From Fake Fine-ness to Hard Truth
No amount of activity is an antidote for a soul-deep ache.
Abby McDonald is a writer and speaker whose passion is to help women find the hope of Christ in the middle of life’s messes. She is the author of Shift: Changing Our Focus to See the Presence of God, and her work has been featured on Proverbs 31 Ministries, (in)Courage, Crosswalk, and more. Abby lives with her husband and three children western Maryland. You can connect with her at abbymcdonald.org.
No amount of activity is an antidote for a soul-deep ache.
I attempt to control my environment by creating a crumb-free kitchen floor and a shining toilet bowl.
If I want to hear Him, though, I have to do some fine-tuning.
God never intended us to walk through life alone, trusting no one but ourselves and Him.
When we view God through the filter of other people’s sin, we cast darkness on Him that He overcame on the cross.
God wants to use our stories as a living testimony of His goodness and grace and to use them to draw others into His presence.
Friends, if you are stuck in sin, know this: we serve a God who longs for us to walk in the freedom He provides.
Our God is a personal one, and He cares for His children’s specific needs.
God doesn’t turn away from those places you keep buried.
Jesus confined himself to waiting and stuck to the Father’s agenda, even when it was inconvenient.
