author of L O V E, save the empty.

Thinking on how relentless He is at stripping us of the sin that so easily entangles...even when we hold on to it so tightly.

Do you ever feel like the one thing you are reaching for is the one thing that is so far out of grasp? Or maybe it truly is closer than we think...but we get tired of waiting for something so great, in fear that it might never come. So we settle for something that wasn't even ours to claim. It's a cycle. A pattern that seems impossible to break once it has begun. Too submerged in the lie that maybe it's worth it, that somehow this "just for now" will never come to an end. But now it is over, and it's too late to turn back time. Reality hits you right between the eyes, and you kick and scream and your heart aches...you are bewildered at the thought of how you arrived here. Amazed at your lack of discernment. How could you have been so blind? This new reality that doesn't seem like it could be true is now spinning around you, making you dizzy. You feel like a stranger to this life that is now in front of you, but it is yours...none the less.

But living in the past is like dancing with a dead man...so it's time to take a deep breath, face the day. Staring into the mirror, wondering who this imposter is. Look deep into those eyes, wipe of the disguise. It is time to remember what you were created for. No more running away, sweet girl. Time to run towards the only thing that makes sense in a world of such instability...Jesus the Christ. Finally.