I’m writing about waiting in prayer over at my friend Leslie Newman’s blog today. I’ve learned 8 ways to get stronger faith while waiting in prayer, and I’m happy to share them with you. Here’s a teaser of the post, and please make sure to click on this link and read the rest.
waiting
Review: When God Says Wait
Are you in a season of waiting? I’m waiting for answered prayer, so this book grabbed my attention.
How to Be Thankful While You Wait
I am waiting for God to make a big reveal this week.
The results of a writing contest I entered in early January should be announced in the next 24 hours.
A range of feelings has gripped me in the past eight weeks. First, excitement. Then impatience. Then elation, anxiety, and doubt. Close to the end, a strange mixture of hope, fear, and readiness for it all to be over. I’ve been waiting with a bundle of emotions for the past 52 days.
Festive Friday #4
Festive Fridays are for counting blessings, recapping posts, announcing giveaways, and sharing special treats with you.
Special Treat
This week I’m linking up on Five Minute Friday. I set a timer for five minutes, and here’s what I’ve written on the prompt “Breathe.”
Breath of Life
This wait is crushing
A Time to Sow New Seeds
Today’s post is based on chapter 3 of my book, Newness of Life.
Of all the life seasons I wrote about in Newness of Life, the season I most identify with today is the season of planting. It’s ironic to think of planting in January, when the ground is frozen hard and the landscape is brown and grey. Yet seeds are beginning to germinate in my writing career, here in the cold darkness.
A few years ago I expanded my gardening skills by planting seeds indoors. Most seeds need artificial light to germinate, and a whole lot of it. I keep seed flats under fluorescent lighting on the counter tops in my laundry room, placing the trays mere inches away from the bright bulbs until they sprout. Those tiny seedlings thrive only if they are super-close to warmth and light.
Yet as I read the seed packet for verbena, one of my favorite bedding flowers, I was surprised when it said, “Verbena needs complete darkness to sprout.”
Complete darkness to sprout.