me what is true - not what needs to be known about me but what needs to be known about You.

Suddenly, I realize that this place is different.

This is the grace that breathes through my story.

God, who heard my James 1:19-20 prayer on the morning commute, heard my cries of wrecked confession on the drive home.

You help me to lift my foot and take one more step...