By Sarah Morrison
Former Staff Writer for The Daily Grace Co.
What can we give to God? He is the Creator of all things. He sustains all things, too. In Him we find all that we need; He needs nothing from us. He has perfect community in the Trinity.…
By Emily S. Davis
Guest Contributor
It’s not that I meant to wander. It’s not that I purposefully determined in my heart to stray from my first love. It was the sinking revelation that I had made the Lord familiar, commonplace. When had His name stopped being so very precious to me? When had things that once moved me suddenly fail to move me anymore? When had that passion for Him become an unrecognizable flicker?
Over time.
Slowly, without purposed intention and devotion and priority to fuel the once passionate heart of mine, my soul slowly withered, and Jesus became a familiar aspect of my life, commonplace and taken for granted, when He is anything but common.
Tricked by life’s busyness and Satan’s cunning patience to slowly lead me away, I didn’t recognize myself as a wanderer until I reflected and realized I had strayed from my first love. This wanderer stood in her pit—with a name that no longer seemed precious, with a hardened heart that wasn’t so easily moved, and a passion in crisis.
The book of Hosea also describes the story of a nation’s wandering status. The people of Israel were God’s own people, and He had not just become familiar to them—they decided He wasn’t enough for them.…
By Sarah Morrison
Former Staff Writer for The Daily Grace Co.
I was once given the advice to “steward your disappointments.” I thought that I understood it then, but I more certainly understand it now. I don’t have to talk about my own sufferings or disappointments in order to convey to you the weightiness and distress that come alongside difficulty.…
By Kristyn Perez
Former Lamp and Light Leader for The Daily Grace Co.
Sickness has found its way into my household. My young kids who struggle to share their toys seem glad to share their germs—cycling colds, eye infections, and tummy aches throughout our family for weeks on end.…
By Kyra Riley
Staff Writer for The Daily Grace Co.
I open my apartment door to a dim room lit by the gentle flames of candles. Tealight candles are strung along the windowsill, kitchen counter, and floor. I step onto a path of red rose petals.…
By Jana White
Staff Writer for The Daily Grace Co.
God often called His people to remember. In Deuteronomy 8, we see a particular case of Moses calling the people of God to do that very thing. Although it can be difficult for us to remember previous seasons in our lives, there is value in remembering where we have been and how the Lord has been faithful to us in every season—in good and bad, in discipline and in assurance.…
By Stefanie Boyles
Staff Writer for the Daily Grace Co.
Have you ever witnessed a kid being stingy, especially regarding good things like a delicious treat? Before I became a mom, this scene was seared into my memory: my nephew had two gummy bear vitamins.…
By Aubrey Coleman
Staff Writer for The Daily Grace Co.
Think about a time when words were spoken to you that have never been forgotten. Maybe it’s a name you were called in middle school or a comment a teacher made to you after a failed test.…
By Aubrey Coleman
Staff Writer for The Daily Grace Co.
As Christians, we were created for relationships. Ever since the beginning of creation, God never intended for us to be alone. Jesus, Himself, was surrounded by faithful disciples and friends during the span of His life and ministry on earth.…
By Inonge Siluka
Guest Contributor
What do you do when you just don’t want to hang out with your church family? When you find it difficult to foster relationships in church? Or if you just find church life a bit mundane? Perhaps you’re a new Christian, and you walk into a church full of people you have little in common with, and you don’t know how to relate to them; or maybe you just feel like you never quite fit in anywhere, no matter where you go. It can be hard to deal with these struggles, especially when we know that church should be something good, a blessing, and an important part in our Christian life. The struggle is real. I have been there.…
