Mental Health Meets Faith
In my last post, I wrote about Moses’ encounter with the burning bush in Exodus chapter 3. Today, I am going to continue from the same passsage. To recap, the people of Israel have been held in slavery in Egypt. Moses has gone from the riches of the Pharoah’s court to a humble career of tending his father-in-law’s sheep in Midian, an occupation he has assumed for 40 years. Moses leads the sheep over to […]
In Exodus chapter 3, we find the familiar passage of Moses and the burning bush. What strikes me most about this passage is that God chooses the lowest point in Moses’ life to consecrate him and set him apart for God’s divine purposes, thus the title From Desolation to Consecration. Allow me to explain: The Desolation Prior to this “burning bush” moment, the people of Israel had been enslaved in Egypt and still are. Moses […]
Last week, I spent alot of time reading about Gideon in the book of Judges. Gideon lived during a time when Israel was (again) doing evil in the eyes of the Lord. The Israelites were being severely oppressed by the Midianites. Each harvest time, the Midianites would come through ravaging all of the Israelites crops, stealing away the people’s sustenance and livelihood. In the midst of this oppression, Israel cries out to the Lord. The […]
Recently, one of my roommates and I were talking about some decorating I want to do in my room. I had mentioned to her that I want to get a desk plant or two, but I want to plant them in bright yellow pots. I love the way splashes of yellow can brighten up a room. I wanted to know if it was feasible to move a plant from the pot it comes in to […]
“The struggle” is a playful phrase that we use to describe a period of time where something is presenting itself as a problem that we are dealing with. We could be in the struggle at work. We could be in the struggle with our weight and personal health. We could be in the struggle with school work. Everyone’s struggle is a little different. Sometimes the problem is minor and sometimes the struggle is more severe. […]
Over the last year or so, God has transformed the way I understand joy and experience joy in my day to day life. Like most people, the joy I experienced was limited to how well things were going in my life. And I measured how well things were going in my life by how much progress I had made in achieving my own personal goals and obtaining my desires. A while back, I stumbled upon […]
For you have been my hope, Sovereign Lord, my confidence since my youth. (Psalm 71:5) Lately, many people I know have been in the struggle. In my house, we call it the process. Many of my friends are dealing with past hurts and pains that have decided to resurface. Recently, I went through it myself. It is deeply unsettling and uncomfortable to have to re-confront circumstances that have hurt you at a time in your […]
Recently, I acquired my own bedroom in the house that I am living in. Yay! As a result, I have been going through boxes and papers and miscellaneous items, trying to figure out which things I can keep and which things I can part ways with. In my sorting, I came across an old pad of paper upon which I had written “Love vs. Fear.” The words that followed minister to me today a year […]
In Judges chapter 4, we find the story of Deborah, one of the Old Testament judges. It is explained to us at the beginning of the chapter that during this time period God would raise up one judge after another in the nation of Israel. While the judge lived, the Lord would spare Israel from the hands of their enemies. It is explained to us that during Deborah’s rule the Israelites were being severely oppressed […]
Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.” (Matt. 28:18-20) This is a verse that […]