barren faith
When He looked at the greatest suffering, the cross, He didn’t see a tool. He didn’t see a resource. He saw his SON. And when he looks at me he sees a DAUGHTER. He sits in my suffering with me. He sends me the church to walk through it with me. And ultimately, He is able to redeem it and somehow grow something beautiful from it.
lessons from Ruth
He can handle my desperation. He’s not afraid of the mess I made or the mess I’m in. And once I face it, I actually see Him waiting in it for me.